By Shauna Lund, Iron County School District Only one parent spoke at the public hearing for a boundary proposal that impacts almost every school in the district. The Board of Education of the Iron County School District is expected to adopt the proposed changes during its regular meeting on Feb. 24. Prior to the public…

By Michael Sanchez, Utah Division of Water Resources SALT LAKE CITY (Feb. 19, 2026) — The Utah Department of Natural Resources has selected Joel Williams as the new director of the Utah Division of Water Resources. This appointment follows the transition of former director Candice Hasenyager, who now leads the Division of Water Quality at the…

By Tracie Sullivan, For Iron County Today A Cedar City man was sentenced to prison Feb. 18 after reaching plea agreements that resolved two separate drug cases in 5th District Court. Daniel R. Hatch, 41, received an indeterminate term of one to 15 years in the Utah State Prison after pleading guilty to possession with…

By Jennelle Zajac, For Iron County Today Public Comment – Shelly Roy voiced concerns about potential townhome development, particularly near the Mountain Valley and Sky Ranch subdivisions. She argued against using agricultural land for townhomes and criticized the city’s handling of developers’ compliance with infrastructure standards, citing a specific local example involving Prime West Development.…

By Michael Sanchez, Utah Division of Water Resources SALT LAKE CITY (Feb. 19, 2026) – Utah experienced a more active storm cycle near the end of February. While this is a welcome respite from the dry winter so far, the state would need the active pattern to persist through the beginning of April, when the state…

From Ben Dlin, Utah Department of Natural Resources SALT LAKE CITY — At 6:32 p.m. MST on Friday, February 13, 2026, a magnitude 3.5 earthquake occurred approximately 2 miles northwest of West Valley City, Utah. The earthquake originated at a shallow depth of about 5 miles. This was a small, common earthquake. While the shaking was…

By Tracie Sullivan, For Iron County Today A Beryl man was arrested this week after authorities say he entered a woman’s home while she was sleeping and struck her before leaving the residence. Clarance Butchereit-Ortega, 43, was arrested Feb. 9 at approximately 12:57 p.m. on charges of burglary of a dwelling, a second-degree felony, and…

By Tracie Sullivan, For Iron County Today A Beryl man was arrested Friday following a reported shots-fired call that led to multiple felony firearm charges and additional drug and weapon offenses. Blaine Jones, 38, was arrested Feb. 6 at approximately 6:58 p.m. and booked into the Iron County Correctional Facility on 10 counts of felony…

By Faith Heaton Jolley, Utah Department of Natural Resources SALT LAKE CITY — Multiple waves of highly pathogenic avian influenza have affected Utah’s wild bird populations since the first case of the latest outbreak was confirmed in April 2022. Now, the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources has confirmed that the virus has again been detected in…

Donations made Feb. 13–15 will be matched dollar for dollar up to a total of $100,000 thanks to Leidos, helping strengthen Red Cross services like disaster relief, blood collection and emergency preparedness in Utah and nationwide. By Keith Paul, American Red Cross SALT LAKE CITY (Feb. 13, 2026) — This Valentine’s Day weekend, the American Red…

By Neal Smith, Cedar City Rotary Club The Cedar City Rotary Club has announced a project to repair and update the war memorials in Veterans Park in time for America’s 250th celebration.  All five memorials are in need of some repairs. The World War I memorial was relocated from the Cedar City Cemetery to Rotary…

By Tracie Sullivan, Iron County Today Enoch police arrested a man for allegedly making threats to kill his 4-year-old daughter and himself and warned he would shoot officers if they responded to his home. Brandon Robert Macdonald, 28, was booked into the Iron County Jail early Friday on a third-degree felony count of prohibited dangerous…