Salt Lake City got the green light to bid for an upcoming Winter Olympics — most likely for 2030 — in an attempt to bring the Games back to the city that hosted in 2002 and provided the backdrop for the U.S. winter team’s ascendance into an international powerhouse. The […]
Law enforcement officers across Utah are investigating at least 50 bomb threats in the state that may be part of a nationwide hoax. Sevier County Sheriff Nate Curtis says a trucking company in Aurora in Sevier County received a threat Thursday. Authorities say the threats have targeted a range of […]
Ephraim Middle School held their 68th annual Candlelight ceremony on Wednesday evening, and two local people were presented with the Candlelight award. Carol Nelson of Ephraim and Vaun Mickelsen of Manti were both honored for their service to the community. Carol was born and raised in Ephraim and worked for […]
Fishlake National Forest plans to burns several hundred acres of forest on Wednesday. The Richfield Ranger District plans to burn approximately 62 acres of scattered pinyon/juniper slash Southeast of Salina. Another 82 acres of pinyon/juniper piles West of Koosharem. The Fremont River Ranger District plans to burn approximately 50-170 acres […]
A man in Sevier County is now in jail after a short police chase Monday morning. According to Richfield City Police Chief Trent Lloyd, 25-year-old Jesse Allen from Colorado stole an idling car in Salina around 9:06 a.m. A Richfield Police officer waited to see if Allen would come past […]
A student at the police academy in Sevier County is recovering from accidently shooting himself in the leg while cleaning guns on Saturday. According to Sevier County Sheriff Nate Curtis, the 22-year-old man should recover and continue on in the academy. The man was cleaning his third .40 caliber handgun […]
Moroni City reports there has been a break in their main water line. All residents are asked to conserve water, beginning immediately. If there are questions, please call Moroni City at 435-436-8359.
A family in Richfield is breathing a sigh of relief today after their loved one was missing for about a week after Thanksgiving. According to Sevier County Sheriff Nate Curtis, the family of Cheryl Betts became concerned after she disappeared November 26. Officials searched in Sevier County with no real […]
A man wanted in Nevada is now in the Sevier County Jail after being arrested in Redmond on Tuesday. According to the Sevier County Sheriff’s Office, the Millard County Sheriff’s Office had been searching for Mark Georgantas unsuccessfully. Georgantas was wanted in Nevada for failure to show up to a […]
As a winter storm moves through Utah this week, officials want to remind drivers to drive extra careful. Kevin Kitchen, communications specialist for UDOT region four, says drivers need to be cautions around snow plows. “Please, please, please let the snow plows do their job and give them the space,” […]
