Zion National Park visitors with mobility challenges have a new way to experience some of the park’s trails, with an all-terrain wheelchair now available to borrow free of charge. There are many trails in Zion to explore with Extreme Motus, like Weeping Rock! NPS photo. The park is offering an Extreme Motus adventure wheelchair from the Zion Canyon Visitor Center. The three-wheeled manual chair is designed to travel over terrain that can be difficult or impossible to navigate

KANAB — Kane County Hospital is proud to once again join with local grocery stores and community members to support the Kane County Care and Share through a recent checkout donation campaign. Through the generosity of community members, combined with a $1,200 contribution from Kane County Hospital, a total of $4,380.78 was raised for Kane County Care and Share. Photo courtesy of the Kane County Hospital. During the collection period, shoppers were in­vited to make a donation

BEAVER, Utah — For generations, the Kanab Cowboys and Beaver Beavers have battled on the football field. For nearly a century, the rivalry has produced unforgettable games, fierce competition and communities proudly cheering for their teams, but this week, those uniforms represented something even greater than football. Instead of meeting under the Friday night lights, members of the Kanab High School football team traveled to Beaver to serve families and neighborhoods recove

KANAB — Heavy monsoon thunderstorms on Wednesday, July 22, sent muddy floodwaters across portions of U.S. Highway 89, briefly covering lanes of traffic and leaving mud and debris behind as city crews, volunteers and the Kane County Sheriff’s Office worked to prepare for additional storms. Left to right: Muddy floodwaters cover U.S. Highway 89 in Kanab following heavy monsoon storms on Wednesday, July 22. Photo by Don Jennings/Southern Utah News. Flooding in the La Estancia ne

After 26 years of faithfully serving the students and families of Fredonia, Mrs. Jeanne Crookston officially retired in June 2026, closing a remarkable chapter that has touched countless lives in our community. Mrs. Jeanne Crookston officially retired in June 2026 after 26 years of teaching at Fredonia Elementary School. Photo courtesy of Fredonia-Moccasin Unified School District. Mrs. Crookston began her teaching career in August 2000 and spent every one of those 26 years at

The Kanab City Fire Department responded to four separate fires over the past week while also handling other emergency incidents, arriving on scene in an average of seven minutes and helping contain each blaze before it spread to additional homes and structures. Although each fire had a different cause and presented unique challenges, city officials said they all shared a common lesson: during dry summer conditions, even a small spark can quickly become a dangerous fire. On J

KANAB — A fast response by the Kanab City Fire Department prevented a backyard fire from spreading to nearby homes Sunday afternoon, July 5, behind the Travelodge in Kanab’s Cottonwood neighborhood. Left to right: Photo by Rob Morgan. Photo by Lisa Black. The fire burned trees, brush and other combustible materials in a backyard area directly behind the Travelodge, near South 410 East and East 400 South, before firefighters brought it under control. No homes or other structur