By Shauna Lund, Iron County School District   Iron County School District has one of the most robust programs of content filtering on student computers, members of the Board of Education learned Tuesday night. Board Member Tyrel Eddy asked to discuss internet access on student Chromebooks after he was made aware of graphic images on…

By Tracie Sullivan, For Iron County Today   A Cedar City man with a long criminal history was arrested again this week after police found him acting erratically in the road — weeks after the Utah Parole Board declined to revoke his parole. Jeffrey Thomas Weber, 47, was taken into custody on Feb. 17 after…

Highlights of Week 5 On Tuesday, I presented HB 253: Agriculture and Food Amendments to the Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee. This bill is a clean-up bill for the Department of Agriculture that makes several changes to make agriculture in our state better. A few of these highlight changes being clarifying the purpose…

Working for Utah Over the last week, we have made significant strides for our state. From setting the foundation for greater agency accountability to supporting our students and educators, we’re working hard to ensure Utah continues to be the best state in the nation.  You can continue to follow along with the process, either in…

by Sara Penny, CCAC VP You are invited to the Cedar City Arts Council Social on Monday, Feb. 24, at 7 p.m. in the Frehner Hall of the Utah Shakespeare Festival Building near the Fred Adams statue. This is a free public event to celebrate the Cedar City arts community. Refreshments will be served. This…

Complete COVID Collections Act passes out of Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship passed the Complete COVID Collections Act, legislation cosponsored by Senator John Curtis (R-UT) and led by Committee Chair Joni Ernst (R-IA) to extend the life of the watchdog tasked…

From Colby Walker, For Iron County Today WASHINGTON – Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) has introduced the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act Jurisdiction Act, which protects law-abiding American firearm manufacturers and sellers by creating an independent basis for removing frivolous lawsuits against them to federal court. Rep. Harriet Hageman (R-WY) introduced the House version of the bill. It…

By Hillary Smoot, For Iron County Today Henry’s Place, a 501(c)3 organization founded in honor of fallen LVMPD Sgt. Henry Prendes, recently received a $25,000 donation from the Hirschi Companies as part of their ongoing “Helping Hands” charity giving initiative. This generous donation will provide fully sponsored camp experiences for 25 local at-risk youth this…

Hello all; It’s the end of week four, and we’ve officially passed the halfway mark for the 2025 session. With just three weeks to go, our time on the Senate floor is growing longer as we carefully debate and pass legislation that will have a lasting impact on Utah’s future. But while legislation is a…

By Tracie Sullivan, For Iron County Today   A Cedar City man has been arrested and charged with multiple felony offenses after a woman came forward alleging that he assaulted her inside his vehicle at multiple locations.  Lehi Rulon Jeffs, 20, was taken into custody on February 10 and booked into the Iron County Jail.…

Net migration once again exceeds natural increase From Nick Thiriot, Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute   February 13, 2025 (Salt Lake City) – July 1, 2024 estimates produced by the Utah Population Committee indicate Utah’s population reached 3,506,838, an increase of 50,392 residents since July 1, 2023. These estimates reflect a post-COVID-19 era and moderately high growth…

From Faith Heaton Jolley, Utah Department of Natural Resources SALT LAKE CITY — The first case of highly pathogenic avian influenza in wild birds in Utah during this current outbreak was confirmed in April 2022, and now the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources has confirmed the virus has been detected in birds in several new counties…