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Willard Boyd Perkins, age 70, passed away peacefully on Nov. 7, 2026, surrounded by his caring wife and three daughters after a courageous four-year battle with Lewy Body Dementia. Willard was born on April 30, 1956, in Cedar City, Utah to Richard (Bud) and Betty Stubbs Perkins.
The Willard City Council scheduled a meeting for Nov. 10, 2026. The meeting is set to take place at 80 W 50 S in Willard, Utah.
(Willard, UT) -- A coordinated water release is sending nearly 10-thousand acre-feet toward the Great Salt Lake. Utah's Great Salt Lake Commissioner, the watershed enhancement trust and Great Salt Lake Rising partnered on the release from Willard Bay. The opportunity was created largely by construction on the Pineview Reservoir waterline project.
John Brent Zundel, a Willard resident known as a "Mountain Man Extraordinaire," passed away on October 27, 2026, at the age of 83. Services will be held on October 31, 2026, at the Willard 2nd Ward Chapel.
Approximately 3.26 billion gallons of water has started flowing from Willard Bay to the Great Salt Lake in an effort to support the wetlands during the fall migratory season. The water, which amounts to nearly 10,000 acre-feet, was first moved from Pineview Reservoir to Willard Bay as the reservoir was drained.
The Great Salt Lake and surrounding wetlands will be the recipients of over 3 billion gallons of water in what is being called a strategic water release from Willard Bay. According to the Great Salt Lake Commissioner's Office, the release stems from ongoing construction at Pineview Reservoir, which was drained over the summer to replace a 6.4-mile transmission pipeline.
Roughly 3.26 billion gallons of water will be released from Willard Bay to the Great Salt Lake and its surrounding wetlands after water was drained from Pineview Reservoir. Earlier this year, officials began draining Pineview Reservoir in Weber County as part of a $100 million infrastructure upgrade. The upgrade project will replace 6.4 miles of pipeline that supplies half of the drinking water for over 120,000 Ogden area residents.
Dallin Hall scored a career-high 35 points to lead Utah State to a 118-86 victory over Utah Tech on Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2026. The win marked Ben Jacobson's 400th career victory and featured the highest-scoring performance for the Aggies since 2019.
Two St. George men were arrested during an FBI undercover sting operation after investigators say they traveled to prearranged locations in Washington County to meet with individuals they believed were minors. 2 and booked into the Washington County jail, each facing first-degree felony attempted sodomy on a child and second-degree felony enticing a minor for sexual activity.
The Sandy Suburban Improvement District Board of Trustees will meet on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2026, to discuss the 2027 budget and other administrative items. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 6:00 p.m. at the district's anchor location.
BOUNTIFUL — Some people are an open book. Jim Cook wasn't one of them. "He wasn't a real vocal guy," said Rick Mittelstaedt, Cook's stepson. "He liked to hunt, he liked to fish, he liked to be outdoors." It turns out Cook had quite a story to tell, though.
The Miami Heat secured a 115-109 victory over the Utah Jazz on Tuesday night, marking a significant step in their effort to recover from an 0-4 start to the season. According to a November 10 report, the win comes as the team attempts to build momentum ahead of a daunting homestand.
Students participated in a ceremony involving the 13 Folds of the American Flag to honor veterans and their families. The event included demonstrations and explanations of the symbolism behind the flag folds.