News across Millard County
Harris’s trilobite hunting changed Millard County’s place in fossil lore
For many years, Millard County has produced fossils. Trilobites, fish skeletons and others have been mined out of the county’s rocks. Robert Lynn Harris, a Delta native, has a Trilobite bearing his name in the Smithsonian museum. Harris didn’t originally discover the Trilobite.…
Delta adopts new 20-year culinary water facility plan
EDITOR'S NOTE: This was initially published in the Sept. 23, 2026 edition. Some information may be outdated. Delta City officials adopted a new long-term culinary water plan last week that sees the municipality growing by at least 760 in population through the next two decades.…
Fillmore City set to hike sewer rates
EDITOR'S NOTE: This was initially published in the Sept. 23, 2026 edition. Some information may be outdated. Fillmore City residents have been partying like it’s 1999, at least when it comes to sewer rates, well, at least since 1999. That’s about to change. Staring down the…
Early morning ICE operation snatches up 6 people in Delta on Monday
EDITOR'S NOTE: This was initially published in the Sept. 23, 2026 edition. Some information may be outdated. Federal immigration authorities detained a half-dozen people during an early morning operation in Delta that appears to have targeted workers at Cal-Maine Foods, which…
But What Do I Know? – September 23, 2026
Mediocrity, My Beloved In praise of hobbies, ordinary days and doing things simply because you enjoy them. Sometimes I wish mediocrity was more socially acceptable. I grow tired of the dichotomy of things must be mind-blowing and grand, or don’t even bother trying. Sure, there’s…
Millard County Election Notice 9/30/26
Notice is given that a regular general election will be held on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, to elect candidates to the offices listed on the regular general election ballot. The 2026 Millard County General Election will be held on Tuesday, November 3, 2026. For voters receiving a…
Millard Co. Planning Commission Work Session Meeting Notice 9/30/26
Notice is hereby given that the Millard County Planning Commission will hold a work session on Thursday, October 1, 2026 at 5:30 p.m. at the Millard County Offices—71 South 200 West, Delta, Utah for the purpose of discussing the following items: 1. Possible Overlay Zone Areas for…
Fillmore City Ordinance Summary 26-03 9/30/26
Notice is hereby given that the Fillmore City Council has adopted Ordinance No. 26-03 amending the Fillmore City Municipal Code, Title 9, Chapter 1.1: Codes Adopted, adopting the Utah Wildland Urban Interface Code (WUI). A copy of the ordinance is on file in the office of the…
Delta City Public Hearing Notice 9/30/26
The Planning and Zoning Commission of Delta, Utah will hold a Public Hearing on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, at the Delta City Municipal Complex located at 76 N 200 W in Delta, Utah, that will begin promptly at 6:50 p.m. The purpose of the public hearing is to receive and…
Hinckley Deseret Cemetery Maintenance District Public Notice 9/30/26
A public meeting for the Hinckley Deseret Cemetery Maintenance District will be held Monday, October 5, at 6:30 p.m. at the Delta City Fire Station. 62 West Main Street, Delta. The meeting is being held with the Delta, Sutherland, Oasis Cemetery Maintenance District. All…
Debbie Sue Sorenson Talbot
January 31, 1960 ~ June 27, 2026 Debbie Sue Sorenson Talbot, age 66, of Leamington, Utah passed away on June 27, 2026, surrounded by her loving family. Debbie was born on January 31, 1960 in Tucson, Arizona to Earl Glenn and Joan Christine Harris Sorenson. With her father being…
Detective, DMAD president testify in water theft case hearing
EDITOR'S NOTE: This was initially published in the Sept. 16, 2026 edition. Some information may be outdated. A preliminary hearing last week in Fourth District Court shed new light on an unfolding criminal case involving the alleged theft of 2,231 acre-feet of Delta-area…