(Beaver, UT) — The Cottonwood Fire continues to burn out of control and is currently America’s largest wildfire. It’s now up to about 94-thousand acres with zero containment. The week-old fire has destroyed multiple homes and part of the Eagle Point Resort. State Highway 153 remains closed in both directions. […]
(Beaver, UT) — The Cottonwood Fire is now over 70-thousand acres in size with no containment. It’s burning near the towns of Beaver, Junction, Circleville and Marysvale. The human-caused fire has destroyed some homes, but the full extent of the damage has not yet been assessed. Governor Spencer Cox said […]
Due to the Cottonwood Fire, power has been shut off in Piute County and Maysvale is now in ready status. In a post to the Piute County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page they asked residents to “stay alert and watch news and cell alerts. Pack an emergency kit, ready your household, […]
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 […]
(Junction, UT) — An audit is revealing issues with election administration in Wayne and Piute counties. The biennial audit of the whole state’s election systems found issues involving camera coverage of processing areas and post-election county audits. The findings noted the issues wouldn’t have negatively impacted election results, but “increases […]
(Marysvale, UT) — The Silver King wildfire is now seven percent contained today as 678 personnel are fighting the major blaze. A fleet of tankers and helicopters are working from the air to try and slow the progress of the wildfire which was sparked by lightning on Sunday, July 5th. […]
(Marysvale, UT) — The Silver King wildfire is zero percent contained today as 350 firefighters are on the ground fighting the major blaze. A fleet of tankers and helicopters are working from the air to try and slow the progress of the wildfire which was sparked by lightning on Sunday, […]
Firefighting efforts are continuing on the Silver King Fire near Marysvale. Incident Meteorologist Sam Weber shared that gusty winds, dry conditions and near 100 degree temperatures over the next couple of days could make suppression efforts more difficult. Weber also shared that “later in the week we could see some […]
A new wildfire near Marysvale is exhibiting extreme fire behavior. The Silver King Fire was sparked by lightning on July 5 and is burning about 8 miles west of Marysvale. According to utahfireinfo.org, the fire has burned over 10,800 acres and is zero percent contained. In a Facebook post on […]
This story will continue to be updated as results are posted Beaver County Beaver: Mayor Matthew N. Robinson 500 City Council Alison Yardley Webb 379 Owen Spencer 341 Russell Bradshaw 304 James Nay 161 Minersville: Mayor Caleb Max Evans 108 Gary Ward Dotson 101 City Council Brad Eyre 148 […]
