By Marlo Ihler, Utah Shakespeare Festival CEDAR CITY, UTAH––Next week the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London is bringing a group of recent graduates to perform a touring production of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night at the Utah Shakespeare Festival, as part of a strategic partnership between the two theatre organizations. The ninety-minute version of…

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…

From Faith Heaton Jolley, Utah Department of Natural Resources SALT LAKE CITY — In certain parts of the state, Utah’s deer populations have struggled to grow. The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources is holding several public meetings to better partner with the public and gather feedback and ideas about ways to help increase deer populations.…

From Faith Heaton Jolley, Utah Department of Natural Resources SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources is proposing a few updates to some license and permit rules, including allowing the option of electronically tagging a harvested animal, and is seeking the public’s feedback on the proposals. Proposed tagging requirements Previously, hunters who…

From Jeana Casparro, Hearing and Brain Centers When some people lose a limb, they can experience phantom limb syndrome, or pain in that limb they lost. Tinnitus, or ringing in the ears, is a similar phenomenon where there is damage in the auditory system. The ringing is your brain’s way of alerting you that something…

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…

Report details current housing market conditions in Utah and provides a forecast for 2025 From Nick Thiriot, Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute (Salt Lake City) – The 2024-2025 edition of the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute’s State of the State’s Housing Market report provides a detailed analysis of current housing market conditions in Utah. The…

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…

From Faith Heaton Jolley, Utah Department of Natural Resources SALT LAKE CITY — If you are interested in trying hunting for the first time this fall or winter, you’ll need to either take a hunter education class or participate in Utah’s Trial Hunting Program. If you want to learn more about how to get into…

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…