While astronauts circled the moon this week aboard NASA’s Artemis II mis­sion, part of the power that sent them there came from Utah. NASA’s Artemis II mission lifts off aboard the Space Launch System rocket. Solid rocket boosters built in Utah helped power the mission carrying astronauts on a trip around the moon. Photo by Bill Ingalls/NASA. The Space Launch Sys­tem rocket that launched the crew relied on two massive solid rocket boost­ers built in northern Utah by Northrop

KANAB - The meet­ing of the Kane County Planning and Zoning Board held on April 8 had a full agenda of Land Use topics and public hearings. Following the regular opening procedures and a brief update from County Commis­sioner Gwen Brown, the board started on the agenda’s action items. The first item was administrative, with the board considering granting Land Use Ad­ministrator Shannon McBride authoriza­tion to process amend­ments and compliance issues for the Camp Kaia Condi

KANAB — Kane County Republicans gathered Saturday at the Kanab Center for the party’s county nominating conven­tion, where delegates narrowed several local races ahead of the June 23 primary election. Delegates and attendees gather Saturday at the Kanab Center for the Kane County Republican nominating convention, where local party members selected candidates for the June primary election. Photo by Nicholas Meyeres. Party officials said all 70 delegates from across Kane County

SALT LAKE CITY—The U.S. Forest Service is pre­paring to shift its national headquarters from Wash­ington, D.C., to Salt Lake City, a move that could bring federal land manage­ment leadership closer to the landscapes it oversees across the West. A view of the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest. The U.S. Forest Service is moving its headquarters to Salt Lake City as part of a broader shift toward Western-based land management. U.S. Forest Service photo. While the agency will m

KANE COUNTY—Traffic is building, parking lots are filling and spring break visitors are returning to Kane County. This year, lo­cal businesses say fuel costs may be influenc­ing how travelers plan trips and how much they spend once they arrive. Visitors stop along a roadway in Zion National Park during the spring travel season. Increased regional tourism is bringing steady traffic through Kane County as spring break activity picks up. Photo by Melissa MN. Spring break, which

ORDERVILLE—Following the regular opening ceremonies, the April 1 meeting of the Orderville Town Board started on the primary agenda, beginning with the planned shift in regular meeting times. Per previous discussion, the council proposed a shift to Mondays at 5:30 p.m., to avoid significant overtime concentrated on a single day imposed on city staff, as well as to avoid conflict with common times for municipal and school activities like youth basketball. The council unanimous

PAGE, Ariz. — A con­firmed measles case in Page has prompted exposure warnings at multiple loca­tions and new vaccination requirements for students and staff at Page High School. While no cases have been confirmed in Kane County, the Page exposure highlights the close ties between communities in Page, Kanab and Fredonia. Coconino County Health and Human Services con­firmed March 20 that a county resident tested posi­tive for measles, marking the first reported case in the cou