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Utah State University conducted a COVID-19 vaccination clinic on campus Friday. University public information officer Emilie Wheeler said there were about 1,065 Johnson & Johnson shots distributed to students and faculty between 9 a.m. and noon. “That’s about 27-28 people every 5 minutes,” she said. × Advertisement Students and faculty received an email earlier in the week informing them of the clinic. Wheeler said the spots were filled within three hours. The clinic took place ...

Submitted to The Union April is National Poetry Month and the Nevada County Community Library is celebrating with special programs, grab bags and fun activities all month long. Provided photo April is National Poetry Month and the Nevada County Community Library is celebrating with special programs, grab bags and fun activities all month long. On Mondays in April, the Just My Type writing club is featuring poetry prompt. The library publishes one prompt ahead of time and one new prompt at the b...

Lincoln is known as the Great Emancipator. He ended slavery, but did he stand for racial justice? Author: Erin Sheridan (The Idaho Press) Published: 12:07 PM MDT April 9, 2021 Updated: 12:07 PM MDT April 9, 2021 BOISE, Idaho — Editors Note: This article was originally published by the Idaho Press. Many Idahoans were shocked to learn in early February that activists had desecrated Boise’s “Seated Lincoln” statue with red paint. Lincoln is...

Green River Star -   Dear Editor, It’s election season in the Wyoming Republican Party and all across the state liberals, who for many years successfully exploited the Republican brand in order to get their left-wing cronies elected to public office, are in a collective temper tantrum over the successful grassroots effort which has made great strides in returning the Party of Reagan to its conservative moorings. Uinta County is not immune. A small group of people whom I will charitably call...

4:47 Tom Williams here with Utah State University President Noelle Cockett. President Cockett, thanks for joining us again. NC: Yeah, its my pleasure. Always good to chat with UPR.   TW: Well, lets start with word on the pandemic front. Understand, youve arranged a vaccine clinic for the Logan campus on Friday?   NC: Thats right. Bear River Health Department has worked with Ellis Bruch, our director of emergency management, as well as others on campus to be able to deliver 1000 Johnson and Jo...

SOUTH SALT LAKE — The seasons have changed, and that means its the time for millions of migratory birds to be traveling to or through Utah in search of important resources, such as food. Some bird species have already begun this journey while others are still on the way from as far as Central America and South America, said Cooper Farr, director of conservation for Tracy Aviary. But what you may not know is that many bird species — including flycatchers, sparrows, tanagers, thrushes and war...

From a release: The crucial pipeline system that transports more than half of the water delivered by the Nevada Irrigation District has been completed. The Combie Phase I and Bear River Siphon Project replaces aging infrastructure from below the Combie Reservoir to customers in southern Nevada and western Placer counties. The aerial siphon crosses the Bear River. A map of the project. The Combie Phase 1 pipeline stretches 1.7 miles. Inspectors look over the massive concrete pipe segments. The c...

PHOTOS: Grass fires reported in SW Wyoming as temperatures rise this spring By Brendan LaChance on April 5, 2021 (Unita County Fire and Ambulance, Facebook) Unita County Fire and Ambulance said on Sunday that a grass fire started by some burning on private property in Bear River was quickly contained by Evanston Fire crews at under two acres. On Saturday, Unita County Fire and Ambulance said that several other grass fires had been reported in the previous few days. Crews responded to a 49 acr...

Idaho 2021 spring turkey hunting outlook According to Idaho Fish and Game biologists around the state, turkey hunters in Idaho can expect more of the same in 2021 — which is great news for hunters looking to bag a gobbler during the spring season. “The turkey outlook for the 2021 spring season is looking pretty positive,” said Jeff Knetter, statewide upland game bird manager. “Turkey populations, in general, were pretty healthy heading into this winter. This winter was relatively mild t...

Comments The body of Sinéad Lyons, the Irish woman who was reported missing in Massachusetts on March 11, has been discovered, police said on Friday. New Hampshire State Police confirmed on Friday that Sinéad Lyons’ body had been found nearly two weeks after the Irish woman had first been reported missing. Read more Sinéad Lyons and her dog, a German Shepherd named Flossie, were first reported missing on March 11. Her car, a white Volvo, was discovered near Ossipee Lake on...