Matt Ward

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Editor at Millard County Chronicle Progress

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Zone change sought for data centers

1 week ago | millardccp.com | Matt Ward

Company could invest $40 billion into county EDITOR'S NOTE: This was initially published in the May 21, 2025 edition. Some information may be outdated. Millard County could host the largest data center campus in the world and see as much as $40 billion in new economic activity if one Utah company’s plans come to fruition. Orem enterprise Fibernet MercuryDelta, LLC is seeking a zoning change on […]
County’s liquor stores set to close

2 weeks ago | millardccp.com | Matt Ward

Rural agents think twice about keeping stores EDITOR'S NOTE: This was initially published in the May 14, 2025 edition. Some information may be outdated. Booze deserts could emerge across rural Utah, dampening summertime fun for visitors and locals alike.
Styler out abruptly at MSD

3 weeks ago | millardccp.com | Matt Ward

School board swears in new superintendent nearly 2 months ahead of schedule EDITOR'S NOTE: This was initially published in the May 7, 2025 edition. Some information may be outdated. Millard School District board of education members decided last week to abruptly swear in the district’s newest superintendent—almost two months before the former superintendent was set to retire.
Ex Delta chamber dir. hit with new charges

1 month ago | millardccp.com | Matt Ward

EDITOR'S NOTE: This was initially published in the April 30, 2025 edition. Some information may be outdated. The Millard County Attorney’s Office filed additional criminal charges last week against the former executive director of the Delta Area Chamber of Commerce. Natalie Marie Poulsen, 43, was charged with nine additional criminal counts and saw at least one felony charge upgraded […]
Offending golf balls lead to two arrests

1 month ago | millardccp.com | Matt Ward

EDITOR'S NOTE: This was initially published in the April 30, 2025 edition. Some information may be outdated. Two people were arrested in Fillmore City last week after a resident complained of golf balls found in their yard with derogatory messages scrawled upon them. Deputies responding to the suspiciously offending golf balls later encountered 35-year-old Sheree Jean Willden and 41-year-old […]
Delta City attorney resigns

1 month ago | millardccp.com | Matt Ward

EDITOR'S NOTE: This was initially published in the April 23, 2025 edition. Some information may be outdated. Clarification: A discussion during the April 16 meeting of the Delta City Council recorded in a news story published in the April 23 issue of the Chronicle Progress included inaccurate information. The news story, under the headline “Delta City attorney resigns,” included […]
Two face felonies after I-15 drug arrests

1 month ago | millardccp.com | Matt Ward

EDITOR'S NOTE: This was initially published in the April 23, 2025 edition. Some information may be outdated. Two people were jailed last Saturday after police discovered suspected drugs and drug paraphernalia in the rented car they were traveling in along northbound Interstate 15. The two suspects’ legal problems only grew worse from there, according to probable cause statements filed […]
Delta man charged after child porn bust

1 month ago | millardccp.com | Matt Ward

Internet Crimes Against Children task force serves search warrant on local home EDITOR'S NOTE: This was initially published in the April 16, 2025 edition. Some information may be outdated.
Mining co. seeks. CIB funds for start up

1 month ago | millardccp.com | Matt Ward

New legislation lets ventures borrow from coal port fund EDITOR'S NOTE: This was initially published in the April 16, 2025 edition. Some information may be outdated. A would-be mining venture with a footprint in Millard County is seeking to use a new state law to access funds to jumpstart operation in four to six weeks, a lobbyist for the mining company told county commissioners earlier this month.
Pot smell leads to trio’s bank card bust

1 month ago | millardccp.com | Matt Ward

EDITOR'S NOTE: This was initially published in the April 16, 2025 edition. Some information may be outdated. Three people are facing felony criminal charges after police discovered banking cards under other people’s identities during a traffic stop last week. The trio was pulled over April 12 while traveling along Interstate 15 near mile maker 137. The white passenger vehicle […]