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Monroe Canyon Fire Update 8/12

Monroe Canyon Fire Update 8/12

Monroe Canyon Fire Update The Monroe Canyon Fire in Sever County Continues to burn. As of this morning, the fire is listed at 71,884 acres and is 36 percent contained. There are currently 1,506 personnel assigned to fight the fire and the cause is still under investigation.

Monroe Canyon Fire Grows To Almost 72,000 Acres In Utah

Monroe Canyon Fire Grows To Almost 72,000 Acres In Utah

(Sevier and Piute Counties, UT) — The Monroe Canyon Fire has expanded to almost 72-thousand acres nearly a month after igniting, making it the largest wildfire in Utah this year. Authorities say the fire grew by five-thousand acres over the weekend and is 36 percent contained as of this morning. […]

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Sanpete County sees three major road work projects

Sanpete County sees three major road work projects

Three major road work projects will be taking place in Sanpete County over the coming weeks. According to the Utah Department of Transportation, Manti City will see a pavement preservation project involving a chip-seal. In Gunnison, UDOT and CentraCom announced that they are installing regional fiber-optic lines along S.R. 28 […]

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Monroe Canyon Fire 8/10

Monroe Canyon Fire 8/10

The Monroe Canyon Fire in Sever County Continues to burn. As of this morning, the fire is listed at 71,966 acres and is 35 percent contained. There are currently 1,351 personnel assigned to fight the fire and the cause is still under investigation.

Monroe Canyon Fire Update 8/8

Monroe Canyon Fire Update 8/8

The Monroe Canyon Fire in Sever County Continues to burn. As of this morning, the fire is listed at 67,267 acres and is nineteen percent contained. There are currently 1,362 personnel assigned to fight the fire and the cause is still under investigation.

Primary Elections Tuesday

Primary Elections Tuesday

Utah voters will head to the polls Tuesday Aug. 12 for the primary election municipal races. Mail in ballots have already been sent out, but there is no postmark deadline. Under a rule change this year ballots must be received by 8:00 p.m. on Election day. They can also be […]

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BYU Acquires Orrin Hatch Document Collection

BYU Acquires Orrin Hatch Document Collection

(Ogden, UT) — Brigham Young University will soon possess the collected documents of a very distinguished graduate. The university announced yesterday that it is acquiring more than three-thousand boxes of documents that belong to former Republican Senator Orrin Hatch. BYU plans to make the documents available to students and staff […]

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Human-Caused Fires Put Out In Iron County

Human-Caused Fires Put Out In Iron County

(Cedar City, UT) — Fire officials are breathing a sigh of relief after putting out two human-caused fires in Iron County. The first fire happened near Enoch early yesterday afternoon and was brought under control after burning five acres. Investigators say the fire was started by a trailer tire that […]

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Monroe Canyon Fire Update 8/7

Monroe Canyon Fire Update 8/7

The Monroe Canyon Fire in Sevier County continues to burn. As of this morning, the fire is listed at 66,275 acres and is eighteen percent contained. There are currently 1,331 personnel assigned to fight the fire and the cause is still under investigation.

Department of the Interior Advances First Expedited Coal Lease Under One Big Beautiful Bill Act

Department of the Interior Advances First Expedited Coal Lease Under One Big Beautiful Bill Act

The Department of the Interior, through the Bureau of Land Management and in coordination with the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, has completed the environmental review for a major Utah coal project, marking the first expedited coal leasing action under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. In a press […]

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