Millard County News

The "green" energy wave has hit southwestern Utah in a big way. On Tuesday, the state's biggest wind-energy electricity-generation facility began commercial operation near Milford.

Members of the Snake Valley Aquifer Advisory Council are poised to ask Gov. Gary Herbert to suspend negotiations with Nevada over a controversial water-sharing agreement that proposes to split the water in the valley that borders the two states.

A winter storm blasted Millard, Beaver and Iron counties Wednesday, the Utah Highway Patrol said, leading to 51 crashes.

The Utah Highway Patrol says a winter storm moving its way across central and southern Utah caused 51 crashes.

A base jumper found last month in Millard County died after his parachute did not open in time, the sheriff there said.

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Since the Utah Department of Transportation increased the posted speed limit from 75 mph to 80 mph on two stretches of I-15 in southern Utah, drivers have actually slowed down.

Utah's largest wind farm is mostly complete and could start generating commercial electricity in November, First Wind development director Peter Sullivan told the House Public Utilities and Technology Interim Committee on Wednesday morning.

The Renewable Energy Accountability Project , www.reapinfo.org has launched a public awareness campaign to fully inform Pasadena residents of the harmful effects of using dirty coal to generate electricity.

First Wind, an independent developer of wind power in North America, launched a scholarship program designed to support high school students in Southern Utah who display strong potential for a successful college experience, as well as interest in the environment, energy and the sciences.

BOSTON, MASS. - First Wind, an independent developer of wind power in North America, launched a scholarship program designed to support high school students in Southern Utah who display strong potential for a successful college experience, as well as interest in the environment, energy and the sciences.

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The state archaeologist says a team will travel to Millard County to investigate the site where 1,000-year-old bones may have been found last month.

A human skeleton was uncovered in central Utah over the weekend by two teenage boys.

Keith Lorraine Gillins' fall from what his attorney called "the top of the food chain" ended Wednesday when he was sentenced to prison for having sex with one of his high school students.

Emergency responders discovered the burned body of a man in a trailer after an electrical fire raged through the residential unit Monday afternoon.

Millard County investigators say at approximately 3:30 p.m. on Monday, a residential fire was reported in the Delta area.

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Gov. Gary Herbert said Friday that even though Nevada water officials may expect a signed Snake Valley aquifer agreement on their desk by November, it won't happen until he's satisfied the plan protects Utah residents.

Last week the Millard County Sheriff's Office got a call from the U.S Air Force Rescue Center in Florida saying a personal distree signal beacon was activiated in the area of Notch Peak.