(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah Governor Spencer Cox has declared a statewide emergency because of extreme drought conditions. All 29 counties are now considered to be in severe drought with 22 of them experiencing extreme drought. The dry conditions follow Utah’s warmest winter and lowest snowpack levels on record. […]
(Panguitch, UT) — A Garfield County man who works at an elementary school is being charged with 22 child sex crimes. Dallen Benjamin Platt is being charged with uploading child sexual abuse material. Investigators believe he abused young children at his house and then sent the images to a 13-year-old […]
(Leamington, UT) — A fire in Millard County has been fully contained. The Wild Horse Fire broke out one week ago during a lightning strike. Eventually, it burned seven-thousand acres in the Fishlake National Forest near Leamington. A recent round of winter weather helped the firefighters.
Magnify Monroe, an organization to preserve and promote the art, beauty, music and history of Monroe, is receiving some recognition. The organization has been designated as a 2026 Tier 2 Affiliate Main Street America and Utah Main Street program. According to a press release from Main Street America, “each year, […]
A wildfire in Millard County caused some residents to lose power yesterday. According to Utah Fire Info, the Wild Horse Fire ignited Southwest of Leamington. As of this morning it has burned over 1500 acres and is 25 percent contained. Some powerlines were de-energized for firefighter safety but have since […]
A small wildfire broke out in Millard County over the weekend. The Maple Road Fire started Friday afternoon east of Holden, but was quickly contained to 3.2 acres. Officials confirmed some structures were threatened but no damages were reported and that the fire was human caused.
Just after 12:00 p.m. on May 10, personnel from the Piute County Sheriff’s Office, Piute EMS and Classic Air Medical responded to an aircraft crash on Monroe Mountain. The 1968 Cessna 172 went down east of Marysvale near Anderson Canyon. There were two individuals onboard, an 88-year-old male was airlifted […]
(Parowan, UT) — The small town of Parowan is now home to a two-headed cow. It was born on Friday at the Dry Lakes Ranch. It’s a very rare occurrence, but it does happen somewhere on earth just about every year. According to a 2018 study, about 35-million calves are […]
There has been an auto-pedestrian accident at North Sanpete High School. The North Sanpete School District sent out an email to parents stating, “we had a pedestrian auto accident at the high school this morning. Parents have been notified and those injured are getting medical attention. We will have a […]
Snow College will celebrate its 1,672 graduates during ceremonies on Apr. 30 and May 1. The Richfield ceremony will be held Apr. 30 at the Sevier Valley Center where entrepreneur and humanitarian Rich Christiansen will address graduates. Honor graduates Brett Bailey of Salem and Wyatt Holyoak of Scipio are also […]
