After 11 years of dedicated service, Dan McClendon, Garkane’s Chief Executive Officer has announced his retirement effective January 2, 2026. Under his leadership, the cooperative has grown stronger, expanded its services and remained true to its mission of providing reliable, affordable electricity to the communities it serves. Left to right: Dan McClendon, Bryant Shakespear. Photos via Garkane. Throughout McClendon’s tenure, the cooperative has achieved major milestones, in

In 1954, President Eisen­hower signed a bill pro­claiming November 11 as Veterans Day, calling on the nation to “solemnly remember the sacrifices of all those who fought so valiantly, on the seas, in the air, and on foreign shores, to preserve our heritage of freedom, and let us reconse­crate ourselves to the task of promoting and enduring peace so that their efforts shall not have been in vain.” Photo of the 2024 Kanab Center green lights by Ty Gant. In the nearly seven de­c

On October 21, the Kanab City Council met in order to consider a Public Infrastructure District agreement on the (PID) Hidden Can­yon Subdivision in Kanab, located east off Highway 89. The city and development have consistently worked together to plan the infrastructure - espe­cially water and sewer - of Hidden Canyon, and the establishment of this PID is a signifi­cant formalization of that process. Following the opening procedures, no member of the public stood to comment i

The federal government remains in a partial shutdown more than two weeks after funding expired at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2025, with no breakthrough yet in congressional negotiations to reopen agencies. United States Capital Roughly 750,000 federal employees continue to face furloughs or work without pay as lawmakers remain divided over spending levels and health care subsidies. The impasse has halted or slowed operations across multiple agencies, delaying economic data r