Written by Greta Hyland
The Iron County Master Gardeners Program is accepting applications for 2015 and the deadline is January 9th so hurry and get yours in! The Utah State University Iron County Master Gardeners donated 872 hours of volunteer...
SEED Dixie awards $5,000 and coaching to two St. George startupsby Paul D. Dail
According to a study done by SmallBusinessPlanned.com, over half of new businesses fail within the first four years. Many times, it’s a lack of funds to...
Written by Greta Hyland
Designed to help perspective dance students learn more about SUU's dance program, more than 100 high school students attended the Day of Dance two-day event featuring classes led by dance faculty, alumni, and current students. Southern...
I recently read that veterans do not like the holidays because they have been hijacked by “capitalism.” What? Capitalism is a part of what makes this country the greatest country on earth. Do some people go overboard during the...
Written by Greta Hyland
Utah politicians have a thinly veiled political Ponzi scheme going on whereby they decry the federal government’s over-sight in the state for constituents and lobbyists, but have their hand out for federal money behind the scenes....
Written by Dallas HylandIt has been said that the difference between genius and insanity is measured by success.
Taking that litmus into account when considering this weekends unprecedented online release of the motion picture, The Interview, one would be hard...
Written by April Ashcroft
French Onion Dip1/2 cup each: raw sunflower seeds and cashews soaked in 1 cup water for 1 hour1 cup cooked navy beans (or great northern)1 t garlic granules2 T onion granules3 T lemon juice3 T apple...
Take a look back at 2014 in photos. The Independent captured the memorable, the news-worthy, the beautiful, the exciting, the talented, and all that makes southern Utah a wonderful, entertaining, and exciting place to call home. Happy New Years...
Letter to the Editor: Local citizen calls out business practices of car dealerhshipsWhy has it become okay to turn signing a contract into a game of hide and seek? If you don’t believe what I am saying just ask...
Iron County ambulance battle: Mayors, county commissoners, and sheriffs duke it outWritten by Paul Dail
The announcement by the Iron County Commission in September that they were going to accept proposals for private companies to purchase the Iron County Ambulance...