CEDAR CITY — Cedar High’s American Legion baseball team went undefeated over the weekend, sweeping five games during a round-robin invitational tournament it hosted along with Canyon View High. The five-team tournament featured local teams Cedar, Canyon View, Crimson Cliffs and Parowan, plus one from Evanston, Wyoming. Each team played the other four once over […]

ST. GEORGE — Toiling alone during lunch, Fred frantically developed indoor plants, ones sitting in slippery sharp pots. It’s a mnemonic device meant to help English students remember the 15 literary devices – tone, attitude, diction and language among others. Taken literally,  however, it might be an apt description for Dr. Mikel Stevens who has dedicated […]

OGDEN, Utah — Protesters in two Utah cities are demanding the release of non-violent inmates during the COVID-19 pandemic. Fox13Now.com said the protests were held simultaneously in St. George and Ogden outside county prosecutor offices Friday night. “There are ankle bracelets, things like that where they can be monitored. We don’t think that a jail […]

ST. GEORGE — In the wake of increasing COVID-19 cases across the state, the Utah Area Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints sent an email to Utah church members Friday evening asking them to wear face masks when they attend church meetings or are out in public in general. Reaction among […]

CEDAR CITY — Members of a local Baptist church helped to find an 85-year-old Cedar City man with dementia who had been reported missing. Jack Haynes was reported missing Friday night by his wife, who had said he suffered from dementia and diabetes and had not taken his diabetes medication that day. Iron County Sheriff’s deputies […]

Health officials counted 56 new cases in southwest Utah on Saturday as the region saw its total case count pass the 2,000-mark.

CEDAR CITY — A driver whose brakes failed while coming down Parowan Canyon on state Route 143 Saturday morning was able to stop by crashing the vehicle into an embankment on the opposite side of the road, police said. Utah Highway Patrol Trooper Bambi Baie said the incident, which was first reported about 7:40 a.m. near […]

ST. GEORGE — The USA Preps Summer Nationals softball tournament is coming to St. George starting Wednesday and will be played at three softball complexes in St. George as well as one in Santa Clara. The tournament is expected to bring 144 teams and more than 2,000 out-of-state players, coaches and parents to St. George, as […]

CEDAR CITY — Beaver County and the Bureau of Land Management Cedar City Field Office have partnered to construct mountain biking trails at the Mammoth Crossing Trailhead and opened the first completed trail for public use Tuesday. Beaver County and the BLM partnered to match a Utah Outdoor Recreation grant and construct the Sage Advice […]

FEATURE — Summer has arrived, and for many, so has the heat. High temperatures and dry conditions often lead to watering bans. This is not only hard on gardeners but also our gardens and lawns. Fortunately, there are ways to help plants thrive despite stressful growing conditions. Adjust landscape care based on the weather conditions, […]