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With wildfire risk rising in Southern Utah, experts share how to protect your home

2 days ago | stgeorgeutah.com | Mori Kessler

May is National Wildfire Awareness Month, which aims to promote prevention and preparedness leading into the summer wildfire season. While northern Utah is looking at an average fire season, projections place Southern Utah at a higher risk moving into June, according to the National Interagency Coordination Center. Increasing summer temperatures, coupled with dried-out vegetation caused by the resurgent drought, do not paint a good outlook for the area’s chances.
How to make fitness a habit that sticks: Avoiding burnout with a sustainable plan

3 days ago | stgeorgeutah.com | Olivia Hall

As summer approaches and schedules get busier, many people feel a renewed motivation to get in shape. Unfortunately, that motivation often leads to an all-or-nothing mindset – working out every single day, drastically cutting calories or following a routine that isn’t realistic long-term. While the drive to make a change is a great first step, going too hard, too fast usually leads to one thing: burnout.
4A state softball: Region 9’s Thunder, Reds advance in tournament along with underdog Tigers

3 days ago | stgeorgeutah.com | E. George Goold

The softball team from Hurricane High School is the lowest seed remaining in the 4A state tournament, which plays out starting Tuesday in Spanish Fork. The Tigers finished fourth in Region 9 with a 7-5 mark and were 15-18 overall, earning the No. 12 seed in the state tournament. Region 9 champion and No. 2 seed Desert Hills comfortably advanced from home, as did Region 9 runner-up and No. 6 Cedar.
4A state soccer: Snow Canyon edges Cedar in OT; No. 2 Dixie, No. 3 Crimson will host games

3 days ago | stgeorgeutah.com | E. George Goold

There are 16 teams remaining in the 4A state soccer tournament and three of them are from Region 9. Dixie won Region 9 with an undefeated record, Crimson Cliffs finished second and Snow Canyon was third. All three teams will look to advance to the round of eight with 4A bracket play set to begin on Tuesday at home sites (highest seed hosts) around Utah. Snow Canyon finished 8-4 in Region 9 and compiled a 10-6 overall record on the pitch.
Pine View girls, Desert Hills boys claim Region 9 track and field championships

4 days ago | stgeorgeutah.com | Jeff Richards

The Pine View girls and the Desert Hills boys captured the respective Region 9 track and field championships on Thursday in Cedar City. The Panther girls finished the two-day meet with 189.5 team points, more than double that the total of runner-up Crimson Cliffs, which scored 91. Third-place Cedar scored 87.5, while Snow Canyon placed fourth with 87 points.
Sanders, Long renew St. George rivalry one last time; Findlay repeats for 3rd Ironman 70.3 title

4 days ago | stgeorgeutah.com | E. George Goold

Canada won the day at the 2025 Ironman 70.3 North American Championship on Saturday. Lionel Sanders claimed his record-setting fifth win in the men’s pro division while fellow Canadian Paula Findlay repeated as women’s champion, winning her third overall title in St. George. Along with the action in the water, on the bike route and during the run, there was talk of the end of an era. Saturday’s race marked the final Ironman event, at least for the foreseeable future, in St. George.
'Unfortunate': Time runs out for charges against ex-Iron County Sheriff's lieutenant

4 days ago | stgeorgeutah.com | Tracie Sullivan

A former Iron County Sheriff’s Office lieutenant accused of abusing and harassing his subordinates will not face state prosecution due to the statute of limitations expiring on the alleged offenses. In a formal statement issued by the Iron County Attorney’s Office, Chad Dotson said independent prosecutor Scott Burns determined that the state could not move forward with charges against former Lt. Jeff Humphries.
4A state baseball: 4 Region 9 teams win Super Regionals, advance to championship tournament

5 days ago | stgeorgeutah.com | E. George Goold

Half of the field in the 4A state championship baseball tournament will be from Region 9. Desert Hills, Snow Canyon, Dixie and Crimson Cliffs all swept their Super Regional opponents, advancing to Bruce Hurst Field on the campus of Utah Tech University for the state showdown. None of the Super Regional series in 4A, played Thursday and Friday, required three games and two other Region 9 teams were eliminated on the road.
Gov. Cox signs executive order to launch GRIT, Utah’s take on DOGE

5 days ago | stgeorgeutah.com | Katie McKellar

Gov. Spencer Cox signed an executive order on Friday launching a new government efficiency initiative called GRIT — Utah’s take on DOGE. But when pressed on whether it will lead to employee layoffs, Cox said he didn’t expect so because he sees the Government Reform, Innovation and Transparency project as yet another budgeting exercise on top of several that state leaders already practice to spend taxpayer dollars wisely in Utah’s $30.8 billion budget.
Rep. Maloy seeking public lands sale for water infrastructure in Southern Utah

5 days ago | stgeorgeutah.com | Mori Kessler

St. George officials are lauding an amendment by Congresswoman Celeste Maloy that was added to a portion of a proposed federal budget bill Wednesday. The amendment allows for the potential sale of hundreds of thousands of acres of public lands in Nevada and Utah, including land in Washington County that the city of St. George hopes to obtain for infrastructure expansion.