Haven Scott
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Cedar FIRST LEGO teams going national
FIRST LEGO League gaining momentum locally. → Read More
DWR biologist gets accidental dose of bear tranquilizer
A Utah Department of Wildlife Resources biologist was released from the Utah Valley Regional Medical Center today after accidentally being shot with tranquilizer meant for a bear. The unnamed biologist, a 20-year DWR veteran, was with a group of six other DWR staff monitoring black bears in the Book Cliffs region of eastern Utah when the accident occurred Tuesday afternoon. The biologists had… → Read More
Thrift shop pays off $3.7M church debt in less than five years
When The Spectrum & Daily News called Pat Sproul for an interview about her recent Citizen of the Year award by the Cedar City Chamber of Commerce, she “really hoped all the commotion had died down.” In the building that houses Christ the King Catholic Church, her story will likely be told for many years; especially since she bought it. The building was constructed in 2003 on Cove Drive at a… → Read More
Cedar City Hospital receives national award
Cedar City Hospital, formerly known as Valley View Medical Center, was recently awarded the National Rural Health Day Performance Leadership Award. Two major health organizations, iVantage Health Analytics and the National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health, recently honored rural hospitals across the country. According to a news release, Cedar City Hospital was chosen for its… → Read More
UFO Festival slated in Cedar City
Cedar City is famous for its many festivals featuring everything from Shakespeare plays to sheep parades, earning it the nickname “Festival City.” Dallen Olcott, house manager at the Heritage Theater, confirmed that the theater will be host to the first Utah UFO Festival, slated June 15-18, featuring history of UFO sightings in Utah and Nevada, speakers who claim to have been abducted by aliens,… → Read More
Man back in jail for theft of a vehicle
Cedar City man back in jail for theft of a vehicle → Read More
City Council discusses 2016 budget
The Cedar City Council heard amendments to the proposed 2016 fiscal budget from Jason Norris, finance director for Cedar City, during its meeting Wednesday. Norris said the highlights of the budget to be voted on next week included a 2 percent increase for all city employees, and a $50,000 allotment for the Cedar City Police Department to help with officer retention. “We want to pay market rate… → Read More
Community bands together for SUU students
Residents of the apartments that burned down Wednesday night could be seen the next day salvaging what they could, interviewing with reporters and accepting random acts of kindness from strangers. The apartments located at 195 S. 100 West housed three male SUU students, with the units behind housing five female students. The fire began in the garage under the apartments located in the back of… → Read More
SUU students displaced by apartment fire
Southern Utah University student renters were displaced from their apartments following a fire at 195 S. 100 West in Cedar City. On Wednesday night, the Cedar City Fire Department was dispatched at approximately 6:50 p.m. to a report of a garage on fire. Cedar City Police Cpl. Clint Pollock said one student and one officer were taken to Cedar City Hospital to receive treatment for smoke… → Read More
UHP: Man busted with ‘distributable’ amount of heroin
UHP: Man busted with“distributable” amount of heroin → Read More
SUU film bags award in NYC festival
The film “Back Up the Mountain,” produced by Southern Utah University, recently won the award for Best Short Film at the Equus Film Festival in New York City. The Equus Festival features films, documentaries, shorts, music videos, commercials, art and literature about horses, said SUU professor Jon Smith, director of the film. SUU’s film depicts the heroic story of the men and women, and the… → Read More
Hartley, Isom sworn into Cedar City council
Cedar City council members Terri Hartley and Craig Isom were sworn into office on Monday at a ceremony held in the council chambers at city hall. The meeting was a rare occasion to see a room filled with a state legislator, senator, university president, justice of the court, the mayor, city councilmen past and present, and county commissioners among others in the crowd. In a recent Spectrum &… → Read More
BLM seeking artists for Grand Staircase-Escalante Monument
BLM seeking artists for Grand Staircase-Escalante Monument → Read More
Task Force arrest two in separate stings
Operatives with the Iron/Beaver/Garfield Counties Drug Task Force arrested a man and a woman in separate controlled buy operations in Cedar City last week. On Dec. 29, Daniel Engstrom, 30, was arrested after allegedly selling methamphetamine to an undercover informant on Dec. 17, according to the probable cause statement filed with the court. The confidential informant contacted the task force… → Read More
Another inmate walks away from camp
A 34-year-old inmate walked away from the Pioche Conservation Camp — about 90 miles west of Cedar City in Pioche, Nevada — on New Year’s Day, according to a news release from the Nevada Department of Corrections. Sony Perez was discovered missing from the camp at approximately 5 p.m., corrections officials said. Perez is described as a Hispanic male, 5 feet 11 inches tall, weighing approximately… → Read More
New Year brings changes in elected officials
City councils throughout Iron County will swearing in newly elected officials to start off 2016. In Cedar City, newcomers Terri Hartley and Craig Isom are set to be sworn in to the City Council on Jan. 4 at noon in the council chambers at 10 N. Main St. In their last official meeting, outgoing council members, John Black and Don Marchant, told of the sacrifices those who serve the city make.… → Read More
SUU offers new master’s degree in cyber defense
Southern Utah University recently announced a new master’s of science in cyber security and information assurance degree beginning in the spring of 2016. The online program fills an increasing national need for information security specialists to protect organizations from cyber attacks, according to a news release from the university. The United States Bureau of Labor Statistics projects a 36.5… → Read More
Cancer Classic honors basketball legend
Basketball teams throughout the state have swarmed Cedar City to play hoops in the Steve Hodson Cancer Classic that runs Dec. 28-30 at Cedar High School and Canyon View High and Middle Schools. Hodson is a basketball icon in Cedar City who died in Nov. 2008 after an 8-year battle with cancer. Kim Blackner, a counselor at Canyon View High School, said a group of people including Hodson’s wife,… → Read More
Man convicted in Texaco robbery back in jail
A man convicted and sentenced for his involvement in the Cedar City Texaco robbery in December of 2014 is back in jail after being arrested on a warrant for allegedly not complying with the terms of his probation. Benjamin Wulfenstein, 34, pleaded guilty to a second-degree felony charge of robbery on July 15 for driving the getaway vehicle used in the robbery while Louis McNeal-Sandoval and… → Read More
Woman busted for pot after speeding past sheriff’s deputy
Woman busted for pot after speeding past sheriff’s deputy → Read More