Hildale, UT

CONTRIBUTED CONTENT — Quick Quack Car Wash, the largest and fastest-growing car wash chain in Utah, is giving away their best Lucky Duck car wash to every customer for 12 days to celebrate the opening of a new location serving the city of Hurricane and surrounding communities. The new...

An animal sanctuary in Kanab welcomed a very special guest whose long, painful journey reached its happy ending in Utah.

SALT LAKE CITY — A beloved California sticker company says it’s moving to Utah after over 40 years in the Bay Area, as it downsizes and shifts operations. KSL News KSL News that Mrs. Grossman’s Paper Company, which was founded in 1979, is slated to make the Beehive State its new home this spring, according to a recent update on the company’s website by the owner of the company, Jason Grossman. Its headquarters are currently located in Petaluma, California, which is about 40 miles northwest of San Francisco.

ST. GEORGE — Three individuals from Southern Utah are among the more than 700 indicted in federal court in connection with the breach of the U.S. Capitol building on Jan. 6, 2021. As the cases continue to move through the court, additional details have come to light, including information contained in the indictment of a Toquerville man who was in Washington, D.C., that day.

Matt Flinner Trio To Perform In Kayenta and Springdale. February 3 At The Springdale Canyon Community Center. Led by Grammy-nominated mandolinist Matt Flinner, the Matt Flinner Trio has established itself as one of the most creative and virtuosic groups on the bluegrass and modern acoustic music scenes. Sonically founded in...

Valene Olds Broderick Norton gained her angel wings on Jan. 16, 2022 after living a life full of joy, service, adventure and love. She was 86 years old. Valene was born on Oct. 24, 1935, in Toquerville, Utah, to Arthur and Lottie Olds. She was the seventh of eight children. She grew up in Toquerville and always called it home. She married Ronald Broderick and had four children, Mark, Marcia, Monica and Jannalee. They later divorced, and Valene married Ken Norton in 1986. After being widowed in 1996, Valene moved home to Hurricane, Utah.

HURRICANE —On Main Street in Hurricane, just walking distance from the Mercantile antique shop, sits a house with purple trim, turquoise shutters and bric-a-brac, a fence adorned with paw prints and a huge old stuffed Winnie the Pooh keeping watch through the attic window. It’s not a regular home...

KANAB – As a result of several prosperous years, the South Central Communications (SCC) Board of Directors recently announced the reimplementation of a patronage distribution plan to its members. These patronage dividends will be paid on a first-in, first-out basis. Accordingly, the SCC Board of Directors approved a patronage distribution of approximately $1,200,000, for the years of 1979-1988, at its regular monthly meeting on November 30, 2021. Their goal is to have the patronage dividend checks distributed to the Membership by June 1, 2022.

ORDERVILLE – Lewis McFerrin Crofts passed away peacefully in his sleep January 6, 2022 in Page, Arizona, where he lived for the past 18 years. He was born February 9, 1938 in Kanab, Utah to Josiah H. and Ireta Crofts. He was the third of six children. His younger...

Thelma Ellice Hansen Hall of Hurricane, Utah graduated to her eternal glory on Jan. 14, 2022, at the age of 91. She was born in Cardston, Alberta, Canada, on Oct. 8, 1930, to Leslie and Margaret (Margie) Hansen. Thelma spent her early years in the small farming community of Aetna....

When it comes to emergency medical care, every minute counts; and if you live outside the St. George area, those minutes can really add up. But not for long, if you’re near Hurricane. In about a year, residents living in and around the Hurricane Valley will have considerably fewer...

SALT LAKE CITY — A beloved California sticker company says it's moving to Utah after over 40 years in the Bay Area, as it downsizes and shifts operations. Mrs. Grossman's Paper Company, which was founded in 1979, is slated to make the Beehive State its new home this spring, according to an update on its website posted this week by the owner of the company, Jason Grossman. Its headquarters are currently located in Petaluma, California, which is about 40 miles northwest of San Francisco.

ST. GEORGE — A woman was arrested for felony DUI following a head-on crash on Sand Hollow Road that destroyed two vehicles and resulted in both drivers being taken to the hospital, one with multiple fractures. The arrest stems from an incident reported Jan. 7. Hurricane Police Officer Dan...

ST. GEORGE — A suspect is in jail following a series of pursuits with multiple agencies over the weekend. The arrest was set in motion by a report of a bystander being threatened with a bat and culminated with calls to 911 by the suspect, claims of broken bones and abandoned Amazon packages and ultimately the arrest of the suspect in a convenience store parking lot in Hurricane two days after the first report.

Mayor Colten Johnson was sworn in as mayor on Monday, January 3, 2022. Mayor Johnson was born and raised in Kanab, Utah. He is married to Jessica and they have four children; three boys and one daughter. He is currently a full-time teacher at Kanab Middle School where he teaches Language Arts, P.E., and sometimes Social Studies. He’s also an assistant coach for the KHS football team. He says he has a lot of hobbies that revolve around spending time with his family in the hills and out on the dirt roads around Kanab.