>>At Least 50 Firefighters Working In Cache County

(Hyrum, UT) -- Dozens of Utah firefighters are on scene in Cache County where two lightning-caused wildfires are burning in the town of Hyrum. The Millville Fire has consumed more than 250-acres in Millville Canyon and Blacksmith Fork Canyon. Meanwhile, in northern Utah the State Fire has burned eleven-thousand-acres and is nearly 50-percent contained.

>>Utah Congressmen Hear It From Residents

(Vernal, UT) -- Members of Congress from Utah are getting an earful from residents at a series of town hall meetings. The "Tribune" says activists from both sides of the aisle met at one town hall hearing over the weekend in Vernal with Republican Representative Rob Bishop. Some critics say the meetings are scheduled less frequently because lawmakers don't want to meet with their constituents. Bishop will conduct another meeting on Friday at Crossroads Center in Roosevelt while Republican Chris Stewart will meet with folks August 20th at the Wayne County Community Center in Bicknell.

>>Skull Valley Fire Leaves Smoke On Horizon

(Salt Lake City, UT) -- A wildfire in Stansbury Mountains is leaving a layer of smoke on the horizon around the Valley. Lightning strikes are the cause of several wildfires around the state including the Skull Valley fire. Already it's burned more than three-thousand-acres near the Goshute Indian Reservation. Some structures were under threat as of last night. The governor has called out the national Guard to help on Utah's Fires.

>>Teen Dies In Fall From ATV

(West Valley City, UT) -- A teen in West Valley City is dead after falling from an all-terrain vehicle over the weekend. Authorities say the 16-year-old boy died Saturday while test driving an ATV in a U-DOT parking lot with his dad. Police are investigating but a U-DOT spokesperson tells the "Tribune" the boy had a pre-existing medical condition which caused the death.

>>Riverton Cops Investigating Dog Killing

(Riverton, UT) -- Police in the city of Riverton want to know who's responsible for killing a woman's dog last week. Authorities say the owner of a Shetland sheep dog arrived home Thursday only to find it dead. Investigators later said the animal was killed with a BB gun. Police believe the dog was targeted for some reason.


(MOnticello Moab Utah)- Ocer 200 persons packed the San Juan COunty Commission Chamber as well as two hall ways and a set of stairs in the old County COurthouse Friday afternoon. The meetinig was with Congresman Rob Bishop and Jason Chaffetz. Congreman Bishop is proposing legilation that would include a yet to be prosed, land managment plan for all Federal Lands in Carbon, Emery, Grand and San Juan Counties. A similar and equally as welll attended meeting was held later Friday evening in Moab. The congressmen want the counties to develop an overall managment plan thastr could be brought to a negotiating table and finalized into the legislation. However, it became rapidly apparent that most San Juan County rresidents don;t like the idea..fearing that what access and land right they now have would be negoitated away. Some residents even called for the land to be turned back to the states. County COmmissioner Phil Lyman said he personally wants to keep things the way they are to roll back federal involvement. If there is no agreement in the county..then there will be no plan..he said.

　

SALT LAKE CITY — At 85 years old and still going strong, the Mormon Tabernacle Choir Sunday marked a milestone. The singers are beginning their 85th year of "Music and the Spoken Word." To help celebrate, they welcomed a couple of guest conductors who are no strangers to the group.

One of them was former music director Jerold Ottley.

"I have not been in positions where I have been making much music since I retired and (started) doing other things," he said. "This was really fun to realize you can come back and ride a bicycle after so many years."

Also invited was Craig Jessop. He believes the group is "America's choir," recognizing many cultures and faiths.

"To have been a little part of it for a time was just one of the greatest honors of a lifetime. I'm very humbled and very grateful to be invited back," he said.

In the summer of 1929, the first broadcast hit the airwaves from the historic Tabernacle on Temple Square. Technology has come a long way from a microphone dangling from the ceiling, but the choir has not missed a beat. Former members loved the reunion.