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Silver King Fire caused by lightning strike, officials said actively growing
MARYSVALE, Piute County — A wildfire caused by a lightning strike Friday afternoon is threatening historic mining structures in the Old Kimberly Mining District, according to wildfire officials. Utah Fire Info said the Silver King Fire is eight miles west of Marysvale. Firefighters reported the fire reached 1100 acres...
Silver King Fire burning in Piute County grows to nearly 3K acres
MARYSVALE, Utah, July 6, 2024 (Gephardt Daily) — The Silver King Fire burning about 8 miles west of Marysvale in Piute County has grown to 2,830 acres, state wildfire officials said Saturday. “The fire is pushing to the south through the Beaver Creek drainage, burning in heavy dead and...
Silver King Fire grows from 2 to 686 acres overnight
MARYSVALE, Utah, July 6, 2024 (Gephardt Daily) — The Silver King Fire, burning 8 miles from Maryvale in Piute County, now stands at 686 acres. It was first reported to Richfield Dispatch at 1:11 p.m. Friday, and was estimated to be 2 acres. Utah Fire Info says the fire...
Upside Down Under
A year ago Heber Jeffs was sentenced to five years in a Piute County, Utah, court for first degree felony kidnapping of a 10-year-old girl he previously had in his care. When the girl’s mother sought to take her child back, Jeffs refused and fled Utah. He was later arrested in Minot, then extradited to Utah to face charges. Jeffs […]
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