Ignition for the South Monroe Prescribed Fire Project began Sunday Nov. 3. Ignition areas for the fire include Langdon Mountain, Big Table, and Bean Hill. The Richfield Ranger District says they plan to burn 1,200-2,000 acres on the project located in Piute County. Hand ignitions were used […]
A car crashed into the west side of Zions Bank in Richfield just before noon on Oct. 31. The driver, an 81-year-old male, was pulling up to the side of the building when, according to the report he gave police, he accidentally pushed down on the gas pedal instead of […]
Thousands of people find their Christmas and holiday trees on public lands every year. The BLM Utah will begin selling non-commercial permits to cut pinyon pine, juniper, and fir trees on Nov. 4. The Manti-La Sal National Forest will begin selling Christmas tree permits Nov. 18 until sold out […]
Update: The Leamington fire is now contained with a little help from some snow on Oct. 27. Fire crews will continue to monitor the area for the next few days. 3,700 total acres were burned in the fire. A fire broke out in west Millard county on Oct. 26 […]
Early in the afternoon of the 25, fire crews responded to a fire inside a building belonging to Dogberry located on the east side of Richfield next to Whites Sanitation. The building that caught fire is where Dogberry does a lot of painting so the building contained a lot […]
Nan Ault has been named as the new Superintendent of Schools for the North Sanpete School District by the North Sanpete School District Board of Education effective as of July 1, 2020. Ault will be replacing superintendent Dr. Samuel L. Ray, who is planning on retiring after he has […]
Black Canyon has been awarded timber sale to reduce hazardous fuels on the forest. The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded the Black Canyon, which is located on the Manti-La Sal National Forest, timber sale. This timber sale is being awarded to help reduce hazardous fuels on the forest. […]
The Richfield Ranger District on the Fishlake National Forest plans to conduct a prescribed fire project in late October or early November. This Project would take place near Annabella Reservoir following rifle season. This is a continuation of similar prescribed fires that have been implemented as part of the Monroe […]
Duchesne County schools have an increased presence from law enforcement after an alleged school threat on social media. According to authorities, district officials were made aware of an alleged threat to Union high school early on the morning of Oct. 16 that was made by one of the students […]
A Kaysville man accidentally shot himself in the foot while hunting for Elk near Fishlake. Sevier County deputies and Search and Rescue were paged out on Monday Oct. 7 to search for a missing 20-year-old man from Kaysville. Mason Bakker and his father were hunting for elk in the Lost […]
