A 20-year-old woman suffered serious injuries after falling approximately 100 feet while hiking with friends near the Red Hollow Trailhead in Iron County. (Photo: Iron County Search and Rescue) Share topics: Hiker, Iron County, Search and Rescue, High Angle Rescue, Fall, Red Hollow Trailhead, Helicopter, St.
A motorcyclist died Monday morning, Oct. 5, 2026, following a collision with an Iron County school bus in Cedar City. The incident occurred at the intersection of State Route 56 and Lund Highway, and no students were on board the bus at the time of the crash.
A 71-year-old woman was rescued after she got lost while hiking Willow Creek Trail in the Cottonwood Mountain area near Paragonah in Iron County in mid-September. Rescue teams were able to get GPS coordinates from the woman's phone, but unreliable cell service made them uncertain about their accuracy.
Iron County Search and Rescue crews rescued a 71-year-old hiker who became lost in the Cottonwood Mountain area on Sept. 19. The rescue operation, which involved multiple personnel and vehicles, concluded late at night after the hiker followed instructions to stay put.
A motorcyclist was taken to a hospital by ambulance following a collision with a vehicle on northbound Interstate 15 in Draper on October 2. The crash occurred near 11000 South and resulted in lane closures on the highway.
According to the sheriff's office, deputies located the hiker as they arrived on scene. "It has come to our attention that the Red Hollow area has become a popular sunrise viewing destination for students and other visitors," the sheriff's office said.
IRON COUNTY, Utah, Oct. 1, 2026 (Gephardt Daily) — A 20-year-old hiker who fell about 100 feet from a mountainside in Iron County was airlifted to an area hospital Thursday morning.
The Iron County Planning Commission will hold a public hearing regarding zoning code amendments on Oct. 8, 2026. The meeting is scheduled to take place at Festival Hall in Cedar City.
The Iron County Board of Commissioners is scheduled to hold a public meeting on Monday, Sept. 28, 2026. The meeting will take place at the Iron County Courthouse in Parowan and will include discussions on sewer agreements and fee schedule updates.
The Iron County Commission will hold a public hearing on October 26, 2026, regarding a proposed road and right-of-way vacation in the Chekshani Cliffs Subdivision. The hearing will focus on the partial vacation of the west portions of Kawiyu Trail and 2175 S, located south of Kanarraville.
The Iron County Planning Commission and Iron County Commission will hold public hearings to discuss proposed zoning ordinance amendments. These changes involve data center regulations, solar power plants, and use definitions.
Iron County Schools will host its 4th annual Gifted Parent Education Night on Oct. 16. The event aims to provide families with information regarding the academic and social-emotional needs of advanced learners.
Washington County employment grew by 4% over the past year, adding more than 3,600 jobs by August. According to the Utah Department of Workforce Services, this growth outpaced neighboring Iron and Kane counties.
IRON COUNTY, Utah (ABC4) — 35 minutes was the difference between life and death for a bicyclist in Iron County. According to the Iron County Sheriff's Office, crews responded to the area of Old Highway 91 on reports of a possible cardiac arrest.
Data shows seniors and those with disabilities are struggling most to find housing in Iron County. Executive Director James Jetton said they’ve had an uptick in seniors and medically acute patients since 2023. "We haven't been able to increase affordable housing units at the rate that's required for kind of the issue that's been happening," Jetton said.
Today, Springall, 21, is the former Miss Iron County and current Miss Color Country, and she has honed a niche artistic talent that millions have seen. Around that time, she saw Miss Michigan 2023, Maya Schuhknecht, do a speed painting of Michel Jackson on the Miss America stage.
IRON COUNTY, Utah, Sept. 20, 2026 (Gephardt Daily) — Iron County first responders rushed to the scene after a 911 text came to dispatch reporting a 74-year-old man seriously injured in an ATV crash.
Four men have been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of a 17-year-old girl northwest of Cedar City. Iron County Sheriff Ken Carpenter stated investigators are confident they have identified the individuals responsible for the homicide on Midvalley Road.
Cedar City and Iron County have announced three grant opportunities for the 2026-2027 year to support local businesses. These initiatives are supported by the Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity through the Rural County Grant Program and are administered by the Iron County Economic Development Advisory Board.
Timpanogos Elementary students concluded a series of Hispanic Heritage Month visits from international representatives with Fernando Pérez, Consul General of El Salvador in Utah. Speaking in Spanish, Pérez introduced students to El Salvador’s culture, traditions and national symbols, inviting them to compare what they knew about the Central American country with their own experiences. He began by asking students about their favorite foods, the weather and familiar American traditions, incl
“Raise your hand if you’ve ever felt lonely.” Children’s author Karla Arenas Valenti posed the question to students during recent visits to Franklin and Timpanogos Elementary Schools, where she shared her picture book María Mariposa as part of Operation Literacy’s Book Drop program. The program is organized by the nonprofit Operation Literacy that brings authors to Title I schools and provides students with books of their own. Throughout the reading, Valenti occasionally spoke Spanish and paused
The Dixie L. Leavitt School of Business has scheduled a Management Club opening social for Oct. 8, 2026.
After years of late arrivals, MUSS leaders overhauled how students get tickets and where they sit. 3, 2026. Comment Add as Preferred Source If you pay attention to the usually sold-out Rice-Eccles Stadium crowd, the first few minutes of the first quarter are often filled with fans slowly filtering into the stadium.
Hurricane Isaias has intensified into the Atlantic season's first hurricane, maintaining maximum sustained winds of 80 mph as it moves toward the northern Gulf Coast. Alabama Governor Kay Ivey has declared a state of emergency for 40 counties in anticipation of the storm's possible landfall as a hurricane by Friday.
These researchers are sure a 19th-century photograph shows the face of Joseph Smith. A new film contains their proof. A documentary, which premieres Friday, makes the case that an 1844 daguerreotype shows the image of the LDS founder. (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) A locket containing a daguerreotype reported to be from the 1840s.
8, 2026. Comment Add as Preferred Source Note to readers • This story is made possible through a partnership between The Salt Lake Tribune and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization. As the number of planned data center projects seemingly explodes across Utah, most residents aren’t happy with how their elected leaders have handled them, according to a new survey.
