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Good morning Riverton! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Need BLS-certified? See how Riverton providers can train locally soon.
• How Riverton’s Maggie Hamblin dominated her way to county honors.
• How a Riverton resident is challenging Salt Lake County’s 14% tax hike

Also on today's calendar: Photos with Santa and 5 more events.

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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 52 and low of 40 degrees.
• Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, a little rain, temps: high: 54, low: 28.
• Thursday: Cloudy, with a high of 48 and low of 40 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Enhance Your Emergency Skills: Unified Fire Authority Hosts Basic Life Support Certification in Riverton (hoodline.com) — Riverton healthcare workers can earn or renew Basic Life Support certification at Unified Fire Authority’s Fire Station #124 on Wednesday, January 7, 2026, from 6–10 p.m. The $65 American Heart Association course covers CPR for all ages, AED use, and choking response, with registration and card payments handled online in advance or at class time.
   

• Salt Lake County High School Basketball Players of the Week – Week 2 – Maggie Hamblin & Dash Reiser (ksltv.com) — Riverton High’s Maggie Hamblin has been named a Salt Lake County High School Basketball Player of the Week after leading the Riverton Silverwolves to a 2–1 record with dominant scoring and rebounding. The feature also highlights Alta’s Dash Reiser, who scored 41 points in a narrow win over Riverton.
   

• Frustrated Salt Lake County residents seek referendum on 14% tax increase (ksl.com) — A Riverton resident is helping lead a countywide push to overturn Salt Lake County’s newly approved 14% property tax increase, which would add about $65 a year to a $638,000 home. Organizers are seeking a 2026 ballot referendum and, if approved for circulation, will have 45 days to gather roughly 45,000 verified signatures from across the county.
   

📸 Around Riverton

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Riverton

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday December 17

• The Littlest Elf
  12877 S 1830 W, Riverton
  11:00 am

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Other local events

Wednesday December 17

• Photos with Santa
  Mountain View Village , 13303 Teal Rdg Wy , Riverton
  1:00 pm
• Wrestling Boys & Girls JV @ Mountain Ridge
  Mountain Ridge High School , 14100 Sentinel Ridge Blvd , Herriman
  5:00 pm
• Basketball Girls Varsity Game @ Weber
  Weber High School , 430 Weber High Dr , Pleasant View
  5:15 pm
• Wrestling Girls Varsity @ Mountain Ridge (K)
  Mountain Ridge High School , 14100 Sentinel Ridge Blvd , Herriman
  6:00 pm
• Bastian Elementary Choir Concert
  Bastian Elementary School HERRIMAN, UT 84096
  6:00 pm
• Wrestling Boys Varsity @ Mountain Ridge (K)
  Mountain Ridge High School , 14100 Sentinel Ridge Blvd , Herriman
  7:00 pm
• Basketball Girls JV Game @ Weber
  Weber High School , 430 Weber High Dr , Pleasant View
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• (Gym) Cheer Practice
  Providence Hall High School , 4557 Patriot Ridge Dr , Herriman
  1:20 pm
• Basketball Boys JV Game @ Mountain View
  Mountain View High School , 665 W Center St , Orem
  5:15 pm
• The Real Estate Playbook: First-Time Homebuyer Workshop
  Zions Bank , 5048 W Herriman Blvd , Herriman
  6:00 pm
• Wrestling Dual Meet @Tintic HS
  Tintic High School , 525 Main St , Eureka
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Kroger posted a job opening for Grocery Clerk in Riverton. Apply here.
• Wal-Mart posted a job opening for Stocking Team Associate in Riverton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Riverton here.

🗞 Nearby News

South Jordan

• This recipe is a twist on a classic: Chicken Cordon Bleu Pasta (fox13now.com)

Herriman

• Mountain Ridge High School students swing into the Season of Giving by collecting donations for burn victims (fox13now.com)
• Utah Royals FC And Striker Aisha Solórzano Mutually Agree to Part Ways (rsl.com)
• Teen's windshield shattered by object thrown from passing car in Herriman (kutv.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don't know, but April May!
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