As students and teachers returned to the classroom for another school year, Kane County Hospital wanted to take a moment to recognize the educators who dedicate so much time, energy and care to the children and families of our community. Photos courtesy of Kane County Hospital. This year, Kane County Hospital assembled and delivered back-to-school welcome kits for teachers throughout the local school district and surrounding areas. Each tote bag was filled with useful classro

Eleven hikers were rescued and two hospitalized Monday, August 24, after heavy thunderstorms triggered flash flooding at Bryce Canyon National Park. Bryce Canyon’s hoodoos stretch below Sunset Point near the Wall Street section of the Navajo Loop Trail. Flash flooding Monday, Aug. 24, stranded 11 hikers in four groups on trails in the park, prompting a multi-agency rescue effort. Photo courtesy National Park Service. The hikers were traveling in four separate groups when floo

Human remains discovered at Lake Powell earlier this month have been recovered and sent to the Utah State Medical Examiner’s Office for possible identification, according to the Kane County Sheriff’s Office. Low water levels are visible around Halls Crossing Marina on Lake Powell in May 2026. Human remains discovered August 14 in the Kane County portion of the reservoir remain unidentified. Authorities have not indicated whether declining lake levels played a role in the disc

KANAB – Coconino County leaders brought an update on recovery from last year’s devastating Dragon Bravo and White Sage fires to Kanab this month, telling local business leaders that reopening the Grand Canyon’s North Rim is only one piece of a much longer regional recovery. About 50 people attended the Kanab Area Chamber of Commerce’s August luncheon at the Hampton Inn, where Coconino County recovery leaders discussed long-term recovery from the 2025 Dragon Bravo and White Sa

KANAB – Kanab will celebrate its Western movie heritage September 10 - 12, with the inaugural Little Hollywood Wild West Fest, a three-day event featuring actors, stunt shows, live music and activities at locations around town. Hollywood stuntman Buck “Dr. Buck” Montgomery, left, performs with his Wild Bunch during a Western stunt show. Montgomery and the Wild Bunch will perform during the inaugural Little Hollywood Wild West Fest September 10 – 12 in Kanab. Photo courtesy of

KANAB – Rural Opportunities for Arts (ROAR) recently partnered with the Kane County Active Living Centers and Kane County Center for the Arts to offer a free three-week pottery workshop at the Kanab Senior Center. Left to right, photos by Tonezee: Instructor Bianca Cole, seated, joins workshop participants Gloria Vance, Dale Lock, Karla Johnson, Christina Schultz and Pam Morrison as they show off ceramic flowers created during ROAR’s three-week “Hands in Clay” pottery worksho