By Tom Zulewski The Canyon View Falcons fell behind before its first at-bat in a Region 12 showdown against the Carbon Dinos last week. With Jaxon Jensen making the pitches when he needed, it was only a matter of time before the bats came through and gave the Falcons a key win. Junior Jake Thomas…

By Sara Penny Cedar City: Rob Gardner wrote a beautiful Easter Oratorio that will be performed in Cedar City on April 19 and 20, at 7 p.m. at the the LDS Church at 725 S. 1100 W. St. near Cedar High. Joseph Peterson is directing the community choir and orchestra. Admission is free and the…

From James Graven, Three extra weeks and $19 lift tickets give guests more freedom to ski and ride Brian Head, Utah — (Mar. 12, 2024) — Brian Head Resort, Southern Utah’s premier ski resort, is thrilled to announce it will extend the 2023–24 winter season. Originally planned to finish on April 14, Brian Head Resort…

By Tracie Sullivan, CEDAR CITY — Collaborating with local law enforcement, the FBI is actively investigating a reported school threat at Southern Utah University Thursday to determine its legitimacy or if it originated from Germany as a swatting hoax. The university initiated a lockdown at around 9:20 a.m. subsequent to receiving a “suspicious phone call”…

By Ruth Scovill, When Scott Maxwell became the new pastor of the First Baptist Church, he was actually coming back to the Iron County area. Scott graduated from the Baptist Theological Seminary in 1998. His first church was the Red Hills Southern Baptist Church in Enoch. At the time, that congregation was meeting at now-SUU,…

By Nikki Koontz SUU Marketing Communications The Larry H. Miller Utah Summer Games, a department of Southern Utah University that operates Utah’s official state games, has partnered with a Utah-based brand in the mountain biking industry. Ari Bikes, a leading bike manufacturer founded in Utah, has agreed to become the presenting sponsor of the upcoming…

By Sara Penny, Cedar City: The Hal Campbell Young Composer Concert features an exciting mix of new music performed by the Orchestra of Southern Utah on Thursday, April 11, at 7:30 p.m. in the Heritage Theatre. Tickets are available at myosu.org. Carylee Zwang and David Jordan direct the orchestra. Concert sponsors are the Utah Division…

DWR releases recommendations for 2024 big game hunting permits, proposes changes to shed antler gathering From Darby Doyle, Utah Division of Wildlife Resources SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources is releasing its proposed big game hunting permit numbers for 2024 and is also proposing some changes to shed antler gathering in…

By Tracie Sullivan In a bid to address the pressing need for a new county jail, Iron County Commissioners have taken a significant step by approving an increase in the local sales tax. The new tax will apply to all purchases except unprepared foods, with an increase of 0.3%. This move is expected to generate…

By May Hunter March 15, 2024 marked a significant milestone for BZI and Innovatech as they hosted their first-ever Construction Innovation Parade, celebrating advancements in construction and engineering, and sharing their cutting-edge technology and equipment with the public. Among the highlights were Trackzilla, a behemoth forklift that can lift 50,000 pounds and up to 100…