Hikers make their way along the chain section of the Angels Landing Trail in Zion National Park. The popular trail was temporarily closed on September 19, while park personnel conducted a search and rescue operation involving an injured hiker. NPS Photo / Brian Whitehead. Zion National Park officials have provided additional details about a search and rescue operation that temporarily closed Angels Landing on Saturday, September 19. The park announced Saturday that the popula

Human remains recovered last week along the Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park have been identified as Timothy Allen Smith, the last hiker missing following the August 29 flash flood. Remnants of a footbridge stand along Bright Angel Creek after the August 29 flash flood in Grand Canyon National Park. The flood killed three hikers, including Timothy Allen Smith, whose remains were identified last week. NPS photo / J. Thompson. Smith, 53, of Star Valley Ranch, Wyomin

In honor of America’s 250th anniversary, this year’s theme for National Public Lands Day is “Caring for our Shared America.” Held annually on the fourth Saturday of September, National Public Lands Day is the largest single day volunteer event for public lands in the United States. This year the volunteer efforts have been expanded to run from September 12 through October 10. Adopt-a-Trail Kanab volunteers celebrated volunteer, Jim Johnston’s, birthday before heading up to re

KANAB, Utah – All are welcome at The Raven’s Heart Gallery Fall Show and Artists’ Reception on Friday, October 2, from 6-9 p.m., at Raven’s Heart Gallery, 57 West Center Street. This is the largest show of the year at Raven’s Heart Gallery. Photo courtesy of Raven's Heart Gallery. Enjoy this opportunity to fall in love with art and take home fantastic works while making memories meeting the artists. Fifteen fine artists will attend this year’s reception, the 12th annual Fall

What began as a road trip across the Midwest revealed a pivotal chapter in American history and unexpected connections between places separated by distance and time. Thomas Leiper Kane, ca. 1860 - 1870. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, digital ID cwpb.05769. Public domain. When I reached the Front Range, I had to decide - should I take the southerly route through Kansas crossing the Missouri River near St. Louis, or the northerly route across Nebraska cro

Good grades have paid off for Alyssa Mosdell, a sophomore at Kanab High School. Mosdell has been awarded a $500 savings account as a regional winner of Zions Bank’s Pays for A’s program. Laura Sherwood, manager of Zions Bank’s Kanab branch, announced Mosdell’s win during a branch presentation in September. Alyssa Mosdell (center) holds up her $500 prize. Photo courtesy of Zions Bank. “Good study habits help lay the groundwork for future success,” Sherwood said. “We’re pleased

Snug as a bug beside her feline friend Gigi, Nosh takes a break from her usual kitten antics. Between wrestling with kitty friends, curling up with her people and watching the world from her favorite spot on the couch, she’s fully embraced kitten life. It’s a far different life from when Nosh arrived at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary with a potentially life-threatening illness. As Nosh’s happy purrs prove, all the dedicated care she received to get her to where she is today wa