The company is One of Only Two Steel Erector Businesses Out of the 137 Construction Organizations Across the Nation to Be Recognized From Kayla McFarland, For Iron County Today KANARRAVILLE, UT (July 23, 2025) – BZI® (bzi.com), a leading steel and construction company nationally recognized for transformative innovations in its industries, announced today that the…

By Tracie Sullivan, For Iron County Today A 28-year-old man is facing felony charges after allegedly starting a fire inside a home during an argument with his mother over unpaid rent and eviction. Alexander Jay Ryan was arrested Monday night and booked into the Iron County Jail. He faces a second-degree felony for arson and…

By Tracie Sullivan, For Iron County Today A 29-year-old Cedar City man was arrested Friday after police say a thumb drive discovered at a local residential treatment facility contained illicit images involving children. James Reno Heninger, a client at Chrysalis, was taken into custody July 18 and booked into the Iron County Jail. Heninger was…

By May Hunter, For Iron County Today While Brian Head serves as a premier destination for adventure and relaxation, it has a rich history. The Early Days The area known as Brian Head was first discovered by the Fremont Tribe and later settled in the mid-1800s. One of the most interesting parts of Brian Head’s…

From Cedar City Chamber of Commerce, For Iron County Today After an extensive national search, the Cedar City Chamber of Commerce has named Tessa Douglas as its new president and CEO. Douglas brings to the chamber an abundance of experience and professional relationships that have been curated through her volunteer service and prior job roles…

By Tracie Sullivan, For Iron County Today A Cedar City man has been sentenced to serve up to 15 years in the Utah State Prison after pleading guilty to two counts of sexual exploitation of a minor — both second-degree felonies. Wesley Derek Dean, 40, was sentenced Tuesday in 5th District Court to serve up…

By Tracie Sullivan, For Iron County Today A Cedar City man was sentenced this week to up to 15 years in prison for breaking into a woman’s apartment, beating her unconscious, and assaulting her in front of her 4-year-old daughter. Troy Jesse Dawes, 24, appeared in 5th District Court on Wednesday, where Judge Matthew Bell…

By Brooke Heath, Southern Utah University CEDAR CITY, UT — July 8, 2025 — Southern Utah University (SUU) has been awarded a federal grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) totaling $1.35 million over three years to significantly expand the Utah Psychology Internship Consortium (UT-PIC). This groundbreaking initiative aims to recruit, train, and…

By May Hunter, For Iron County Today The Iron County Home Builders Association, Cedar City Chamber of Commerce, and the Iron County Board of Realtors proudly came together once again to host the 7th Annual First Responder and Military Appreciation Luncheon. This heartfelt event, held annually, is our way of showing deep gratitude to the…

By Tracie Sullivan, For Iron County Today A Cedar City man with a long history of domestic violence was sentenced this week to prison after a brutal April assault left a woman injured, terrified, and unable to call for help. James Lawrence Hildebrand, 33, was sentenced July 8 in 5th District Court to up to…

By Tracie Sullivan, For Iron County Today Hidden inside a quiet Parowan home, officers found a mushroom grow operation and a cache of firearms — the result of a months-long narcotics investigation that ended in felony charges earlier this week. Agents with the Iron-Garfield-Beaver Narcotics Task Force had been investigating Matthew Joseph Metcalf, 45, for…

From Tony DeMasters, Incident Commander Great Basin Complex Incident Management Team 2 Current Situation: Because of terrain-driven fire spread Thursday there was a 775 acre increase in the fire size on the southern edge. Crews were on scene through the night working where the fire remained active northeast of Burger Peak and north of Signal…