SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Wildlife Board approved the big game hunting permit numbers for 2024 and also approved some changes to shed antler gathering in Utah during a public meeting on Thursday. What impacts deer populations in Utah There are a few factors that impact deer populations in Utah and can cause them…

By Tracie Sullivan A former Southern Utah massage therapist was convicted last week on felony sex abuse charges after admitting he inappropriately touched several clients. Tyler Trost Braun, 42, initially faced a total of 16 counts of forcible sexual abuse, all second-degree felonies, and one count of object rape, a first-degree felony. However, in a…

By May Hunter The art of making music and motion is a Cedar City Arts Council Grant, funded series of workshops for the intellectually disabled adult population in Iron County. The purpose of the workshops is to increase functionality in this adult population and to provide for meaningful social interaction amongst peers. It is open…

By John Turner   It’s always gratifying to hear or read about a person who has set out to achieve a lifetime goal. That goal might be to write a best selling book, visit all the National Parks, or open a restaurant. Those stories are often heartwarming and make for a nice story on the…

By Ruth Scovill The National Day of Prayer commemoration in Cedar City was a beautiful and unique evening of prayer and music. While it is customary in Cedar City to open many events with a prayer, it is unusual to have prayer be the main focus of the evening, and it was very interesting and…

From Jessica Staheli, Central Iron County Water Conservancy District The Central Iron County Water Conservancy District broke ground on a new maintenance and office building on April 29 at 710 S Westview Drive in Cedar City. The ceremony started with a welcome from District Board Chairman David Harris and remarks from Paul Monroe, District General Manager.…

By May Hunter Cedar City joined communities around the United States that used community bike rides as an inclusive way to get out and exercise while reconnecting with neighbors and celebrating cultural diversity with a Cinco de Mayo Spring Fiesta! What is a Slow Roll? The Slow Roll initiates May as National Bike Month! To…

By Tracie Sullivan  Despite the prosecutor’s urging for a harsher punishment, a 5th District Court judge decided to impose the minimum sentence on a Cedar City resident last week after he pleaded guilty to distributing sexual images to a minor. Judge Jeffrey Wilcox sentenced Sean Brandon Foard, 48, to 270 days in Iron County Jail…

By Tracie Sullivan As of May 8th at 1:30 p.m., Cedar City Police have stated that the information in the probable cause statement indicating the victim’s pregnancy was inaccurate and was not pregnant at the time of her death. Authorities arrested a Cedar City couple Saturday in connection with the death of a woman who…

By May Hunter Cedar City has long been known as the “Gateway to the Parks” thanks to brothers Gronway and Chauncey Parry, who not only ran a hotel but also a transportation company that shuttled passengers. Once the railroad came to Cedar City, these enterprising young brothers saw a clear future in driving tours from…

By Tessa Douglas, Cedar City Rotary Club April 23, 2024- After six years of planning, the COVID years, a building boom and two long winters, fundraising, and RAP-Tax and Utah Office of Outdoor Recreation funding requests, work has commenced on exciting all-abilities upgrades to Cedar City’s Canyon Park west side, brought about through a collaboration…

By Tracie Sullivan, For Iron County Today Cedar City police arrested four men Wednesday morning following a traffic stop that led to the discovery of nitrous oxide and marijuana in their vehicle. The incident occurred shortly before midnight on Tuesday when Cedar City Officer Clinton Andersen noticed a vehicle with Pennsylvania license plates failing to…