The Utah Division of Forestry, Fire, and State Lands and their federal interagency partners opened a new wildland fire cache on Sept. 12 in Richfield. The cache will logistically support the interagency wildland firefighting efforts across central Utah. The new fire cache was built with help from the state legislature, […]
Former Gunnison Valley Police Chief Seth Hendrickson has been charged with five counts of drug possession and one count of official misconduct. Hendrickson had resigned in early August as the investigation was handled by the Utah County Sheriff’s Office. According to a probable-cause statement, Hendrickson got some of the drugs […]
Snow College students showed up for their community in a big way on Saturday, September 7 to help residents of Fountain Green which was still reeling after being hit with flooding after a massive thunderstorm covered the area on August 18. Officials estimated that roughly half of the homes […]
A man was taken into custody on Sept. 7 in Deseret who is believed to be connected to an attempted bank robbery in Monroe. According to a probable cause statement filed by a Sevier County Sheriff’s detective in the case, Michael Douglas Hathaway, age 43, allegedly walked in to a […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — LDS Church President Russell M. Nelson is celebrating his 100th birthday today. This makes him the first LDS Church president to reach 100-years-old. Nelson is asking people to commemorate his birthday by reaching out to someone in need. The Church will host a birthday broadcast […]
Four juvenile runaways from Koosharem are back home after almost a week. The two boys and two girls, aged 13 to 16, ran away on Aug. 30 and were located Sept. 5. after hiding in an old shed about half a mile from the school where they were found. According […]
A historic Half-track military vehicle that disappeared nearly two months ago from the Dixie National Forest has been recovered. According to a press release from the U.S. Forest Service, “an individual and his attorney contacted the Forest Service Special Agent in charge to facilitate the return of the vehicle.” Forest […]
A Sanpete County man was sentenced to over four years in prison and ordered to pay over $1.2 million in restitution Aug. 22, after admitting to selling numerous farmers’ equipment and keeping the proceeds. Ryan Palmer, age 56, admitted to bank fraud, wire fraud and money laundering in a plea […]
Just after 10:30 p.m. on Aug. 21, authorities responded to a fire at K & D Forest Products in Panguitch, one of the larger lumber mills in the state. Fire departments from Panguitch Lake, Bryce Canyon City, Tropic and Henrieville responded, and efforts to put out the blaze lasted until […]
Millard County Attorney Patrick Finlinson has announced his resignation, effective Sept. 30. According to the Millard County Chronical Facebook page, “a scramble will likely take place among members of the local bar to fill Finlinson’s position on an interim basis. Commissioners were told there would not be a need for […]
