KANAB — The Kanab Area Chamber of Commerce hosted two ribbon cuttings in May, celebrating both a new restaurant opening and the completion of a new county resource facility in downtown Kanab. Left to right: Owners, staff , family members and community supporters gather May 1 for a ribbon cutting celebrating the opening of Los Tapatios Mexican Restaurant in Kanab. The event was hosted by the Kanab Area Chamber of Commerce. Community members, chamber representatives and county

BIG WATER — A 45-yearold motorcyclist was killed Monday evening in a collision with a tour bus near the Utah-Arizona border, according to the Utah Department of Public Safety (DPS). View of scene to the north. Photo by Phil Clark. The crash occurred at about 5:40 p.m., on May 25, on SR-89 near the Utah- Arizona border in Kane County. DPS reported a Yamaha motorcycle and a Vanhool tour bus were both traveling northbound when the collision occurred. According to a DPS news rele

Fire officials are warning that southern Utah is heading into what could be an intense wildfire season as hot, dry conditions continue building across the region. Firefighters with the Cedar Mountain Fire Protection District work to contain a small wildland fire recently sparked by improperly discarded burn pit materials. Agencies across southern Utah warn of increasing wildfire danger heading into summer. Photo courtesy Cedar Mountain Fire Protection District. Earlier this m

Federal land managers have imposed new fire restrictions across southern Utah, including Kane County, as officials warn of increasing wildfire danger heading into the summer recreation season. The Bureau of Land Management announced that Stage 1 fire restrictions took effect May 22 on BLM-managed lands in southwest Utah, including Kane, Washington, Iron, Garfield and Beaver counties. The agency cited “rapidly increasing fire danger” across the region. Under the restrictions,