(Salt Lake City, UT) — School enrollment in Utah is down for the first time ever. The State Board of Education said yesterday that public school enrollment fell by nearly two-thousand students this year. That’s a three-tenths of a percent decrease from 2022. The biggest drops were in elementary grades, […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The state wants to get unclaimed money back into the hands of Utah residents who may not know about it. The state’s Unclaimed Property Division announced a new program this week called MyCash Now. Anyone owed two-thousand dollars or less will automatically have it sent […]
(St. George, UT) — The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources is asking for help with an investigation into the recent deaths of two wild animals in southern Utah. The agency says a bull elk was found dead in Henrieville in September, while a trophy deer was found dead near Glendale […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A sixth Republican has joined the crowded field for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by GOP Senator Mitt Romney, who will retire when his term ends in 2025. Carolyn Phippen, a former staffer for Senator Mike Lee, launched her campaign for the GOP nomination […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will open 36 new missions in 2024. This was an announcement the church made yesterday. The new missions that will open around the world on July 1st will raise the total number of missions to 450, the […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A spike in candy prices resulted in a more expensive Halloween than normal for Utah families. According to the National Retail Federation, Americans spent a whopping 12-point-two-billion dollars on Halloween candy this year. Data shows a 13-percent increase in candy prices in 2023. International factors […]
(Zion National Park, UT) — Zion National Park is right near the top of another “best of” list. FamilyVactionist-dot-com lists Zion as the second-best place in the U.S. to view colorful fall leaves, trailing only Maine’s Acadia National Park. The website says the colors of the leaves make a very […]
(Undated) — The “now hiring” sign will be out tomorrow when the Utah Department of Workforce Services hosts a virtual job fair. Nearly 50 Utah employers will be looking for workers from seasonal employment to full-time careers. Jobseekers can sign up in advance for the job fair at jobs-dot-utah-dot-gov.
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah Representative Phil Lyman has announced that he will run for state governor in 2024. He was previously a San Juan County commissioner and helped establish the San Juan County Public Health Department. Lyman gained notoriety back in 2014, when he organized a protest against […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah Senator Mike Lee is expressing concern over what he witnessed at the Mexican border. The Republican joined some of his colleagues for a trip to the border in Texas over the weekend, and noted his shock when he saw unaccompanied girls who traveled through […]
