KANAB — The Catori Canyon PRCA Heritage Rodeo drew record-lev­el crowds, international visitors and top regional competitors to Kanab last weekend, continuing its rise as one of southern Utah’s fastest-growing rodeo events. Photos by Jayme Church. Held at the Kaneplex Arena beneath Kanab’s red cliffs, the rodeo featured more than 300 contestant entries and nearly $80,000 in total payouts. Organiz­ers estimated roughly 1,400 spectators attended Saturday night’s perfor­mance al

SALT LAKE CITY — Gov. Spencer Cox signed an executive order May 29 establishing a new state­wide framework for future large-scale data center development in Utah. An electrical substation sits in Utah’s arid desert landscape. Gov. Spencer Cox signed an executive order May 29 establishing new statewide principles for future large-scale data center development, including review of water and infrastructure impacts. Photo by Nicholas Klein. According to the order, state agencies

BIG WATER — One per­son was airlifted in serious condition following a head-on crash May 27 on U.S. Highway 89 near Big Water in Kane County, according to Utah Highway Patrol information published by regional media. Photo courtesy of the Utah Department of Public Safety. The crash occurred around 10:30 p.m. near mile marker 25 on U.S. 89, according to UHP Lt. Cameron Roden. Reports stated an east­bound Jeep Wrangler crossed into the westbound lane and collided head-on with a

KANAB — The Kanab Museum is excited to announce a new community-wide project inviting resi­dents to help preserve local history one recipe at a time through a community cookbook titled Kanab’s Kitchen Table. Community cookbooks are about more than ingredi­ents, they tell us about resourcefulness, cel­ebration, family tradi­tions and how people care for one another. This project is seek­ing to help preserve those connections by gathering the mem­ories, photographs, traditions