By Tracie Sullivan, For Iron County Today Two men were recently arrested on suspicion of a combined 63 offenses after a traffic stop uncovered suspected drugs, fraudulent identification and more than $30,000 in cashier’s checks issued to someone else. Diego Palestino-Martinez, 24, and Luis Palestino-Rosas, 29, were booked into the Iron County Jail Oct. 3,…

The St. George-based defense and aerospace innovator will invest over $19.5 million to lease and equip a new manufacturing facility. From Patrick Fitzgibbon, Utah Governor’s Office of Economic Development  The Utah Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED) announced today that Baxter Aerospace, Inc. has been awarded a post-performance tax incentive to expand its engineering, precision…

By Haley Webster, Southern Utah University  A promising business idea may begin on a sketchpad, in a classroom, or around a kitchen table, but turning the idea into a thriving business takes more than inspiration. It takes trusted guidance, practical resources, access to funding, and a community willing to help. Through Startup Cedar, entrepreneurs across…

By Tracie Sullivan, For Iron County Today Police arrested two people Oct. 2 after they allegedly tried to steal nearly $9,000 from a Cedar City bank account in what officers described as part of a multistate fraud scheme. Dawn Rachelle Gonzales, 60, and Ricardo Fluermond, 38, were booked into the Iron County Jail following a…

From Melanie Hall, Utah Department of Commerce Court gives preliminary approval to plan returning settlement money to consumers who overpaid for generic drugs Utahns who paid for certain generic drugs between May 2009 and December 2019 may be eligible for compensation. On September 8, 2026, the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut gave…

By Tracie Sullivan, For Iron County Today More than two years after an arrest warrant was issued, a Cedar City man was arrested Sept. 29 in an Iron County child sexual abuse case. Terry Shaw, 43, faces one count of rape of a child and two counts of aggravated sexual abuse of a child, all…

From Hanna Seariac, Office of Utah Attorney General Derek Brown The first shipment of the 1,512,000 eggs that Utah secured through a price-fixing settlement arrived at the Utah Food Bank [Oct. 5], Attorney General Derek Brown announced.  The eggs come from a price-fixing case Utah brought against three major egg producers: Cal-Maine Foods, Inc., Versova…

By Jennifer Plecki, Dixie National Forest Christmas tree permits will be available to purchase online through Recreation.gov beginning October 8. Details about designated cutting areas, dates, and types of trees that may be cut may be found at Dixie National Forest Christmas Tree Permit in Utah – Recreation.gov To purchase a Christmas tree permit, visit…

By Tracie Sullivan, For Iron County Today A Cedar City man remains jailed without bail after an FBI investigation linked him to paid subscriptions to a dark-web site offering child sexual abuse material. James Joseph Simpkins, 49, was arrested Sept. 16 on suspicion of sexual exploitation of a minor, a second-degree felony.  While the FBI…

By Jennelle Zajac, For Iron County Today Main Street Right-of-Way Vacation The council held a public hearing on vacating an undeveloped, platted section of Main Street to align legal property boundaries with the existing roadway. The change will allow adjacent property adjustments and formal dedication of Foothills Drive, supporting future development. No public comments were…

By May Hunter, For Iron County Today  Southern Utah University (SUU) was founded in 1897 in Cedar City, Utah. It was originally established as a teacher-training school known as the Branch Normal School. Location Classes first began in September 1897 inside an existing downtown building known as Ward Hall. At the time, constructing a new…

By Tom Zulewski, Iron County Today IVINS – As the top of the leaderboard got crowded toward the end of the first round at the Bank of Utah Championship, Austin Smotherman had no problem taking a look at who was in front. By the time his second round was done Friday, Smotherman made the leap…