Wellington News

While it may seem to many Carbon County residents that the general election last fall just finished, it's time for local candidates thinking about running for city offices to get ready to file to run in the November 2009 races.

Don Jr. and Christy announce the 50th wedding anniversary of their parents Don and JoAnn Jensen.

On July 1, 2009, senate bill 81 will come into effect across the state of Utah. The bill which was passed by the state legislature in 2008, requires county sheriffs and other law enforcement to "make a reasonable effort to determine the citizenship status of a person confined to a county jail," as worded in SB 81.

A two-vehicle collision on June 2 near the north Cleveland junction on Utah State Road 10 claimed the life of one motorist and severely injured a second driver.

A Wellington woman was killed Tuesday morning as a result of an automobile accident that took place on Highway 10 near the north Cleveland junction in Emery County.

A woman was killed and another person hospitalized in a head-on collision involving two pickup trucks in Emery County Tuesday.

On May 27, the Wellington council met to discuss and tentatively approve the city budget for 2010.

Residents who would like to donate quilt batting or make financial contributions may contact Rita Dunn at 637-6150. Castle Recorder Consort - The group rehearses Wednesday at 5 p.m. at CEU's music building.

On Saturday, 80 emergency personnel from 16 units in a five-county region descended on Aspen Grove at the north end of Scofield Reservoir to attend training put on by state forestry department's fire and lands division.

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Spring is the time of year when many residents begin to clean up yards and plan to burn weeds, branches and leaves as part of the process.

Kira Simpson, seventh grader from Albert R. Lyman middle school in Blanding is the 2009 Regional Spelling Bee Winner.

Lenten lunches - will be served Wednesday from noon until 12:30 p.m. through April 1 at Price United Methodist Church, 10 North 200 East.

Sunnyside, East Carbon and Wellington firefighters finish off a blaze during the early morning hours of Feb.

Joy Machinery has been a linchpin in the economy of the area for a long time. The money the company pays in wages and property tax has been of significant value to the county and, since the Joy facility moved ...

Tony Adams, 43, sets up his nightly camp along U.S. 191/U.S. 6,about 40 miles away from Green River on his way to Albuquerque, N.M. on Thursday, Dec.

Petroglyphs adorn rock in Nine Mile Canyon, near Wellington, Utah, in this April 30, 2008 file photo.