From Bella Pinnock, For Iron County Today Washington, D.C. — Pres. Joe Biden has signed Rep. Celeste Maloy’s (R-UT) Good Samaritan Remediation of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act into law. Co-led with Reps. Mary Sattler Peltola (D-AK) and Susie Lee (D-NV), this legislation will establish a pilot program under the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to allow “Good Samaritans” –…

By Michael Sanchez, Utah Division of Water Resources SALT LAKE CITY (Dec. 17, 2024) – Current snowpack is developing in a “stair-step” pattern, with storm-driven increases followed by plateaus. Statewide, our snowpack is 81% of normal. Despite this early variability, hopes remain for a near-normal snowpack accumulation by spring. Utah’s snowpack typically peaks in April. …

From Bella Pinnock, For Iron County Today Washington, D.C. — Today, the House passed Congresswoman Celeste Maloy’s (UT-02) bill, The Utah State Parks Adjustment Act. This bill would return the titles for several parcels of federally owned land in and around three Utah State Parks to the State of Utah, consolidating ownership and improving land…

By Jeff J. Cluff, Utah High School Activities Association   The Utah High School Activities Association (UHSAA) Board of Trustees met and passed a first consideration of regions for 2025-27.  The initial placement of schools can be found in an attachment on the UHSAA website: https://www.uhsaa.org/realignment/202527RealignmentRegions1stConsiderationBoth.pdf A public hearing will be held on Wednesday, December 11,…

Reflects upon bipartisan legislative achievements, encourages colleagues to put politics aside to tackle major challenges From Arielle Mueller, For Iron County Today   WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) today delivered his farewell address from the floor of the United States Senate. In his remarks, he reflected upon his bipartisan legislative achievements—like the Infrastructure Investment and…

From Faith Heaton Jolley, Utah Department of Natural Resources   SALT LAKE CITY — Thanksgiving is a time centered around all things turkey. From cute home decor to deliciously prepared main dishes, turkeys are a big focal point of the holiday. If you like the idea of harvesting your own locally sourced turkey — instead…

From Faith Heaton Jolley, Utah Department of Natural Resources   SALT LAKE CITY — Utah’s Watershed Restoration Initiative works to improve and restore high-priority watersheds and habitats throughout the state. During this past fiscal year — between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024 — a whopping total of 168,882 acres were improved across Utah…

From Aundrea Peterson, for the Iron County Today SALT LAKE CITY – The Utah Senate Majority Caucus elected their leadership team for the 66th Legislature. Utah Senate Majority Leadership Team: President – Sen. J. Stuart Adams Majority Leader – Sen. Kirk Cullimore Majority Whip – Sen. Chris Wilson Majority Assistant Whip – Sen. Michael McKell…

Results Summary (Iron County Votes only) Federal U.S. President Republican: Donald J. Trump / JD Vance Percentage of Vote: 77.47% U.S. Senate Republican: John Curtis Percentage of Vote: 76.36% U.S. House District 2 Republican: Celeste Maloy Percentage of Vote: 74.58% State Governor Republican: Spencer J. Cox Percentage of Vote: 63.45% Attorney General Republican: Derek Brown…

From Aundrea Peterson, Deputy Chief of Staff | Utah Senate SALT LAKE CITY – In an effort to enhance protection for Utah’s children and address an alarming national trend, Sen. Don L. Ipson is sponsoring a bill during the 2025 General Session to strengthen penalties for child torture. This proposed legislation would make child torture…

By Faith Jolley Heaton, Utah Department of Natural Resources   SALT LAKE CITY — Utah’s growing population and related urban expansion have increased the number of wildlife encounters across the state in recent years. However, not every encounter or animal sighting needs to be reported to the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources. Wildlife encounters during…

By Faith Jolley Heaton, Utah Department of Natural Resources   SALT LAKE CITY — While Utahns will gain an extra hour of sleep on Nov. 3 when daylight saving time ends, the time change also means that many people will have evening commutes during lower-visibility hours in the months ahead, which can increase vehicle/wildlife collisions. …