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Editorâs note:
In a series running through Dec. 31, the Daily Herald is sharing its picks for âUtah Countyâs Top 10 News Stories for 2020.â We will be running recaps of those stories, two per day, through New Yearâs Eve. This story is ranked No. 5.
Different positions on a variety of local government issues, from mask mandates in response to the COVID-19 pandemic to changes to Utah Countyâs structure of government, make up Utah Countyâs fifth biggest story of the year.
Different positions on mask mandates
Images of a Utah County Commission meeting in July were broadcast on TV stations across the country after the meeting, which was packed with about 100 residents there to protest Gov. Gary Herbertâs K-12 mask mandate, was abruptly cut short.