ST. GEORGE —In addition to celebrating Utah’s pioneers,July 24 is the National Day of the Cowboy, a day set aside to honor the cowboys and cowgirls of America. Southern Utah has its share of cowboys and cowgirls worthy of honor.One of the area’s most famous cowboys was Weldon Bascom, a rodeo champion who was one […]

FEATURE —Blueberries are a summer favorite, great for snacking, baking, topping your oatmeal and so much more. This nutritious fruit also adds a bit of brain power to your diet and beauty to your landscape with spring blooms, fall color and of course tasty and colorful fruit. Blueberries are one of the most nutritional foods […]

A local inventor is trying to get us to reuse water from washing machines and showers on outdoor landscaping. But Utah state law poses a challenge.

ST. GEORGE — For those reading this story from outside Utah, you may be unfamiliar with a significant element of the state’s culture celebrated annually July 24: It’s Pioneer Day, an official Utah state holiday. Banks and some stores close along with state offices on Pioneer Day. It commemorates Brigham Young and the intrepid Latter-day […]

CEDAR CITY — Two similar but unrelated single-vehicle crashes involving trailers were reported within a few hours of each other along Interstate 15 in Iron County on Friday. The first incident, which happened shortly before 11 a.m., occurred near mile marker 64 north of Cedar City and involved a blue Hyundai Santa Fe SUV with […]

CONTRIBUTED CONTENT — Pain management specialist Dr. Casey Muir strives to always put patients first and explore all available resources in his quest to help them get back to enjoying life. Muir addresses both chronic and acute pain conditions as part of the elite team at Southwest Spine & Pain. He enjoys getting to know […]

ST. GEORGE — Zion National Park officials have a word of advice when visiting Zion National Park in the near future: Bring your own mask. While COVID-19 mask requirements have been lifted in most of Southern Utah, they are still required aboard the park shuttles at Zion – whether a person is vaccinated or not. […]

Taylor Honey is a family business and the reason for some of our local produce.

Beekeeper Jared Taylor is continuing his family tradition by involving his children in the beekeeping business.

The Cleveland Browns’ Mac Speedie, who was raised in Utah, has finally been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Some are saying this is much overdue.