Southern Utah News

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 Kan...

A series of drowning and boating deaths at two of southern Utah’s most popu­lar recreation destinations has officials urging visitors to take precautions on the water. Sand Hollow Reservoir in Washington County. Three drowning fatalities have been recorded at the state park this summer, prompting renewed water safety warnings from officials. Photo by J. Phillip Krone. Sand Hollo...

KANE COUNTY — Local governments across the county spent July working through issues ranging from federal law enforce­ment funding and future transportation needs to fire protec­tion, development and community projects. Kane County Com­mission The Kane County Commission autho­rized an application for up to $800,000 in Department of Justice funding connected to the county’s partic...

A humanitarian ef­fort led by Kanab resident Sky Chaney has spent more than a decade bringing food, clothing and other as­sistance to people liv­ing in some of the most remote communities of the Nepal Himalayas. Kanab resident Sky Chaney, center rear, joins children in Nepal during one of Village Light’s humanitarian aid efforts. The Kanab-based nonprofit provides food, clothing...

(L-R) 2025 Teen Kimber Cluff, Miss Congeniality Emma Bartlett, Teen Second Leela Alldridge, Teen First Falon Binder and 2026 Teen Liza Rogers. 2026 Princess Braelyn Felish, Princess First Harley Sharkey, Princess Second and Community Service CreeAnne Anderson, Miss Congeniality Cennley Anderson and 2025 Princess Evelyn Gieger. Photo courtesy of Camberly Anderson. ORDERVILLE — An...