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)…

By May Hunter Pardon our dust! Cedar City Regional Airport is expanding and improving the customer experience in the terminal with exciting additions. On Tuesday, May 28, airport staff and local officials gathered in the Airport terminal to kick-off a 10-month expansion project to be completed simultaneously while the Airport remains open and operating with…

By May Hunter How important it is for us to recognize and celebrate our heroes and she-roes. On Monday, May, 29, the Iron County Veterans Coalition Memorial Day Program took place at the Cedar City Cemetery. It made everyone there proud to be an American. To know, that we all have our freedom because of…

Photo by Maya Akpinar The public is invited to special programming focused on the park’s wildlife and ecology.  From Julia Last, Cedar Breaks National Monument Cedar City, Utah – The National Park Service will host their Wildlife Extravaganza, a festival focusing on the park’s mammals, plants, and ecology, beginning Friday, June 7th and continuing through…

By May Hunter Friends of Iron County Police K9 fundraiser was held at the home of Ree Zaphiropoulos on May 18th. Ree has always been a big part of the K9 program, she has volunteered many, many hours of service to our community. We appreciate her hosting this K9 fundraiser. Cedar City Police and Sheriff’s…

By May Hunter The Chamber of Commerce definition is a local organization that gathers business leaders working in the community. It provides a multitude of advantages, including networking opportunities, business support, marketing exposure, and community involvement, all of which are crucial for the survival and growth of a business. It takes a village to raise…