Kane County The Kane County Commission approved a $500,000 plan to renovate the county assessor and DMV building, addressing aging roof, HVAC and plumbing systems. The project will be funded with $200,000 from the Buildings and Grounds Fund and $300,000 from the Municipal Building Authority. Commissioners also approved a new ordi­nance regulating com­mercial water hauling and adopted several housekeeping amend­ments to county zoning ordinances. Other ac­tions included approv­

KANE COUNTY — A team of Utah and Nevada National Guard aviators re­cently helped recover two remarkable dino­saur fossils from a re­mote excavation site in Kane County, includ­ing what researchers say is the first baby duck-billed dinosaur ever found in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. A Utah Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter carries a rock-encased juvenile duckbilled dinosaur fossil from a remote excavation site in Grand Staircase-Escalante National

KANE COUNTY — President Donald Trump on Monday signed proclamations dramatically reducing the size of Grand Stair­case-Escalante and Bears Ears national monuments, reviving one of Utah’s longest-running public lands debates and setting the stage for anoth­er round of expected court challenges. For Kane County, the decision carries particular signifi­cance. Grand Stair­case-Escalante Na­tional Monument en­compasses much of southern Kane County and has shaped public land manage

PAGE — On July 5, 2026, at 11:30 p.m., the Page Police and Fire Communications Center received a report of two individuals that had been shot at a residence in the 100 block of 9th Avenue. When officers arrived on scene, they entered the residence and located an adult male and an adult female, both deceased from injuries sustained by apparent gunshot wounds. The suspect was unknown and not on scene when officers arrived. The residence was secured and a search warrant was obta

KANAB — Visitors hiking to the Wave are being advised to keep their distance from a young black bear that has been spotted near the Wire Pass trailhead in recent weeks. A young black bear stands near the Wire Pass trailhead, the primary access point for hikers visiting the Wave, Buckskin Gulch and Coyote Buttes. Visitors are urged to give the bear plenty of space, secure food and trash and never feed wildlife. Photo courtesy of the Bureau of Land Management. According to Drea

Three wildland firefighters were killed, and two others were injured Saturday after they were overtaken by rapidly changing fire conditions while battling a wildfire near the Colorado-Utah border. Wildland firefighters hike toward the fire line as a helicopter makes a water drop. Three firefighters were killed and two were injured June 27 after being overtaken by rapidly changing fire conditions while battling a wildfire near the Colorado-Utah border. Photo courtesy InciWeb.

COLORADO CITY, Ariz. — Mohave College has received accreditation approval from the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) to offer a new Bachelor of Science in Nursing, RNBSN, giving registered nurses an affordable, flexible pathway to complete a bachelor’s degree through the College. Mohave College has received accreditation approval to off er a new Bachelor of Science in Nursing, RN-BSN. Photo courtesy of Mohave College. “This is an important advancement for students, working nur