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Water Canyon Winery expands: Sip and savor this weekend at the grand opening of Hildale’s new cafe
HILDALE — Hildale just got a fresh new flavor with a brand-new cafe, and they’re serving up delectable, locally sourced dishes alongside a selection of wines that are already winning hearts and tantalizing taste buds. “It’s been awesome,” The Winery Cafe owner and chef Indy Tooke said. “I’m...
“Tom’s Elton Tribute” at Kanab’s Redstone Theater
In a show honoring Sir Elton John’s music and the inspiration it shared during hard times, “Tom’s Elton Tribute” by Tom Cridland and band rocked Kanab’s Redstone Theater on July 22. Photos by Ty Gant. The three-piece tribute band played many of Elton John’s highlight...
Cedar City commemorates lives, accomplishments of early settlers with ‘Pioneer Legacy Celebration’
CEDAR CITY — Thousands of people packed Southern Utah University’s Eccles Coliseum for Wednesday night’s “Pioneer Legacy Celebration.”. The free event featured some 110 local volunteer performers, many of them children. In his welcome message in the event’s program, producer Merrill Osmond, said the decision to make the production a youth-focused one was unanimous.
‘It’s a tradition’: Dixie Roundup Rodeo returns for 90th year with online ticket sales now available
CONTRIBUTED CONTENT — Get ready for three nights of old-fashioned family fun as the 90th annual Dixie Roundup Rodeo rides into town. For the first time ever, reserved seating tickets will be available early and online. The 2024 Dixie Roundup Rodeo will be held Sept. 12-14 at the historic...
Utah DOT Working on 209 Projects Totaling $2.74 Billion
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – Construction on Utah Dept. of Transportation projects is at its peak, with the agency working on 209 projects this year carrying a total project cost of $2.74 billion. Planned improvements range from repaving rural highways to building freeway-style interchanges and widening, repaving, demolishing and...
Biological mother speaks of red flags prior to Gavin Peterson’s death
WEST HAVEN — The biological mother of 12-year-old Gavin Peterson, who was allegedly starved to death by his biological father, stepmother and oldest brother, is breaking her silence. “It broke my heart to know that he died that way,” said Melanie Peterson. “I can’t imagine being so hungry. It’s...
Minnesota man bikes all of Cache Valley in 9 months
LOGAN – It all began with a bike and a desire to explore. “Cache County total – I have about 3,000 miles of biking in those 9 months,” says 24-year-old Neil Thompson of Minnesota. He says an app on his phone helped him gamify his progress –...
Utah Festival Opera’s one-night ‘Galaxy of Stars’ of showcase of sensational voices | Arts & Entertainment
LOGAN – The one-night stand of Galaxy of Stars by the Utah Festival Opera & Musical Theatre on July 23 was a fond farewell to grand opera for another year. With the local company’s best conductors leading a massive orchestra, UFOMT brought together its biggest stars past and present to perform a brilliant array of timeless arias, duets and ensemble pieces from iconic operas that are seldom seen locally.
Drought returns to Utah, but storms forecast to continue in state's driest region
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah's droughtless streak didn't last very long, but the section now in drought could get some much-needed rain over the next few days. About 5% of the state — almost entirely in Tooele County — is back in moderate drought, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor's weekly report released on Thursday. It comes three weeks after the Beehive State was drought-free for the first time since 2019 as it cleared out in eastern Utah.
Daines talks about fire training and new public art mural on latest Speak to the Mayor
LOGAN -- On her monthly Speak to the Mayor program on KVNU, Logan Mayor Holly Daines said the city's fire and EMS personnel do ongoing training. Once in a while they do what's called Fire Ops 101 and they occasionally invite elected officials to come see what it's about. "I,...
Utah Supreme Court overturns death sentence for man convicted of murder in rape cover-up
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s Supreme Court overturned a death sentence Thursday for a man convicted of murdering a woman to stop her from testifying against him in a rape case. Justices said Douglas Lovell had ineffective attorneys at his sentencing hearing, but upheld his conviction and sent the case back to a lower court for resentencing. The Utah Attorney General’s Office — the prosecutors in the case — did not have an immediate answer Thursday as to whether Lovell could again receive a death sentence, spokesperson Alex Curcio said. Lovell, 66, has twice been convicted of capital murder...
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