From Elizabeth L. Barnett Lin’s to open eighth grocery store ENOCH, Utah — Lin’s Market broke ground Friday on its eighth grocery store location in Enoch, Utah. The store will be 65,000 square feet and feature a drive-through pharmacy, an Arctic Circle restaurant, a Starbucks coffee house and an ACE Hardware. The new store will also…

By May Huner, For Iron County Today Cedar City celebrated its annual “Harvest Decorating” event. Historic Downtown is now ready for fall. About 50 volunteers showed up to decorate, many hands make light work! Arriving at 8 AM with wire cutters, gloves, pliers, a garden cart, a brush, and a dustpan, the decorating did not…

Due to an editing mistake in the September 18, 2025 issue, the Iron County Commission recap incorrectly stated that the third-quarter cost for meals at the jail was $19 per meal. The correct figure is $1.19 per meal for the last quarter and $1.09 annually. We apologize for the error.

By Jennelle Zajac, For Iron County Today Public Comment – The meeting began with administrative items and a public comment period. Hans Frischknecht commented on the increasing volume of speakers at the fairgrounds and asked the council to request volumes be lower at fairground events. Action Meeting: Annexation Policy Plan and Map – The council…

Date: September 27, 2025 Venue:Heritage Center Theater, Cedar City, Utah By Jon Heitkamp, For Iron County Today Join Utah’s own Carpenters Platinum for an unforgettable evening, celebrating the legendary sound of the Carpenters. Relive all the hits that defined an era with stunningly accurate renditions of classics like Close to You, We’ve Only Just Begun,…

By Tracie Sullivan, For Iron County Today They came with flags and handmade signs. They came with longboards and backpacks, fresh from class. They came with children in strollers and grandparents leaning on canes. By the time the first prayer was spoken, more than 650 people had filled the courtyard at Southern Utah University Thursday…

By May Hunter, For Iron County Today The equinox is being celebrated around the world-bringing autumn in the Northern Hemisphere and spring in the Southern Hemisphere. It is the day of the year when all points on Earth’s surface have the same length of daylight and darkness-12 hours of each. The autumn equinox in the…

By May Hunter, For Iron County Today The Department of Veterans Affairs dedicated the Southern Utah National Cemetery in Cedar City, Utah, on September 10th, 2025. Master of Ceremonies was Roderick “Tony” Thomas, Director of the Fort Logan National Cemetery Complex. Sydney Rasmussen, 2025 Miss Iron County, sang the National Anthem. Mayor Garth O. Green…

By Brent Potter, Southern Utah Book Festival Cedar City, UT — The Southern Utah Book Festival is back for its second year, and it’s compelling and more inspiring than ever. From September 15 through the 20th, readers, writers, and book enthusiasts from across the region will gather to celebrate literature, storytelling, and community. New to…

By May Hunter, For Iron County Today Every year Bradshaw Chevrolet holds a benefit fundraiser car show to help one family. This year, the Shorter family was selected. $5,065 was donated to help them with medical expenses. Brooklynn is a courageous 12-year-old warrior who was diagnosed in February 2025 with diffuse midline glioma (DMG)—a rare…

From Joanne Brattain CEDAR CITY – UServeUtah invites the community to a special free screening of” A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood” at Megaplex Theatres in Cedar City on Tuesday, Sept. 9. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the film will begin promptly at 7 p.m. The screening is part of United in Service Week,…

By Marlo Ihler, Utah Shakespeare Festival CEDAR CITY–– Now in its second year, the Windsor Court Apartments Renovation Project invites the community to help refresh housing for the Utah Shakespeare Festival’s seasonal staff. These 1960s-era apartments have supported artists for decades, and the goal is to create a more comfortable, welcoming space for those who…