Kanab High School Graduation is Friday, May 22, 2026, at 10:00 AM at Kanab High football field. Congratulations, Cowboys!

KANE COUNTY — With the June 23 Republican primary approaching, candidates seeking seats on the Kane County Commission and the Kane County clerk/auditor position shared their thoughts on some of the issues facing county government in responses to questions from the Southern Utah News. Each candidate was asked the same four questions covering topics including growth, budgeting, transparency and local priorities. Responses are printed largely as submitted and have been lightly e

KANAB — A 70-year-old hiker was airlifted from Peekaboo Slot Canyon north of Kanab May 14 after being injured during a guided tour through the popular sandstone canyon system, according to the Kane County Sheriff’s Office. Members of Kane County Search and Rescue, Kanab Fire, Intermountain Flight and Ambulance Services and other responding agencies gather near a medical helicopter following a May 14 rescue operation at Peekaboo Slot Canyon north of Kanab. A 70-year-old hiker

KANAB — The sec­ond annual Utah 115 ultramarathon took place May 16 - 17, with the men’s champion setting a new course record in the 115-mile race across southern Utah. UTAH 115 2026 female champion Sophie Rouge (left image) and male champion Oliver Biese (right) with the race director at the finish line. Photos courtesy of Grand to Grand Ultra. Oliver Bieser of Ohio won the 2026 Utah 115 in 27 hours, 25 min­utes, breaking the pre­vious course record by more than two hours, a

MOUNT CARMEL — Artists and visitors from across the country gathered this week at the historic Maynard Dixon Summer Home & Studio for the opening of the “Heart of America” Plein Air exhibition, a showcase focused on western landscapes and outdoor painting. Artist Mitch Baird, left, visits with Thunderbird Foundation for the Arts owner Susan Bingham during the opening reception for the “Heart of America” Plein Air exhibition at the Maynard Dixon Summer Home & Studio in Mount C

Kristine Barton, who has been keeping people looking their best for 40 years, will be retiring at the end of the month. Brooks Brown, her nephew, gets one of her final haircuts. KANAB — After nearly four decades of serving the Kanab community with scissors in hand and conversation flow­ing, longtime hairstyl­ist and barber Kristi Barton is announcing her retirement from full-time cosmetology work. A retirement party is planned for clients and friends to drop by and wish her w

After the success of The Plainsman at the box office, Paramount did not hesitate to spend 1.45 million dollars on Cecil B. DeMille’s next western epic, Union Pacific, released in 1939. Based on Ernest Haycox’s 1936 novel Trouble Shooter, the film explored the enormous task of building the transcontinental railroad during the late 1860s. DeMille and his producers loved filming in southern Utah’s varied topography, where they could shoot scenes of prairies, deserts, mountains a