Scipio News

The lonely stretches of I-15 in central and southern Utah had their own, unofficial speed limit all along.

How fast is too fast? Since the end of 2008, two quiet stretches of Interstate 15 through southern Utah have had speed limits of 80 miles per hour.

A friend of Sen. Steve Urquhart, R-St. George, tells me the lawmaker was driving from southern Utah to Salt Lake City recently when, just outside of Scipio, he noticed an old, rusted car stopped on the side of the road with several people inside.

Several things happened during Haley Hatch Freeman's time in the spirit world: she was given the choice to return to earth life, she was shown one of her future children, she was reunited with her dead sister and dead grandmother, she was commanded to learn sign language, and she was commanded to write a book about her experiences as an anorexic ...

Crews made gains on two fires in central and southern Utah on Wednesday, including the Mill Flat fire that destroyed three homes and damaged eight buildings over the weekend.

Advisory Public is asked to minimize speed along Hwy 50 through the fire zone to allow access for fire personnel.

Mill Flat fire By MIKE STARK Associated Press Writer SALT LAKE CITY - Threats to a southwestern Utah town from a destructive wildfire are easing, fire officials said Wednesday.

Crews made progress on a large wildfire burning in southwestern Utah on Tuesday but another fire farther north jumped a highway, torched power poles and knocked out electricity to several communities.

Winds whipped up a fire burning southeast of Scipio on Tuesday, forcing the Utah Highway Patrol to close U.S. Highway 50 in both directions between Scipio and Salina in central Utah.

Richfield , UT- Thunderstorms that passed over the fire yesterday afternoon caused the fire behavior on the Saw Mill Canyon Fire to increase dramatically.

Richfield , UT- The Saw Mill Canyon Fire burning 4.5 miles south of Scipio, Utah is estimated at 450 acres this morning.

Search and rescue teams have found the body of a man missing since Wednesday. The Millard County Sheriff's Office tells ABC4 that they found the body of 84-year-old Marden Stone Sunday morning inside his pickup truck.

An 84-year-old man missing since Wednesday has still not been found. Marden Stone, of Scipio, was last seen about 2 p.m. Wednesday.

An 84-year-old man with Alzheimer's has not been seen by relatives since Wednesday, and the Millard County Sheriff's Office is seeking the public's help.

A 10-year-old boy died when a van rolled on Interstate 15 near Scipio Wednesday morning.

A single-vehicle rollover in Millard County has sent 7 people to hospitals and killed a young boy.