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PETA Wants Animal Cruelty Charges In Halfway Hill Fire

PETA Wants Animal Cruelty Charges In Halfway Hill Fire

(St. George, UT) — People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals officials want the four men who started the Halfway Hill Fire in Millard County to face animal cruelty charges. Michael Patti, Darri DeWolfe, Talon Kessler and Tyler Smith are facing charges for starting the blaze. The fire has scorched […]

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Halfway Hill Fire Now 62% Contained

Halfway Hill Fire Now 62% Contained

(Millard County, UT) — Crews in Millard County are continuing to gain ground on the Halfway Hill Fire. Authorities say the wildfire is 62-percent contained after burning close to 12-thousand acres. Close to four-hundred firefighters remain on the front lines. Officials say the fire could be fully contained during the […]

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Can green hydrogen save a coal town and slow climate change?

Can green hydrogen save a coal town and slow climate change?

DELTA, Utah (AP) — Developers in Millard County who want to create big underground caverns to store hydrogen fuel won approval for a $504 million federal loan this spring. They plan to convert the site of a 40-year-old coal plant to cleanly-made hydrogen by 2045. The seasonal storage project is […]

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Halfway Hill Fire 10% Contained

Halfway Hill Fire 10% Contained

(Millard County, MI) — The Halfway Hill Fire is ten-percent contained and a public meeting is set for 7 p.m. today at Fillmore’s North Park Pavilion for an update. The fire has scorched eleven-thousand-637 acres so far, and efforts to battle the flames were helped this week by monsoon rains. […]

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Evacuation Orders Lifted For Halfway Hill Fire

Evacuation Orders Lifted For Halfway Hill Fire

(Millard County, UT) — Officials in Millard County have lifted evacuation orders for a subdivision located near the Halfway Hill Fire. The Virginia Hills subdivision was evacuated shortly after the fire began last Friday. The fire had burned over 11-thousand acres and was ten-percent contained as of last night. Four […]

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Containment Of Halfway Hill Fire Grows

Containment Of Halfway Hill Fire Grows

(Millard County, CO) — Firefighters are gaining ground on a wildfire burning in Millard County. Fire officials say containment of the Halfway Hill Fire increased to five-percent yesterday. The fire near Fillmore has burned more than ten-thousand acres since it was first reported last Friday. An abandoned campfire caused the […]

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Four People Arrested in Connection With the Halfway Hill Fire

Four People Arrested in Connection With the Halfway Hill Fire

On July 8, just after 2:00 p.m., Millard County Dispatch received notification of a fire near Halfway Hill between Fillmore and Meadow in Millard County. During the efforts of suppressing and investigating the fire, Millard County Deputies and State and Federal Fire Investigators developed leading information that the fire was […]

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Multiple Fires Burning in Millard County

Multiple Fires Burning in Millard County

Three large fires started in Millard county on July 8, two wildfires and one structure fire. According to Utah Fire Info, the Halfway Hill Fire is burning in the Sand Rock Ridge and Pine Creek area near Filmore. As of the evening of July 8 the fire has burned 425 […]

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Grass Fire in Millard County

Grass Fire in Millard County

In the afternoon of July 8 fire crews from multiple agencies were called out to the Oak City area where a grass fire is threatening several residences. Residents around Dry Creek along Oak Creek Canyon Road have been told to be ready to evacuate the area. Deputies have closed roads […]

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Unofficial 2022 Primary Election Results

Unofficial 2022 Primary Election Results

This story will continue to be updated as results are posted Beaver County Republican for Beaver County Commissioner A Tammy T. Pearson 718 Jon Caldwell 693 Chris D. Noble 90 Republican for Beaver County Commissioner B Brandon Yardley 909 Mark S. Whitney 587   Juab County Republican for Juab County […]

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