Author: Mariah Wheeler

OGDEN, Utah – Since COVID-19 testing began, 37,505 tests have been administered throughout Carbon, Emery and Grand counties with 2,445 positive results and 16 deaths. The average testing cycle in the last seven days, which is the average time between date of test conducted and test result issued, is .6 days. On Thursday, the Southeast Utah Health Department announced 291 active cases within the region, up from 268 the day prior. Of these patients, 10 are hospitalized due to complications from the virus. With high case count, Carbon, Emery and Grand counties remain in the High Transmission Level. In Carbon…

UTAH– As snow begins to fall across the state of Utah, the hunt goes on…the hunt for fish that is! On January 25, The Division of Wildlife Resources is inviting everyone to try ice fishing, so forget sledding and tag along to try something new. “The temperatures are dropping. The ice is getting thick. Grab your gear because it’s time to go fishing,” writes DWR in a post. What is ice fishing? Ice fishing refers to the act of catching fish with lines and fish hooks or spears through an opening in the ice on a frozen body of water.…