Minersville News

Curtis Johnson, a Minersville resident who needs a liver transplant, and Scott Nelson, Cedar Breaks Trail Blazers ATV club president, stand by a trailer full of prizes at a fundraising event for Johnson.

August 2 Jeffery Clay Fitzwater and Melissa Wells of Enterprise Page Thomas Bowler of Enterprise and Erica Banuelos of Veyo August 29 Anthony Salvatore Cirrito and Susan Morris of St.

The Cedar Breaks Trail Blazers ATV Club did more than travel the rough terrain in Color Country on Saturday.

When Scott Nelson came to my office to tell me about a fundraiser for Curtis Johnson a few days ago, I was overwhelmed by what the Johnson family of Minersville must be experiencing and how any financial relief ...

My effort today is directed mostly at the citizens of Milford - the little city with a big heart.

A company is claiming it has found the nation's biggest geo-thermal find in 25 years in southwest Utah.

BAKER RESERVOIR: There haven't been any recent reports, but fishing is generally slow to fair at this time of year.

In 2007 an estimated 500,000 acres of public- and private-range land burned in Utah, forcing ranchers out of business, impacting wildlife and hitting rural economies in the gut.

The Narrows Fire, which consumed some 630 acres of Bureau of Land Management and state-managed lands between Cedar City and Minersville, started Monday night because of lightning, officials said.

CEDAR CITY - Interagency fire crews were fighting to contain a wildfire Tuesday 20 miles north of Cedar City, and the blaze already had consumed more than 630 acres.

I've always admired intrepid explorers like Jedediah Smith. He is credited with historians as first to explore the Great Basin when he was a partner in the Rocky Mountain Fur Co.

A windstorm that rolled through Beaver County Tuesday evening took down 15 power transmission poles, cutting off electricity to Beaver City, Milford and Minersville.

“Utah has one of our nation's largest geothermal resources, and I'm pleased Raser is setting the pattern for our future with today's groundbreaking.”

MINERSVILLE - The area around Minersville and Milford is quickly becoming a hot spot in Utah's quest to find clean, renewable energy. via TheSpectrum.com

By October, Utah will have its first new geothermal power plant in 23 years. State officials and project organizers met for a groundbreaking Friday, at the site of the new project, located 16 miles west of ... via The Spectrum Online Edition

“You don't lose a [stroke] if a prairie dog takes your ball”

A colony of Utah prairie dogs living on a Cedar City golf course could be wiped out if a federal wildlife agency insists of relocating them to other habitats, conservationists say in a lawsuit. via Salt Lake Tribune

The Spectrum reports arrests for felony crimes and compound misdemeanors and warrants carrying a bail of at least $750. All arrest information is taken from the jail booking log and police reports. via TheSpectrum.com

About five years ago, I was doing research for a story when I came across the news clipping. via Deseret Morning News