The Central Utah Health Department has confirmed that a cat has tested positive for rabies in Millard County. According to a press release, “the cat was an indoor/outdoor pet in the area outside of Delta and was likely exposed to rabies through contact with a wild animal while outdoors. The […]
(Delta, UT) — A man in Delta is behind bars for allegedly stabbing his parents to death. The Millard County Sheriff’s Office calls the crime scene “highly violent and aggressive.” Rett Smith Riding was arrested on Saturday for two counts of murder and two counts of kidnapping. Sixty-nine-year-old Patricia Smith […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Rocky Mountain Power has expanded its wildfire-related power shutoff watch and warning to include more than 18-thousand customers across Utah. The utility says customers in and around Cedar City, Delta, Enterprise, Valley, Gunnison, Milford, Moab, Panguitch, Price, Emery, Richfield and Vernal could lose power because […]
(St. George, UT) — Blowing dust will make driving difficult in parts of Southern Utah. The National Weather Service says St. George and surrounding areas will see wind gusts that could hit 50 miles-per-hour by this evening. The winds are forecast to continue tomorrow and they could knock down unsecured […]
On Apr. 9, the Utah Governor’s Office of Economic Opportunity awarded a Rural Economic Development Tax Increment Financing post-performance tax reduction to Creekstone Energy, LLC in Millard County. This was awarded for its “Creekstone Gigasite” project located near Delta. According to a press release, “the campus will feature a “behind-the-meter” […]
One person is dead after an auto-pedestrian crash in Delta. According to the Millard County Chronicle Progress Facebook page, the incident occurred on Main Street near Droubay Chevrolet around 8:00 a.m. Jan. 20. It also shared that Delta resident Paul Smith, age 78, was killed in the crash. Utah Highway […]
A teacher at Delta Middle School has been charged with allegedly sexually abusing one of her former students. According to KUTV, “Malori Nielson, age 28, was charged Monday with rape, a first-degree felony; and distribution of pornography by an adult, a third-degree felony.” The alleged victim was a student of […]
On June 14, fire crews responded to a fire at Delta Middle School that gutted the school’s gym. In a post to the Millard School District’s Facebook page it was shared, “it appears the fire was caused by the spontaneous combustion of materials that had been removed from the gymnasium […]
Just before 5:00 a.m. on June 14, a fire was reported at Delta Middle School. Fire crews from Delta, Fillmore, Hinckley, Oak City, Lynndyl and Leamington responded to the scene where flames were shooting out of the school’s roof. Most of the damage was to the schools gym with Millard […]
At approximately 4:45 p.m. on Aug. 1, Delta Fire Department was paged to a structure fire. In a post to their Facebook page the Delta Fire Department shared that “upon arrival the contents inside the steel building were fully involved. Due to the integrity of the heated steel we set […]
