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🌱 How a Provo-based UFC veteran turned near-death addiction into mentorship

Provo, Utah Patch AM: a 4 min read

Hi Provo! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a Provo-based UFC veteran turned near-death addiction into mentorship
  • Why Provo airport flights suddenly topped Utah readers’ attention list
  • What Maloy and Udell pledged to Provo voters in key debate

Also on today's calendar: Mayor's Monthly Town Hall - October and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 85 and low of 53 degrees.
  • Sunday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 88, low: 53. 🌶 Hot!
  • Monday: Partly sunny, with a high of 86 and low of 54 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• ‘5 minutes before the miracle': How Provo fighter Court McGee turned addiction into two-decade MMA career (heraldextra.com) — A longtime UFC veteran who now fights out of Provo is closing out his two-decade MMA career while shifting his focus to coaching at Agema Jiu Jitsu and MMA in Provo Towne Centre. His story traces a harrowing journey from heroin addiction and clinical death to long-term sobriety, family life, and mentoring local wrestlers and students about recovery and better choices.
   

• Auto-Ped Crashes, a Salt Lake City Sinkhole, Provo Flights and Roe V. Wade Fallout Drew Heavy Utah Reader Attention This Week (parktelegraph.com) — Provo residents are being closely watched for changes to flights at the city’s airport, which ranked among Utah’s most-read stories this week alongside Salt Lake City sinkhole concerns and auto-pedestrian crashes. The same statewide roundup also tracks ongoing interest in Roe v. Wade fallout and long-term recovery from past flooding, reflecting how Utahns juggle safety, infrastructure, and big legal questions.
   

• Maloy, Udell take on monuments, nuclear and affordability in 3rd District debate (kuer.org) — Voters in Provo are central to Utah’s 3rd Congressional District race, where Rep. Celeste Maloy and challenger Kent Udell clashed over affordability, energy policy, and national monument boundaries in a St. George debate. Their contrasting views on nuclear power, tax policy, and public lands could shape how Provo’s urban interests are balanced against rural priorities after November’s election.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Anyone missing a goat?
    Right off Geneva in the construction near 1800 N. (Nextdoor Provo)
  • Kroger posted a job opening for Grocery Night Clerk in Provo. Apply here.
  • Chick-fil-A posted a job opening for Team Member in Provo. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Provo here.

🗞 Nearby News

Orem

  • The Refuge Utah breaks ground on new Orem crisis center (abc4.com)
  • Inside Tekton Design: The Orem Speaker Maker Trying to Recreate the Reality of Sound (techbuzznews.com)
  • Thread by @idontgiveadom on Thread Reader App (threadreaderapp.com)

Springville

  • Is Darryn Peterson's hype reaching the point of disbelief? (slcdunk.com)
  • Bid on SR-77; Spanish Fork Main St to US-89 Springville in SR-77; MP 6.60 - 9.10 (utahbids.net)

Ok Provo! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Provo

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Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.