The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources currently has 15 desert tortoises available for adoption and is accepting applications. Photo courtesy of Utah Division of Wildlife Resources. Mojave Desert tortoises, native to areas north and west of the Colorado River in Arizona, Utah, Nevada and California, were listed as threatened under the Endangered Species A ct in 1990. As such, desert tortoises are protected under federal and state laws. In Utah, it is illegal to collect or re

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