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ST. GEORGE — Southern Utah’s mountains could see up to 18 inches of snow between Tuesday and Wednesday, prompting the National Weather Service to issue a winter weather advisory for Washington, Iron, Beaver, Garfield and Kane Counties. The advisory runs from noon Tuesday through 10 p.m. Wednesday and specifically mentions the Tushar Range and Brian […]

ST. GEORGE —Labor shortages have emerged as one of the most significant hurdles businesses face today, posing challenges to sustained growth and economic development. This will be one of the major topics at the New Americans in Southern Utah Symposium, which will be Friday, Feb. 23, from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at Utah Tech University’s Gardner […]

FEATURE — Do you know that you can work your muscles without movement? While this doesn’t mean your daily workout will take place while you sit on the couch playing video games, you must admit I’ve got your attention. The muscle-building activity I’m referring to is called isometric exercise. “Iso” means “equal” and “metria” means […]

ST. GEORGE — The National Park Service announced last Tuesday that it had updated the compendium for the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. What does that mean? “A park’s compendium serves as public notice, identifies areas closed for public use, provides a list of activities requiring either a special use permit or reservation, and elaborates […]

ST. GEORGE — Northbound travelers on Interstate 15 near Beaver were experiencing significant delays Sunday following separate afternoon crashes. As of 8:30 p.m., traffic was moving slowly but was still backed up between mile markers 101 and 103 as UDOT webcams continued to show a lengthy line of vehicles extending south. A semitractor-trailer rollover occurred […]

CEDAR CITY — Five Canyon View girls earned individual titles and the Falcons won the school’s first state wrestling championship Saturday in Richfield. Canyon View accumulated 311.5 team points to outdistance runner-up Grantsville (229) to claim the 3A trophy. Eight Falcon wrestlers made it to the finals of their respective weight brackets and five of […]

ST. GEORGE —A woman was transported to the hospital after crashing into an Iron County yard around midnight and was found found in her car Sunday morning. The woman reportedly ran a stop sign at Iron Springs Road and state Route 56 and crashed into a yard at 351 N. 5300 W. She told responders […]

CEDAR CITY — If the recent performances of Southern Utah University indoor track and field athletes are any indication, then the Western Athletic Conference championships should yield all kinds of success. The meet, which runs Monday-Tuesday in Albuquerque, New Mexico, will be streamed live on ESPN+. And the Thunderbirds’ coach is expecting good things from […]

ENOCH — A new indoor ice rink under construction in Enoch is on track to be completed in July. The privately owned facility, known as KJ’s Ice Barn, derives its name from the initials of Kerry Jo Fain, longtime hockey supporter who died on Jan. 13 at age 42 following a battle with cancer. A […]

FEATURE — If you’re feeling a bad case of deja vu, you could be under the influence of this week’s cosmic energies. On Sunday at 9:13 p.m. MDT, the sun moves into the mutable Water sign of Pisces, marking a time when we are more aligned with our spirit and seek activities that provide a […]