By Tracie Sullivan, Iron County Today After 25 years on death row, 48-year-old Taberon Honie is scheduled for execution on August 8, following a recent ruling by 5th District Judge Jeffrey C. Wilcox.  After more than an hour of intense legal arguments, Wilcox’s decision marks the end of a long series of appeals and legal…

By Tracie Sullivan, Iron County Today   A 5th District Court Judge sentenced a local man Tuesday to a maximum of 15 years in the Utah State Prison after prosecutors argued that his prior criminal record warranted a severe punishment. Judge Jeffrey C. Wilcox sentenced Timothy Robert Williams, 46, to one to 15 years in…

By May Hunter The Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah celebrated its 44th Annual Restoration Gathering Pow-Wow on June 7-9, 2024, at the Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah Pow-Wow Arbor located in Cedar City, Utah. Each year, the Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah celebrates its restored federal recognition on April 3, 1980. The Restoration Pow-Wow is…

From Lieutenant JR Robinson, Cedar City Police Department  Cedar City, UT – On June 12, 2024, at approximately 3:30 PM, Cedar City Police responded to a violent incident between a motorcycle rider and the driver of a passenger vehicle. The initial altercation began with a physical confrontation in downtown Cedar City.   The situation escalated…

From Southern Utah Veterans Association, Inc., For Iron County Today The Southern Utah Veterans Association will be conducting a flag retirement ceremony to honorably retire flags of the United States of America that have exceeded their useful life. The ceremony will be conducted at 5:00pm on Flag Day, June 14th. The ceremony will take place…

By Ruth Scovill On May 28th, an enthusiastic group of young men descended on the local homeless shelter for a service project. These young men are attending a week long summer camp at Henry’s Place. They came to remove the old, worn out mattresses from the beds at the shelter, and replace them with new…

By May Hunter Every June the Larry H. Miller Utah Summer Games bring athletes, stunning fireworks, live music, and thousands of people to Cedar City for the Olympic-style festival for athletes of all ages, sports and abilities. This year they packed the stands of Southern Utah University’s Eccles Coliseum. June 7, 2024 was the 39th…

From Peter Densmore, National Parks Service BRYCE, UT – A ranger at Bryce Canyon National Park has died from injuries sustained after tripping and falling while on-duty. Around 11:30 p.m. on Friday, June 7, Park Ranger Tom Lorig was working with park visitors at Bryce Canyon’s annual Astronomy Festival. While directing a visitor to a…

By Tracie Sullivan A former Iron County resident was sentenced to prison last week after a jury found him guilty of raping a coworker in 2021.  Migel Angel Leon Gomez, 28 was handed down a sentence of five-years to life for three first-degree felonies including rape, forcible sodomy and object rape. He also received a…

Correction 6/17/24: Mr. Robertson never volunteered for Parowan High School. He was a volunteer with Parowan City.    By Tracie Sullivan A 5th District Court judge sentenced a volunteer youth coach last week after he was found guilty for having sex with a minor he met on an online hookup site. Judge Matthew Bell sentenced…

By John Turner This is the next in a series of articles that began in March with the announcement of the upcoming second fundraising event for Parowan’s Old Rock Church beginning with a quilt show on Friday June 21st in the basement of the church, and continuing with a whole day of family activities on…

From James Graven The Bike Park at Brian Head Resort has fantastic lift served, gravity-fed descents on 19 interchangeable downhill bike trails, with options for families, experts, and everyone in between. The freeride and technical trails have features designed and maintained in collaboration with Momentum Trail Concepts. The high-speed Giant Steps Express Lift (Lift 2)…