Bryon Saxton

LAYTON — A natural gas line leak forced fire crews to evacuate five homes in the area west of Layton’s Main Street on Thursday.

Layton Fire Department and Clearfield emergency officials responded to a call at 1:17 p.m. of a natural gas leak at Antelope Drive and 2200 West.

A break in a 4-inch gas line occurred as a result of construction crews doing some street boring, Layton Fire Public Information Officer Doug Bitton said.

SUNSET -- Unless other Sunset City Council members voice an opinion about sharing the stipends they receive for select special service district board appointments, Mayor Chad Bangerter said he will not allow the council to vote on the measure.

KAYSVILLE -- Members of the Davis High School boys basketball team made the chairs in teacher Shelley Street's first-grade classroom look like dollhouse furniture.

SUNSET -- Share the wealth.

FARMINGTON -- With a $1,000 payout ceiling for acts, it is unlikely, regardless of how popular The Beach Boys are with Davis County officials, that the group will perform at Antelope Island during the state park's proposed 2012 inaugural summer concert series.

CLEARFIELD -- Three circuits at a Clearfield substation serving 4,000 customers, including the Freeport Center, lost power early Thursday for just over an hour, resulting in workers at the industrial park being sent home.

KAYSVILLE -- The Northern Utah Chamber Coalition, which speaks with the power of more than 4,000 businesses, has been formed for a second consecutive year.