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CEDAR CITY —The Utah Inland Port Authority announced the designation of BZI Innovation Park within the Iron Springs Project Area in Cedar City as part of Union Pacific’s Focus Site program. This designation underscores the site’s preparedness and strategic importance to logistics and transportation in the Western United States. “We look forward to providing rail […]

ST. GEORGE — A man was airlifted to the hospital after crashing his paraglider near Blue Springs Reservoir Sunday morning. Washington County Sheriff’s Deputy Brandon Lacagnina told St. George News the man had taken flight in a powered paraglider near Kolob Terrace Road, gaining approximately 10 feet in elevation when he experienced motor issues. “(He) […]

Last week I had the opportunity to witness the first group of student graduates at Career Tech High School. CTHS is the newest high school in Washington County School District and sits on the corner of River Road and Southern Parkway. These graduates check-in at either 3 or 4 years old. Although we do have […]

UTAH/ARIZONA — Within the heart of the Navajo Nation and in the shadow of the sandstone arch that is the namesake of the tribal capitol, a simple greeting and big smiles were shared over and over again Friday as tribal officials gathered: “Yá‘át’ééh abíní!” It was a good morning indeed for Navajo President Buu Nygren […]

CEDAR CITY — Republican voters in Iron County will soon decide who will be the newest member of the Iron County Commission. GOP candidates Ken Robinson and Maile Wilson Edwards are both vying for the outgoing Marilyn Wood’s seat on the three-member commission. Wood, who was first elected in 2000, has decided not to run […]

CONTRIBUTED CONTENT — Locally owned and operated Bank of Utah is excited to invite Utahns to “show us their Utah” by submitting original color photos of their favorite Utah landscapes, and with their friends and family enjoying those landscapes, in the bank’s fourth annual “My Utah” Photo Contest, through July 19. The first-place winner will […]

FEATURE — This week’s planetary alignment hasn’t happened for centuries. Gaining momentum throughout this week, Jupiter and Pluto are forming a trine. Its energetic influence will be strongest from Wednesday, May 29, through June 6, with the exact aspect occurring June 2 at 6:12 p.m. MDT. A trine occurs when two planets are 120 degrees […]

ST. GEORGE — In a cozy kitchen, a man stirs a fragrant concoction of butter, garlic, cream and parmesan cheese, transforming them into a rich, velvety Alfredo sauce. The air fills with the aroma of marinated chicken fresh off the grill. The man behind the ladle? Alex Graham, also referred to as “The Marinade Master.” […]

CONTRIBUTED CONTENT — Explore stories of death, grief and healing after loss in the pages of“Sending People to Heaven – The Undertaker,” a touching new novel frommortician David John Cook. “Sending People to Heaven – The Undertaker” pulls back the curtain on the extraordinary life of John, a licensed mortician working within the unseen world […]

Utah is one of 16 states suing California over a rule aimed at curbing air pollution that, according to a complaint signed by Attorney General Sean Reyes, “violates the Constitution and threatens our Nation’s economic security.” Filed in U.S. District Court of the Eastern District of California, Nebraska v. Cliff takes issue with a new […]