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CLICK HERE FOR LIVE ELECTION FIGURES AS RESULTS COME IN THIS EVENING... Written by Michael Flynn UPDATED at 6:17 p.m. After our preliminary morning results that showed Democrat Dorothy Engelman with a surprising lead in her race against Lowry Snow for Utah House...
Written by Paul D. Dail With 100 percent of the precincts having reported on the Utah State House of Representatives and Washington County Commission races and no one contesting the results, the Republicans have swept the elections in Washington County.  The...
The Travel Connection hosts expo on river cruises Nov. 7 The Independent The Travel Connection is hosting their inaugural World Wide River Cruise Exhibition on Friday, Nov. 7  from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. at the Dixie Center in St. George....
The Independent The uncertified results of today's election included few surprises here in Washington County with all Republicans winning their respective races handily.  Washington County Proposition 3, known as the RAP tax, passed by a narrow margin, winning around 51-percent of...
Unofficial Election Results Proposition 3 - RAP Tax (100-percent of precincts reporting) FOR 51.15%14346 AGAINST 48.85%13702    House 62 (100-percent of precincts reporting) SHIRLEY J. NELSON 19.05%1189 JON STANARD 80.95%5054 House 71 (100-percent of precincts reporting) KEN ANDERSON 20.12%1071 BRAD LAST 79.88%4252 House 74 (100-percent of precincts reporting) V. LOWRY SNOW 75.86%6891 DOROTHY A. ENGELMAN 24.14%2193 House 75 (100-percent of...
The Independent The Beaver Dam Station & Bar in Littlefield, Ariz., 25 minutes south of St. George en route to Mesquite, Nev., will present its 25th annual Chili Cook-Off on Saturday, Nov. 8. This event includes a winner-take-all cash prize...
St. George gets lampooned on Saturday Night Live for "Footloose" ways St. George again became the butt of a running joke about its restrictive dance policies, this time on NBC's long-running Saturday Night Live skit "Weekend Update." The short skit featured...
Lifeline or pipe dream? Commission candidates split on $1 billion Lake Powell Pipeline Written by Michael Flynn With election day fast approaching, the candidates for the Washington County Commissioner's office visited The Independent to discuss their ideas about the proposed Lake...
Written by April Ashcroft Holiday Lentil Loaf This recipe comes from my cookbook, "Whole Food Goodness." It makes a wonderful main dish for your next holiday feast. One of my cooking class students made this loaf a couple of weeks ago,...
Written by Dallas Hyland In late October, Citizens for Dixie’s Future hosted a water sustainability workshop with help from a generous grant from the outdoor clothing company Patagonia.  Around fifty people were in attendance including citizens, business owners, water experts of...