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 […]
Power was out on the north side of Richfield after a teenager crashed their car on their way back to school. The crash happened on a dirt road just north of the Rocky Mountain Power building in Richfield on Oct. 11. The teen was reportedly driving their Toyota 4Runner too […]
Lawmakers are no closer to finding a solution to what they call an imbalance in the state’s taxing structure. Their next step forward will be to look at the multitude of ideas that were discussed over the summer to find a solution that is capable of getting enough votes to […]
The Sanpete County Food Pantry may be forced to close at the end of the year. They reported in a Facebook post that they have lost their major funding streams with the loss of Drive4Food and Cardboard Collection. The Pantry still has plenty of food donations, but don’t have enough […]
Carl Albrecht of the Utah House of Representatives expressed his concern about too many predators. Albrecht said on Monday October 7 that rural Utah has a real problem with predators, stating that there are far too many bears, cougars and coyotes. He said that he is working to protect sheepman, […]
A lightning strike caused a fire to break out just east of Beaver. The Skull Flat 2 Fire started on the second of October just seven miles east of Beaver. Lightning was stated to be the cause of the fire. The fire is burning in mixed conifer, aspen and mahogany. […]
Sevier County Commissioner Ralph Brown is going around to each of the city council meetings in the area to talk about the proposed community recreation center. Brown will be giving a bond election presentation for the community development rec center that will appear on the ballot to be voted on […]
A woman was arrested after stealing a family’s jeep, crashing it, returning the jeep, and taking a nap on the homeowner’s bed. Kyle Martin, age 31 of Joseph, was reportedly driving to Joseph when she got into an argument with her boyfriend near Koosharem on SR 24. After the couple […]
