Airman Apprentice Charlie Bosworth. Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Marieliza Rosales, Navy Public Affairs Support Element East. Airman Apprentice Charlie Bosworth, a native of Kanab, Utah, serves the U.S. Navy assigned to Airborne Command and Control Squadron 126 (VAW- 126), supporting the E-2D carrier airborne early warning aircraft, known as the Hawkeye. Bosworth graduat­ed from Kanab High School in 2024 through Kane County Adult Education. The skills and

Last Thursday’s open mic night at The No­mad Café (just north of Kanab, by the port of entry) was alive with creativity, laughter, and hometown talent. The featured artist for the evening was Kanab’s own Eureka!, who debuted two origi­nal songs, Emaline a nd Gears of War. Photos by Jan Wieneke. In true Nomad fash­ion, the night also fea­tured a mix of local musicians and poets sharing the stage. Per­formers brought a blend of originals and covers on guitar, ukulele and harmon

On Thursday eve­ning, 27 community members gathered at the Kanab City Library to hear Dr. Troy Allan of Utah State Universi­ty deliver an inspiring talk titled “Through the Lens, Beyond the Stars,” part of Stellar Vista Observatory’s ongoing SVO Speaker Series. Left to right: Dr. Allan discusses audience members’ awe-inspiring experiences. Photos courtesy of SVO. Dr. Allan began with a deeply personal story. He joined the military in August 2001, never imagining that the worl

With news of a baby bison being born that morning at Zion Moun­tain Ranch, chamber members and guests arrived at the ranch’s restaurant, Cordwood, for the semi-annual Kanab Area Chamber luncheon in the north part of Kane County. Chamber board mem­ber Nicholas Meyeres welcomed attendees and introduced the host, Kevin McLaws. Kevin is the owner of Zion Mountain Ranch and surrounding prop­erties, including the emerging Zion Na­tional Park Discovery Center about a mile west of th

Left to right, photos by Jerry Melrose: An early-on arrival of the pink-tinged impish axolotl, an endangered genus of aquatic salamander native to the highlands and Lake Xochimilcan sur­rounding Mexico City, followed by an ominously black-robed panic-stricken impersonator inspired by The Scream, an 1893 Expressionist painting by Nor­wegian artist Edvard Munch. Then comes the pumpkin patch kids under the smiling watchful eye of Colleen Sorensen. A just hatched white-clothed li

On Thursday, October 16, the Valley High School’s Future Farmers of America (FFA) Chapter held their pre-Opening Day Annual Deer Hunters Ball Dinner and Raffle event in the historic Old Gym. The VHS Old Gym brimming with the hubbub of non-stop activity during the FFA’s Annual Deer Hunters Ball. Up-front-right at the projector displaying the drawn winning numbers on a screen above the proscenium stage are sophomore volleyball teammates Kaycee Heaton (left) and Sadie Bauer. In

On October 24, the Buckskin Tavern hosted a fairly unprecedented event in the Fredonia/Kanab area; a Halloween themed Drag Show, MC’d by host Karma Zabitch, and including talents like Violet Vox, Betty Rockets, Slaydes, Rico and Plexi Glass. Photo by Stacy Cox. According to Buckskin management, “The night was amazing, with the largest crowd we have ever had for an event, with a line wrapped around the building. We were very close to having to turn people away, it was an eclec