by Nancy Goude | March 26, 2024
ESCALANTE - Collectively, a group of five passionate Escalante women—Robbin Peterson, Naketa Martel, Karen Munson, Jenny Evans and Heather McKnight—brought to life the third annual LitJam on March 19 at the Escalante High School. LitJam is a student writing conference, aimed at providing local youth,...
Torrey Receives Sign Donation Honoring the Town’s Designation as Utah’s First International Dark Sky Community
by Torrey Dark Skies | March 26, 2024
TORREY - Torrey Town received designation as Utah’s first International Dark Sky Community on January 12, 2018, and has now...
Glen Canyon Welcomes Rich Sweeting as Chief of Facilities Management
Contributed | March 26, 2024
GLEN CANYON - Glen Canyon National Recreation Area (Glen Canyon) is pleased to announce Rich Sweeting has been selected as...
BLM, FS Announces Public Meetings for BENM Draft Plan
Contributed | March 26, 2024
MONTICELLO - The Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service have announced five in-person and two...
Torrey Town Council Mar. 14, 2024
by Amiee Maxwell | March 19, 2024
TORREY - The March 14, 2024, Torrey Town Council began with an...
Wayne County Commission Mar. 4, 2024
by Amiee Maxwell | March 19, 2024
WAYNE CO. - The March 4, 2024, Wayne County Commission began with...
Garfield County Commission Mar. 11, 2024
The Insider | March 19, 2024
GARFIELD CO. - Since the last Commission meeting, Commissioners Leland Pollock and...
Students Explore Post Graduation Opportunities at First Ever Escalante Career Fair
March 26, 2024
ESCALANTE - Escalante High School (EHS) students spent March 19 learning about what it takes to be an entrepreneur, hair stylist, rancher, butcher, teacher, physical therapist, family medicine practitioner and more. The Escalante Career Fair...
Panguitch, Escalante, Bryce Valley Athletes Set 92 Personal Records at Meet
March 26, 2024
ST. GEORGE - Escalante, Panguitch and Bryce Valley track and field athletes hopped on buses and traveled to St. George on March 22-23 for the 2024 Pine View Invitational, which featured athletes from Class 1A...
PHS Sports Sidelines
March 26, 2024
Track season started right after the basketball finals and caught me napping. The latest results I have is from a meet held on the 16th at the Old Capital Invitational at Fillmore. Both the boys...
Heber Baker 1942 – 2024
March 26, 2024
FREMONT - Ralph Heber Baker, age 81, passed away March 18, 2024, in Provo, Utah. Heber was born December 2, 1942, in Teasdale, Utah to Alfred and Marva Williams Baker. After graduating high school, Heber...
Carol Cole
March 26, 2024
PANGUITCH - Carol Elizabeth Cole born October 10, 1949, in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, the daughter of James and Hazel Allen went home to be with Jesus on March 16, 2024, in Panguitch. As a young...
Nancy Noble
March 26, 2024
Remembering Nancy Noble… GROVER - There are so many wonderful things to remember about Nancy, mainly her generosity and the deep friendships she nurtured. We cannot forget her love of gardening, growing flowers, and tomatoes!...
FYI Panguitch
by Mack Oetting | March 26, 2024
Where did March go? February seemed to go on forever, and just like that, March is now over. The highlight of the up-and-coming weekend is the Easter Egg Hunt. It...
News from Wayne County
by Adus F. Dorsey II | March 26, 2024
WAYNE CO. - Although much has been written about that large expanse of wide open spaces north and east of Hanksville called Robbers Roost, mystique and mystery still swirls like...
SkyWatcher Leo T
by Leonard Thomas | March 26, 2024
The Big Dipper glitters high in the northeast these clear evenings, standing on its handle. Follow the curve of the Dipper’s handle out and around and arc to Arcturus, rising...
Ninety-one Counts
March 26, 2024
I'm old enough to remember when it would be certain political death to embrace sworn enemies of our country (especially Communist Russia), or to attempt the overthrow of our elections and democracy, and to encourage the attacking of our allies. There was a time when being an unabashed purveyor of...
Our Old Panguitch High School: Demolition or Restoration
March 19, 2024
As many are aware, and many not, the demolition of our old Panguitch High School is imminent without strong public support to do otherwise, preserved and restore. To not have this beautiful, old yellow brick building standing along our Main Street is hard to imagine. Once gone, it is gone...
Opinion: Our Public Lands Are Ours
March 19, 2024
Senator Mike Lee’s recent comment article in the Deseret Magazine would make many of us wonder why he is a senator of a Western public land state, rather than a private land state, such as Ohio. His lifestyle of not going outdoors is clearly evident in his desire to make...