Red Cross issues an emergency blood shortage as national blood supply plummets 25% in July

August 5, 2024

Utahns urged to donate to help maintain local and national blood supply From Keith Paul, Regional Communications Director for the American Redcross SALT LAKE CITY (Aug. 5, 2024) — Today, the American Red Cross announced a critical nationwide blood shortage as the Red Cross national blood supply had a staggering decrease of over 25% in July.…

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Planning to archery hunt in 2024? How to prevent injuries and prepare for a safe, successful hunt

August 5, 2024

From Faith Heaton Jolley, Utah Department of Natural Resources SALT LAKE CITY — The 2024 general-season buck deer archery hunt and the general spike and any-bull elk archery hunts are the first big game hunts of Utah’s fall season, and they begin Saturday, Aug. 17. If you will be archery hunting this fall, there are…

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Utah Gov. Spencer Cox flip-flops on support for Donald Trump

July 19, 2024

Cox endorsed Trump on Friday after years of vowing not to vote for the Republican presidential nominee. By Bryan Schott, Salt Lake Tribune    After eight years of hand-wringing about the behavior of former President Donald Trump and vowing not to cast a ballot for him, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox endorsed the Republican presidential nominee…

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Southern Utah wildfire update

July 10, 2024

From Kayli Guild, Prevention & Fire Communications Coordinator with the Utah Department of Natural Resources   https://youtu.be/oxHBNkkQCRE

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Judge rejects Colby Jenkins’ bid to get list of Washington County’s uncounted votes in Utah GOP primary

July 9, 2024

Jenkins’ campaign wanted to contact voters and urge them to fix ballot issues in Utah’s 2nd Congressional District Republican primary election that incumbent Rep. Celeste Maloy leads by 314 votes.   By Robert Gehrke, The Salt Lake Tribune   Utah Judge Jay Winward rejected on Monday a request from Colby Jenkins’ campaign to require the…

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Regional Wildfires in Southern Utah

July 8, 2024

From Iron County Today Staff Southern Utah is currently facing several significant wildfires, with the closest being the “Little Twist” fire, which ignited on Thursday, June 13, 2024. As of July 7th, four weeks later, the fire remains only 40% contained and has spread across approximately 5,096 acres. The Little Twist fire is burning in…

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Ken Robinson Wins Iron County Commission Seat C, Defeats Former Mayor Maile Wilson Edwards

June 28, 2024

By Tracie Sullivan, Iron County Today   Ken Robinson has secured Iron County Commission’s Seat C with a resounding victory over Maile Wilson-Edwards.  In the primary election last Tuesday, Robinson captured 5,964 votes, representing 66.4% of the total ballots cast by registered Republicans countywide. Wilson-Edwards trailed behind with 3,025 votes, garnering 33.6% of the vote.…

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UTAH AND WYOMING FILE SUIT CHALLENGING THE NEW BLM PUBLIC LANDS RULE

June 27, 2024

From Alexander Curcio, Utah Attorney General’s Office SALT LAKE CITY – On Tuesday, the states of Utah and Wyoming, where federally-controlled land is abundant, filed a joint lawsuit challenging the new BLM Public Lands Rule. The states are suing the U.S. Department of the Interior and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for failure to…

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Primary Election Results

June 25, 2024

The Primary Election on June 25th has come to a close and races have been called. Races related to Iron County specifically resulted in Ken Robinson winning County Commission seat “C” and Joann Brinton in State School Board 15. While both Trent Staggs and Phil Lyman did not win at the state level, Staggs led…

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Lee Introduces Trio of Bills Defending Access to Public Lands

June 20, 2024

From Colby Walker, For Iron County Today WASHINGTON – Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) introduced a trio of bills today to ensure access to federal lands and reaffirm the authority of state and local jurisdictions. “In each of these bills, we aim to return control to those who are closest to our public lands — the…

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Utah to Execute Death Row Inmate Taberon Honie Amidst Controversy Over New Lethal Injection Protocol

June 16, 2024

By Tracie Sullivan, Iron County Today After 25 years on death row, 48-year-old Taberon Honie is scheduled for execution on August 8, following a recent ruling by 5th District Judge Jeffrey C. Wilcox.  After more than an hour of intense legal arguments, Wilcox’s decision marks the end of a long series of appeals and legal…

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State of Utah Strongly Opposes the Bureau of Land Management’s Public Lands Rule

April 23, 2024

SALT LAKE CITY – Today, the Bureau of Land Management (“BLM”) released its final “Public Lands Rule.” Certain provisions in the Rule will negatively impact the 22.8 million acres of BLM land in Utah. Although the BLM claims that this Rule will enhance conservation, it will ironically impair the ability of BLM employees and their…

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