The Sixth District Judicial Nominating Commission has selected nominees for a vacancy on the Sixth District Court. The Vacancy is a result of the retirement of Judge Wallace A. Lee happening Apr. 1. The nominees for this vacancy are: county attorney Kevin Daniels, deputy county attorney Mandy Larsen, attorney Michael […]
On Jan. 26, deputies from the Millard County Sheriff’s Office responded to the Scipio area to a report of an individual threatening self harm. According to a press release from the Millard County Sheriff’s Office, at some point during the incident, the individual became agitated and discharged a handgun in […]
A reward is now being offered in an effort to locate a horse that has been presumed stolen in Millard County. The horse is named River and is a mare, bay quarter horse with a white blaze on her face, black mane, tail and legs. River was last seen in […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The state of Utah is already planning for life after the COVID-19 pandemic. State leaders confirmed yesterday that they are working on programs that will take effect once the virus enters its endemic stage. That would happen when transmission of COVID-19 reaches the lowest level […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A bill that would require Utah’s public schools to stock feminine hygiene products in some restrooms is moving forward in the legislature. The House Education Committee unanimously approved House Bill 162 yesterday. The bill would require elementary, middle and high schools in the state to […]
(Orem, UT) – Two faculty groups at Utah Valley University are writing letters of censure against the school’s administration over its handling of COVID-19. The American Association of University Professors and the American Federation of Teachers say that President Astrid Tuminez and other administrators have allowed unsafe and unhealthy conditions […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A bill that would let Utah’s indigenous students wear tribal attire and decorations during high school graduations is one step away from the governor’s desk. The Senate Education Committee unanimously passed House Bill 30 yesterday. The bill would prevent any school or school board from […]
(St. George, UT) — The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources will start taking applications for big game hunting this year on Thursday. The applications will be accepted until 11 p.m. March 3. The hunts are for bighorn sheep, bison, elk, moose, mountain goats, mule deer, and pronghorn.
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Utah Senate plans to seek a small cut in the state income tax rate. Senate Republicans announced yesterday that they will work to cut the tax rate from four-point-nine-five to four-point-eight-five-percent before the end of this year’s regular session. Some senators had expressed support […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is moving its missionaries out of Ukraine. The Church said yesterday that it was moving missionaries out of the Eastern European country as a precaution. Some of the missionaries will be assigned to other European countries, while […]
