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Widemouth 2 Fire Over 97,000 Acres With 10% Containment

Widemouth 2 Fire Over 97,000 Acres With 10% Containment

(Kanosh, UT) — The fast-moving Widemouth Two Fire is now over 97-thousand acres in size with 10-percent containment. So far, firefighters have been successful in protecting the towns of Fillmore and Kanosh. Evacuation orders and warnings remain in place for several parts of Millard County. Crews are warning residents that […]

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Widemouth 2 Fire Tops 84,000 Acres

Widemouth 2 Fire Tops 84,000 Acres

(Fillmore, UT) — The Widemouth Two Fire continues to grow in Millard County, burning more than 84-thousand acres with zero-percent containment. About 420 firefighters are assigned to the lightning-caused wildfire as crews work to protect Fillmore, Kanosh, Meadow and other nearby communities. Fillmore’s mayor has declared a local emergency, while […]

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Widemouth 2 Fire Explodes Past 68,000 Acres

Widemouth 2 Fire Explodes Past 68,000 Acres

(Fillmore, UT) — The Widemouth Two Fire is continuing to explode in Millard County, prompting additional evacuation orders as firefighters battle extreme conditions. Officials say the wildfire has now burned more than 68-thousand acres and remains zero-percent contained. Governor Spencer Cox says crews are facing catastrophic fire conditions, while 40 […]

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Widemouth 2 Fire Update

Widemouth 2 Fire Update

The Widemouth 2 Fire behavior has been upgraded to catastrophic after jumping containment lines. According to a press release from the U.S. Forest Service, “with the quick fire growth, it would be too dangerous to put firefighters in front of this fire. No amount of resources will stop this forward […]

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Containment Grows On Millard County Wildfire

Containment Grows On Millard County Wildfire

(Kanosh, UT) — Firefighters are making progress on the Widemouth Two Fire burning south of Kanosh in Millard County. Officials say the lightning-caused wildfire has burned nearly six-thousand acres and is now 15-percent contained after storms brought cooler temperatures and higher humidity. Crews were able to make gains near homes […]

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Parts Of Millard County Ordered To Evacuate

Parts Of Millard County Ordered To Evacuate

(Kanosh, UT) — Parts of Millard County have been ordered to evacuate as the Widemouth 2 Wildfire continues to spread south of Kanosh. Utah Fire Officials say the fire has grown rapidly due to gusty winds and has exploded to over four-thousand acres burned with zero percent containment. The Millard […]

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New Wildfire Burning In Millard County

New Wildfire Burning In Millard County

(Millard County, UT) — A new wildfire has sparked in the central Utah area. According to state officials, the Widemouth 2 Fire is burning in Millard County. It started Monday night in the Fishlake National Forest south of Kanosh and has grown fast to over 4,300 acres with zero percent […]

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Fillmore Resident Killed In Rollover Crash

Fillmore Resident Killed In Rollover Crash

Shortly after 6:00 a.m. July 24, Millard County Deputies responded to a single vehicle crash on Cedar Mountain Road about 3/4 mile north of Fillmore. According to a press release from the Millard County Sheriff’s Office, “deputies found a single male occupant had been partially ejected from his white Dodge […]

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Central Utah Fireworks Restrictions For Pioneer Day

Central Utah Fireworks Restrictions For Pioneer Day

Iron County Parowan: TARGETED BAN Parowan City is restricting the discharge of fireworks to a single designated area. Cedar City: TARGETED BAN Cedar City will limit fireworks use to July 24 to July 25. Personal use of fireworks is restricted to the areas shown on the linked map. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_fwpQZK1UQ1H6T9U2vwzwiVt9xUtq1u9/view   […]

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Unofficial 2026 Primary Election Results

Unofficial 2026 Primary Election Results

REP U.S. House District 3 Celeste Maloy 56,610 Phil Lyman 27,385 REP State Board of Education District 14 Linda Hanks 19,576 Nichole Beecher Isom 8,481 REP State House District 29 Sheldon Birch 2,829 Alexis Wheeler 1,531 REP State House District 69 Logan J. Monson 3,965 Daniel Gardner 2,437   Beaver […]

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