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Kanab Museum launches community cookbook project
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

Kanab Museum
Jun 32 min read


Glendale Memorial Day
GLENDALE — On Memorial Day the Glendale town hall was decorated with soldiers’ images spread across the walls and windows. A helmet, vest and rounds of ammunition displayed. To those who had not experienced the weight of such baggage, it was truly overwhelming. Realizing that a soldier could lay down the physical burden and walk away was a fleeting thought, when one paused to realize that the mental and emotional weight was much heavier. Oh, our dear soldiers carried so muc

Myrna Cox
Jun 32 min read


Fredonia Library summer happenings
Summer reading has officially started, so start counting your minutes and hours of reading. Remember audiobooks, graphic novels, newspaper/ magazines (online or physical) and more all count! Drop by the library or come to one of our upcoming events if you want a paper tracker and swag bag, or you can download the Reader Zone app and input the Fredonia Library code 990c4 after logging in. Image courtesy of Fredonia Public Library. Our first event was held May 27; Jazmin Jordan

Sheena Cram
May 272 min read


Long Valley Lions 2026 Rodeo Series begins
The first leg of the Long Valley Lions Rodeo Series gathered on May 23, in Carroll Arena at the North Events Center with young cowhands of all ages through high school from as far away as Richfield yearning for its September Finals assortment of prizes, including much coveted saddles and engraved commemorative buckles. The next of each upcoming season of three more Saturday competitions will be held from 11 a.m. to approximately 4:30 - 5 p.m. on June 13. Come on out and enjoy

Jerry Melrose
May 271 min read


Staying safe during the summer heat
Summer heat is part of life in Southern Utah, but prolonged high temperatures can create serious health risks, especially for older adults. In Kane County and the Arizona Strip, summer temperatures regularly push into the 90s, and the region’s dry climate can make dehydration happen faster than many people realize. Regular hydration, shade and limiting strenuous afternoon activity can help seniors stay safer during periods of extreme summer heat. As people age, the body becom

Don Jennings
May 272 min read


National plein air exhibit opens in Maynard Dixon Country
MOUNT CARMEL — Artists and visitors from across the country gathered this week at the historic Maynard Dixon Summer Home & Studio for the opening of the “Heart of America” Plein Air exhibition, a showcase focused on western landscapes and outdoor painting. Artist Mitch Baird, left, visits with Thunderbird Foundation for the Arts owner Susan Bingham during the opening reception for the “Heart of America” Plein Air exhibition at the Maynard Dixon Summer Home & Studio in Mount C

Southern Utah News
May 202 min read


Forty years, countless cuts and a lifetime of stories: Kanab’s beloved barber/stylist Kristine Barton retires
Kristine Barton, who has been keeping people looking their best for 40 years, will be retiring at the end of the month. Brooks Brown, her nephew, gets one of her final haircuts. KANAB — After nearly four decades of serving the Kanab community with scissors in hand and conversation flowing, longtime hairstylist and barber Kristi Barton is announcing her retirement from full-time cosmetology work. A retirement party is planned for clients and friends to drop by and wish her w

Matt Brown
May 203 min read
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