New Harmony News

ST. GEORGE - Tracy Sue Hovater, 36, appeared in 5th District Court on Friday on a charge of retail theft related to items allegedly taken from a Hurricane store in July.

HURRICANE - Motivated by their collective passion for cycling, Quentin and D.J. Morisette opened Over the Edge Sports in Hurricane two years ago.

KANARRAVILLE - The fall harvest was celebrated in a hue of colorful orange at Big Trees Nursery that sponsored an eight-hour event Saturday featuring a pumpkin hunt.

NEW HARMONY - New Harmony residents and representatives of the U.S. Forest Service will gather in town Oct.

NEW HARMONY - Washington County's oldest settlement celebrated its survival as a tight-knit small town Saturday with the annual Apple Festival in New Harmony.

CEDAR CITY - A car chase ended in a crash late Friday night at the Leeds exit off Interstate 15.

CEDAR CITY - Less than a month after she became an emergency medical technician for Iron County Ambulance, Adrian Nielsen found herself in a near impossible position trying to save the life of an 18-year-old stuck and twisted abnormally inside a crushed vehicle.

September 5 Kevin Wesley Woods of New Harmony and Concetta Susan Lewis of Las Vegas, Nev.

Amelia Smith and Matthew Gull will be married on September 25, 2009 in the St. George LDS Temple.

ST. GEORGE - Whoever is selected as the next library director for the Washington County Library System will need a balance in qualifications and in run ning seven libraries, each unique, as a whole.

A wet morning could lead to rain Saturday afternoon in the Salt Lake City area, but the clouds are predicted to clear Sunday and Monday, forecasters said.

As crews get the upper hand on the Mill Flat fire that has scorched more than 12,000 acres and destroyed or burned nearly a dozen structures in New Harmony, officials are preparing to handle flood waters cascading down burned mountain slopes.

NEW HARMONY - Officials at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration lifted a flash flood watch Saturday afternoon for the town of New Harmony and surrounding areas in the wake of changes to the landscape from the Mill Flat Wildfire on Pine Valley Mountain.

Meteorologists have predicted the potential for flash floods in the area. Residents should be advised that The Natural Resource Conservation Service , and the Burnt Area Emergency Response Team , have made assessments and set priorities in order to minimize risk to problem areas and structures.

Fire officials continued today to actively suppress the Mill Flat Fire, burning near New Harmony, Utah.

CEDAR CITY - In an attempt to warn New Harmony residents about the evacuation notice for the Mill Flat Fire on Aug.

U.S. Forest Service officials say the threat of flash flooding will continue to loom over New Harmony until 10 p.m. Saturday.

NEW HARMONY - The Mill Flat Fire has destroyed three homes and seven other structures after moving into the New Harmony area Saturday afternoon, and the massive blaze continues to threaten homes in the area.

I have become deeply disturbed regarding the results of the fire near New Harmony.

Favorable weather conditions have enabled firefighters to make significant progress in the containment of the Mill Flat Fire.