A new Miss Mt. Pleasant was crowned on Saturday evening, and she and her court will represent the city this year at numerous county events. Ally Brotherson, daughter of Rich and Molly Brotherson, is the new queen, receiving the crown from outgoing Miss Mt. Pleasant, Rylee McKay. Brotherson’s platform is […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Two days after hitting the upper 80s, northern Utah awoke to near-freezing temperatures and a wintery mix of snow and rain. National Weather Service meteorologist Nick Carr said Monday that the snow and cold may feel jarring after the sun soaked weekend but that it’s […]
According to the Sevier County Sheriff’s Office, wind on Saturday has helped reignite a fire in Elsinore from Wednesday. A residence was threatened and neighbors have been evacuated. Several fences and other sheds also caught on fire. The smoke from the fire temporarily closed highway 89 and slowed traffic on […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah militia group leader pleaded guilty Thursday to trying to blow up a federally owned cabin in Arizona in what prosecutors call a case of domestic terrorism. William Keebler, 59, was angry about federal management of public lands and wanted to retaliate against the […]
Four young ladies from Mt. Pleasant will compete for the opportunity to represent the city in the Miss Mt. Pleasant scholarship pageant scheduled for Saturday. Contestants will be judged in four areas: evening wear/onstage question, lifestyle and fitness, private interview and talent. Contestants include Alexis Wright, daughter of Carl and […]
Elsinore and Monroe City Fire Departments battled a fire in Elsinore Wednesday. The fire was burning an old shed and an abandoned single wide mobile home that ready for dismantling. According to the Sevier County Sheriff’s Office, a subject had been burning the canal banks in the area earlier in […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Firefighters in central Utah are making progress on a 100-acre wildfire that closed a mine in a national forest about 100 miles southeast of Provo. Authorities believe a campfire lit by recreationists sparked the blaze reported Friday afternoon about 15 miles northwest of Huntington. Officials for […]
Two fire crews are battling a wildfire in Emery County near the Crandall Canyon Mine, Northwest of Huntington. Officials with the Forest Service believe the fire was started over a week ago by a warming fire used by people recreating in the area. It wasn’t reported until 2 p.m. Friday. […]
Recent showers temporarily relieved drought conditions in parts of the southwestern United States, but dry weather will persist through the summer. Forecasters said Monday a months-long drought is considered “extreme” from southern California to central Kansas. Conditions are even worse in the Four Corners region and the Oklahoma and Texas […]
SCIPIO, Utah (AP) — Officials say five people were injured in a single-vehicle rollover crash that caused the closure of a Utah highway. KSL-TV reports Utah Highway Patrol personnel say the crash happened around 6:20 p.m. Sunday on the southbound lanes of I-15 near milepost 196, approximately 8 miles (12.9 kilometers) north […]
