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Show i r.F 19? 1 e A' !'TAh 307 SALT U r )0. ZOO " Y LA E 85 Volume 95, No. 32 Juab County Sheriff says 10 were arrested on drug charges following investigation By Myrna Trauntvein Tunes-New- s Correspondent Juab County Sheriff David Carter said 10 illegal drug related arrests were made this week following a six month investigation conducted by his department. The investigation, he said, was carried out by select deputies who have carefully put together the facts." "Four other arrests are pending, said Carter. "There are still other charges pending, some related to drug sales and some related to other types of crime. Carter said he is not releasing names of those arrested until the other four arrests have been Parents need to be aware that drugs are easily obtainable in the -county, said Carter. "The inves- tigation conducted by my department led to the arrest of those who were dealing in the area. Charges of distribution of illegal drugs and the possession of illegal drugs with the intent to distribute will be some of the charges facing those arrested. For example. Carter said, a male and a female from Spring-vill- e were arrested for distribution of methamphetamine, a controlled substance. A male from Salt Lake City and a male from Eureka were also arrested for possession of cocaine with intent to distribute. Five Nephi residents were arrested, said Carter. "A sixth individual is from Moab but is living in Nephi. One of the residents, a female, was arrested for possession of cocaine with intent to distribute. A Nephi male was arrested on three counts of distributing marijuana, a female was arrested for distributing marijuana, and a male was arrested for distributing marijuana. Another male Nephi resident was arrested for selling methamphetamine. A female from Mona was arrested for possession of marijuana and methamphetamine with intent to distribute and for possession of a variety of stolen . property. Some of the property was stolen from Utah County "The law enforcement agendas there may press charges also, said Carter. "1 would just like local parents to be aware that their kidj dont have to travel out of the county to r--t illugsl dregs." said Carter. Whlls his department will cniian to bnttls ths ers cf ihcgj dregs and to try to prevent dreg d: ,T from living and sulhrg ia Juub Ccunty each wiU ca pnrtnts hdnj aware cfthsprulluua. d-p- cJ Wednesday, August 13, 1997 10 pages Single Copy Price 50$ Ccjftmisscon, state aid Congressional representatives visit iTith West Desert residents to hear their concerns By Myrna Trauntvein Times-New- s Correspondent Juab County Commissioners met with representatives of Congress, several state officials an4 residents at West Desert Congressional Day at the West Desert School in Partoun. Commissioners invited members of Utahs Congressional delegation along with several state officials to visit the remote area of Juab County to hear n concerns. In response to the request each ofthe elected members of Congress sent a representative to the meeting. dt-ize- back up team for a 6,000 mile area in the surrounding Utah area ofWest Juab County, North West Millard County, South West Tboele County and for the Eastern White PinejCounty of Nevada, i said Lewis. He said the Partoun Fire Department will provide service to Baker, Pleasant Valley and White Pme County in Nevada; Garrison, Eskdale, and Gandy in Millard County, Fish' Springs Wildlife Refuge, Six Mile Ranch, Gold Hill, Ibap-aand Goshute inTaoele County; and to Partoun, Granite Ranch, and Callao in Juab County. j .4 The Partoun Fire Department is also forming an Interagency Attack Task Force with the Granite, Callao, and h, . Brad Schaffer, represented Senator Bob Bennett, Ron Dean represented Senator Orrin Hatch, and Rick Arial represented Congressman Hansen. Keith Allred, West Desert Fire Department, said the greatest area of concern to residents was the lack of fire equipment for the newly organized community fire department. "The county has agreed to match three grants of $2,000 each which have been approved, said Allred. He said fire safety was a great concern for residents because the loss of the life of a three year old in a house fire at Christmastime a year ago. Allred said residents were hours away from fire equipment in the rest of the county, a long distance from Delta, the closest communities jmsdtyKAfrSl,the across the border in Nevada. , .. "We need to be able to respond quickly to fire alarms in order to give life safety, prevent needless death, and protect property, said Allred. Partoun Fire Department needs help in obtaining equipment and training for the newly formed organization. Terry Spore, representing the- Utah Fire and Rescue Academy, said the group was training from ground zero. Earl Lewis, chief of the fire department, said the fire department, served by trained volunteers, would provide life safety, fire prevention education, first response attack capabilities, and back up capabilities to several communities Pleasant Valley Fire Departments to combat fires of all natures in this 6,000 square mile area, said Lewis. "We are presently all training together with the Fire Academy at Orem with Tferry Spore and will continue to train with them and other state and federal agencies until all areas of communal and wildland fire fighting tactics are achieved. The department also has mutual aid agreements with the Northern Regional Forester of Nevada headed by Rich Harvey; with White Pine County, Nevada manger by Cliff Kitchner; with the Millard County Fire District director, Harold Allred; Utah State Lands and Forestry represented by Kelly Allen; the Tboele County Fire District with admin- - -- asked Wm. Boyd Howarth, commissioner. The department needs equipment, protective clothing, and schooling. The purpose of firefighters is to protect life and property. Mike Seely, Juab County administrator, said he had met with Mont Tirner, representing Panoramaland, on July 14 to begin searching for grants from private foundations. Turner is contacting his network of professionals to look for funding, said Seely. However, private foundations seem to be looking for causes in arts fields to contribute towards. The Community Impact Board will deduct money from Juab Countys PUT He wrote a letter to the Congressional delegation which spelled out the needs of the area as far as fire protec- will provide service in a 600 square mile area of the West Desert and a first responder attack team and or "We lred. Charley Thompson, from the Division of Wildlife Services, said in addition to house fires, residents of the remote area also needed to be protected from wildfires. "There is a serious danger, he said. Several endangered species needed to be protected from this danger as well, he said. The rare spotted frog, the Bonneville Cutthroat, and Lees Chub were all endangered and would be destroyed if a wildfire were to whip through the area. "The Bonneville Cutthroat were nearly extinct in 1969, Thompson said. "These mountain ranges are also the last remaining strong hold of the Bristle Cone Pine, Least Chubs, the Ring Tail Cat and other species native to rally this area, he said. "Fire has been a constant threat to this area, he said. In addition, ash and the resulting floods would be a serious threat, he said. Gary Cornell, representing the Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands, said the mission of his organization was to fight fires on state owned land, to assist with fire fighting efforts. There has been a steep increase of fires and "Suppression costs, he said. , - In addition, said Cornell, there were more people moving to rural areas. "How can we fight fires, save lives, protect property, extinguish fires, and clean up without any equipment?" in the area. tion is concerned. istrator Steve Griffith; with the Callao Fire Department whose chief is Don Anderson; and with the Granite fire Department whose chief is Keith D. Al- THREATENING SKIES grain waits for drier weather as storm clouds grow in the souther sky on Tuesday. The weather man is calling for scattered showers for the rest of the week in our area. Ready-to-harve- st See West on page i Qfty Cdmntc! wM stodly amnsxsiMoini p3ftMoini By Mynui Trsaatveia Times-New- s Correspondent The Nephi City Council adopted, for further study, &n annexation petition for properties owned by two landholders east of Nephi. "Any properties annexed into Nephi City will be subject to customary fees and utility line extension costs," said Robot Steele, mayor. The property one parcel belonging to Halls and the other to Aagards is east of the Canter or Salt Creek Interchange and south of a service station convenience store built, originally, by David McPherson. The annexation will be among the first to use the new state legislature annexation procedures. David Church, attorney and General Council ofthe Utah League of Citfoa and Towns, sent a memo to the city ia an attempt to summarize the chacgsa in con-nacti- on 1-- the annexation Cued Loch! pf;iChurch at the end ml cftiiimmy. Tfo era tus tarn to some extent. Church said the steps to annexation called for a filing of the petition, the petition must be either accepted or rejected. If rejected, he said, the dty recorder or town clerk must certify the petitions. Then the municipality will give public notices of intent to annex. Protests, if any, are made to the boundary commission. If no protest ia made the dty council must hold a public hearing. An ordinance ofannexation ia prepared and the filing of the plat with the county recorder takes place. The council said they would considt. er an annexation petition, said The first step is accepting the petition for further study. A time line was established by the legislature. Undeveloped property has a time line which begins with the petition being filed with the dty Ifthe ordinance of annexation is passed, the plat must McK-nigh- See KSecoiEri EKsa EtoM for EidSaiap, ire's 3 astd s&tearated BttnnMb Tunes-New- s Correspondent old Missouri man was arrested after attempting to raps and kill a female he bad kidnrgpsd in Cult Lake City and brought to Juab County. Juhn Cutler from CL Louis is being held ia Juab County Juil on a tS3,CS3 bond, uid David Cuter, Juab Celt; A The victim was a old female hitchhiker whom Butler offered a ride in Salt Lake City However, the woman was then driven ta Juab County to a region east of Nephi just off State Road 132. "Che waa taken to Elk Pasture, near Efohs Pood, where she said Duties-tolktr he plumed to rape her and then kill her Carter said the woman seeded and struggled with Cutler and was alls to break leers and run. "Shs ran to Lgh-wr- y 122 whurs Cutler ihugtdfy tried to run over ter with Lis vchicls, arid Cut30-ye- ar jMjrr 25-ye- ar CheriH EuKur was arrested ca August 2 and d Petition on page 2 attempsd Creek Canyon to Nephi. "Deputy Justin Kimball was dispatched to the canyon following a cellular phone call, said Carter. Kimball intercepted the witness vehicle at the mouth of the canyon near the center Nephi freeway interchange but Butler fied south on Interstate IS. Tie was arrested in Millard County xcii Carter. Officers then reported that Eutfor bad barricadod himself inside Ms vcluds and rariutad arreut However, be til the wry through was letar arreuted without further the procedure, thevgh there cuy tics, Judg Charts TThburTTlj Lea asms elite dha ia the prcccn," tdJ tuna inttrocrulad sines LLi trrert. Ccrt-c- r er. EuKur was tnacpectsd to Juuh Coan-t- y Randy Muffnight, dty admininrodur. tell Cutler bad teen charged with Ils arid witnerres to Ceticrt alleged JuH whsrt be is tid Aiatcdi,nrtuytifu!:rgcrwq; tiduuggirg, attempted rugs and at- - attengt ta ctrils ths victim with Lis cur ciT-rths wceean a ride down Cult td ti in-diu- boochl |