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Potentially toxic algal blooms found once again at Mantua Reservoir, Willard pond
It’s become a common refrain at certain waterbodies in northern Utah, especially in Box Elder County: when high temperatures move in, so do toxic bacteria that pose a potential health danger to pets, livestock and humans. The Utah Division of Water Quality has issued health warning advisories for both Willard Bay Pond and Mantua Reservoir, two popular local summer recreation areas where the agency has once again detected the presence of harmful algal blooms. ...
Fielding woman severely injured after getting caught in auger
BOX ELDER COUNTY — A woman severely injured her legs after getting caught in an auger Monday night north of Tremonton. According to emergency radio traffic, the Box Elder County Sheriff's Office got a call about a "farming accident" just after 7:15 p.m. in Fielding. The 54-year-old woman reportedly...
UT: Bakery Products Maker Bridor to Expand in Brigham City, Adding 87 New Jobs
The Utah Governor’s Office of Economic Opportunity awarded Bridor, opens in a new tab a post-performance tax reduction for its expansion in Box Elder County. The corporate incentive is part of the state’s Rural Economic Development Tax Increment Financing (REDTIF) program. As part of the agreement, Bridor projects adding 87 new, high-paying incentivized jobs and 400 total jobs in rural Utah during the next 13 years.
Large solar power projects up and running in northern Utah
A project eight years in the making to generate clean solar power underneath the sunny, wide-open skies of Box Elder County is now fully operational. A contingent of investors, managers, customers and construction workers gathered in late May at the site of the Steel Solar project in Plymouth, where approximately 250,000 solar panels are now working to generate 80 megawatts of clean energy for sale to communities all over Utah and several other western states.
Community Calendar - July 10
Box Elder County Resource FairThe public is invited to a resource fair that will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday, July 11 at the Bear River Health Department, 440 W. 600 North, Tremonton. Representatives from various agencies will be on hand to provide information about community resources pertaining...
Youth group in Idaho getting treatment after possible exposure to bats
SODA SPRINGS, Idaho – A girl's camp experience gone awry. The Bear River Health Department said a group of young women from Box Elder County were staying at a cabin at Camp Chi-Keena in Soda Springs, Idaho, that was apparently infested with multiple bats. Karen Valcarce, an epidemiologist with...
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