(Beaver, UT) — A wildfire north of Cedar City continues to grow as firefighters develop a plan of attack. The Thompson Ridge Fire near Beaver started on Friday and burned roughly five acres when it was discovered. But, the fire has now scorched about 250 acres as of yesterday morning […]
(Cedar City, UT) — The State Bank of Southern Utah is donating more than 50-thousand dollars to three Cedar City nonprofit agencies. The new member-matching grant program is providing the Cedar City Housing Authority, Habitat for Humanity of Southwest Utah, and NeighborWork Mountain Country Home Solutions each with 17-thousand-500 dollars. […]
(Cedar City, UT) — Cedar City leaders are looking at the possibility of adding two high-rises around town. The proposal was pitched last week during the city council meeting and brought up by St. George-based Bush and Gudgell. The land survey company wants to buy Cedar City land and build […]
(Cedar City, UT) — Nearly 20 emaciated dogs have been rescued from a training facility in Cedar City. Iron County Sheriff’s Lieutenant Dave Mitchell told reporters the dogs were being kept in conditions he called “deplorable,” with animals in their own waste and urine. He said, “Deputies found 19 dogs […]
(Cedar City, UT) — The 2023 Utah Shakespeare Festival is underway at Southern Utah University. The festival opened Wednesday night with a preview of West Side Story, followed by previews of Jane Austen’s Emma and Williams Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream on Thursday. A preview of Raisin in the Sun […]
(Cedar City, UT) — A rockslide shut down Cedar Canyon just about all day yesterday. Boulders rolled down onto State Route 14 near milepost 8 just after 6 a.m. The Utah Department of Transportation initially said crews were expected to have the highway open by 8:30 a.m. but just before […]
(Cedar City, UT) — Opening ceremonies for the Larry H. Miller Utah Summer Games will kick off tomorrow. The event will get started at 8:30 p.m. at Eccles Coliseum football stadium at Southern Utah University. Although the summer games have already started in Cedar City, the executive director called the […]
(Cedar City, UT) — The Larry H. Miller Utah Summer Games has a new executive director. Southern Utah University President Mindy Benson announced on Wednesday that Jonathan Oglesby will move into the executive director’s office on June 1st. Oglesby is described as an experienced sports director who previously worked for […]
(Cedar City, UT) — Southern Utah authorities are looking into the death of a woman in Brian Head. Police said yesterday the 50-year-old was found Sunday morning in a rented condo. The Brian Head Marshal’s Office explained her death listed as unattended and a medical examiner is needed to determine […]
(Cedar City, UT) — Two men are in custody after Utah Highway Patrol troopers found a large amount of drugs during a traffic stop near Cedar City. Troopers booked the 26- and 27-year-old men after finding 22 pounds of methamphetamine, fentanyl, and other drugs in their car after stopping them […]
