Browsing: Utah

ST. GEORGE, Utah — A new state law set to take effect on July 1 is raising concerns among parents in the Washington County School District. House Bill 161, which changes the criteria for school bus transportation, now requires sixth-grade students to live at least two miles from school in order to qualify for bus service. Under the new law, students in grades K-5 will still be eligible for busing if they live 1.5 miles or more from school. However, for sixth graders, who attend intermediate or middle schools, the qualifying distance increases to two miles, a change that has…

HOLLADAY, Utah — Frustrations are mounting in a Holladay neighborhood as residents continue to face frequent water and power outages, a problem that has persisted for months. Homeowners like Daren Taylor have been left without basic utilities for days at a time, sometimes with little or no warning. On Sunday, Taylor was greeted by a flooded driveway at a neighbor’s home, a clear sign that another water main break had occurred in the area. With a sense of dread, she immediately began filling her bathtub with water, preparing for another all-day outage. Unfortunately, this was not the first time Taylor…