HURRICANE — It’s not the largest check of his young professional golf career – that came last year at the Major Series of Putting in Las Vegas – but the champion’s check of $18,000 presented to Taylor Montgomery by the Sand Hollow Leavitt Group Open is perhaps his most significant. Montgomery, a former UNLV men’s […]

Santa Clara’s annual Swiss Days celebration was Sept. 20-22, 2018.

ST. GEORGE — Mel Brooks’ hilarious musical comedy “Young Frankenstein” has come to life at The Electric Theater. The show opened Sept. 13 and continues through Sept. 29. Produced by The Stage Door, this is just one of many Southern Utah premieres the local nonprofit theater has brought to the area. It is also the […]

It’s not just the exposure to words but the frequency of conversation with adults that predicts language skills and IQ a decade later, study says.

ST. GEORGE — The Utah SAGE proficiency scores for the 2017-18 school year were released this month, and while both Washington County and Iron County school districts are above the state average in all tested areas – language arts, math and science – district officials say they would like to see even better results. The SAGE […]

ST. GEORGE — Looking for ways to increase economic opportunity for struggling residents in rural parts of Utah, state officials are implementing a program to allow for more remote work opportunities over online platforms. The “Rural Online Initiative” launches with a pilot program Oct. 1 in counties in the central and southern portions of the […]

FEATURE — While Utahns deal with disasters such as fires and flooding, other parts of the nation and world face hurricanes, tropical storms and earthquakes. Seeing the misfortune of others on the news, along with the unknown of what to expect in the months ahead for our own region, can add to a sense of unrest, […]

A concerned father wonders whether he and his wife should tell their kids that their beloved grandmother is very sick and may be dying.

ST. GEORGE — Here are the results from tonight’s Region 9 games. Check back soon for more details and photos. Desert Hills 26, Cedar 24 The Desert Hills Thunder escaped with a narrow victory Friday night, nailing a 35-yard field goal with 1.9 seconds to play. The Thunder scored first when Logan Wilstead pushed the ball over […]

ST. GEORGE — The West Rim Trail, including the route to Angels Landing, will reopen at 8 a.m. Saturday after undergoing trail repairs from a severe thunderstorm in July. The popular trail has been closed since an intense thunderstorm on July 11 caused flooding, mudslides and rockfalls. The heavy rainfall caused major damage in the area […]