Tag: the Independent
Best Friends Animal Sanctuary’s “Strut Your Mutt” returns to Kanab
On Saturday, Sept. 19, Best Friends Animal Sanctuary in Kanab will host the Strut Your Mutt fundraising festival from noon until 3 p.m.
Strut Your...
Zion National Park overcrowding concerns Springdale residents
Mayor Stan Smith of Springdale held the first “brown bag lunch” at the town gazebo on Monday, Sept. 14, to “take your questions and...
Graduates and their staggering student loan debt loads
1.2 trillion dollars in debt. Got your attention? Try this. Seven in 10 college graduates graduated from private and public institutions in 2013 with a...
Video: Virgin spinedace settling into new home at Red Hills Desert...
A week ago today, approximately 500 Virgin spinedace were released into the stream at the recently completed Red Hills Desert Garden on Friday, Sept. 11, at 2 p.m. The...
‘Reagan’s Boots’ cartoon & commentary on Republican debate
From cartoonist Clay Jones about 'Reagan's Boots,' Carly Fiorina, and the second Republican debate
While winning on style, Fiorina was full of crap. Also, just...
Hildale in need of assistance from residents of southern Utah
With the ongoing search for the last victim of the tragedy that unfolded earlier in the week during the Hildale flood, assistance is badly...
Help needed in finding missing person Ryan Daniel Mertlich of Hurricane
UPDATE 9/18 8:30 A.M.:
The body of a missing Hurricane man has been located. Ryan Daniel Mertlich had been missing since Monday. According to authorities,...
Salt Lake Comic Con preview: Nerd Heaven!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPj56NDIpo8
(Top image: Photo by Keith Survell / CC BY-SA 2.0)
Firstly, let it be noted that in this day and age, there is nothing at...
Flags lowered to half-staff for southern Utah flash flood victims
In a statement this morning from the Utah Governor's office, Gov. Gary R. Herbert has authorized the lowering of the American flag and the...
DSU Theatre opens ‘God of Carnage,’ announces entire 2015-16 season
Dixie State University is pleased not only to announce their 2015-16 season but also to introduce the brightest generation of DSU theatre students ever.
The...