Water levels at Lake Powell remain far below full capacity as officials continue working on long-term plans for managing the drought-strained Colorado River. Glen Canyon Dam and the Colorado River near Page, Arizona, form the southern end of Lake Powell, the reservoir that stretches into Kane County and serves as a key water storage site for the Colorado River Basin. Photo courtesy of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. As of early March, the reservoir behind Glen Canyon Dam is r

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah lawmakers moved this session to revise the state’s controversial pre­liminary municipality law, advancing legislation that would require earlier co­ordination between devel­opers and county govern­ments before new munici­palities can be formed. Willow preliminary municipality site plan. The proposal remains under review by the Utah Lieutenant Governor’s Office as lawmakers consider House Bill 510, legislation that would strengthen county coordination and

FREDONIA — On Satur­day, Feb. 28, the Fredonia Fire Department, with as­sistance from the Kanab Fire Department, hosted a joint training operation at a local abandoned building generously donated by members of the Fredonia community. Photos courtesy of Fredonia Fire Department. These trainings are very useful for both departments because we rely heavily on each other during real-time emergencies. For some members of both depart­ments this was their first exposure to the opera

The Kane County Commission met Feb­ruary 24 with higher-than-average atten­dance and one public comment. A resident questioned the coun­ty’s policy allowing businesses in unincor­porated areas to rely on a Kanab City license rather than obtain­ing a separate county license. Commissioners considered two zone change applications. The first involved Oak Ridge Estates, where applicants sought to rezone property from Agricultural to Ru­ral-10 for a proposed low-density, year-round

FREDONIA - The meet­ing of the Fredonia city council started at its regu­lar 7 p.m. time on February 17, with good attendance. During the public comment portion of the meeting, a member of the public stood to inquire on for-sale prop­erties in the area, posing plans to construct afford­able single-family housing in the area. The council di­rected the inquirer to plan­ning and zoning to get on their regular agenda, after which the public comment portion concluded. The first ac

GLENDALE - The meeting of the Glen­dale Town Council, held on February 19, was called to order despite the heavy snow that evening. Follow­ing the regular open­ing procedures, the Mayor called to bring a particular item to the top of the agenda: thanking city employ­ee Colton Brinkerhoff for his four years of service, as Brinkerhoff prepared to take up a different job. Colton Brinkerhoff presented with an honorary painting by the City of Glendale. Photo by Celeste Meyeres. Sa

On the afternoon of February 23, 2026, Kane County Hospi­tal officials gathered construction project managers with hos­pital and community leaders to celebrate the completion of the framework of its new outpatient care facil­ity on 300 N. in Kanab with a traditional top out ceremony. Left to right, photos by Ty Gant: Ceremony attendees were invited to sign the final beam along with project leads and prominent public officials. Hospital CEO Kurt Loveless convened the ceremony,