By Jon Heitkamp, For Iron County Today Cedar City, UT – Fans of the legendary Fleetwood Mac are in for a special treat this September as Fleetwood Visions, the country’s premier Fleetwood Mac tribute band, is scheduled to perform at the Heritage Center Theater on Friday, September 13th. This highly anticipated concert will take place…

September feels like the last burst of summer. Though not yet real crisp, the air hints the cooler weather coming. September feels hopeful, we turn over a new leaf and say goodbye to summer. September is the first month of fall in the Northern Hemisphere and the first month of spring in the Southern Hemisphere.…

By Tracie Sullivan, for Iron County Today   Cedar City has secured over $2 million in grant funding to initiate a wastewater project, which promises to provide an additional water source for turf irrigation in local schools, parks, and the Cedar Ridge Golf Course. This funding marks the beginning of Phase 1 of the project,…

By Tracie Sullivan, for Iron County Today   A 50-year-old Iron County man was arrested last Tuesday after allegedly shooting at two of his neighbor’s dogs, killing one of them. Joshua Douglas Bailey, was taken into custody by the Iron County Sheriff’s Office and booked into the Iron County Jail. He was later released after…

From Connie Furnival You are invited to attend a concert honoring the life of Helen Foster Snow, Utah’s most famous humanitarian, industrial organizer, and journalist. Born in Cedar City in 1907, Helen was nominated twice for the Nobel Peace Prize for initiating the Gung Ho Movement in Asia, a program which provided financial aid for…

From Faith Heaton Jolley, Utah Department of Natural Resources   SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources is reminding the public of some new requirements for anyone who plans to commercially buy and then sell shed antlers in Utah. Male deer, elk and moose drop their antlers each winter and grow a…

From Jenny Plecki, U.S. Forest Service   Wildfire Fact Sheet – Iron Peak Fire Cedar City, UT, August 25, 2024—As of August 25, 2024, the Iron Peak Fire is 90% contained and estimated at 544 acres. Multiple resources have been assigned. Fire behavior is minimal with creeping and smoldering. One new injury.   The Iron Peak…

By Tracie Sullivan, For Iron County Today   Federal authorities have indicted two Cedar City residents in connection with the death of a local woman who overdosed on fentanyl earlier this year. Kimberly Dawn Hare, 33, and John Parry, 39, were initially charged with manslaughter by the Iron County Attorney’s Office after they were accused…

By Tracie Sullivan, For Iron County Today   Three men were recently arrested in Cedar City following an early morning raid by the Iron-Garfield-Beaver Narcotics Task Force.  The raid, which took place on Wednesday at a residence on Meadowbrook Drive, resulted in the seizure of drugs, cash, and weapons, and led to multiple felony charges.…

By John Turner, For Iron County Today   At long last we can celebrate the grand reopening and dedication of the new state-of-the-art Visitors Center at the main entrance to Cedar Breaks National Monument.  After seven years of planning and construction, and three years of having no visitors center at all, a group of supporters…

By Jenny Plecki, U.S. Forest Service    Cedar City, UT, August 22, 2024— Iron Peak Fire was first reported at approximately 1:00  PM MST near Little Creek Road in Iron County, UT. The fire is currently 0% contained and estimated 800 acres burned. This acreage has not been accurately mapped and may change based on…

Utah’s lawsuit seeks to end unconstitutional federal control over 18.5 million acres of BLM-held land  From Emma Williams, Office of the Governor  SALT LAKE CITY (Aug. 20, 2024) – Today, after decades of legal analysis, Utah filed a landmark public lands lawsuit asking the U.S. Supreme Court to address whether the federal government can simply…