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Thursday, October 30, 2025
Dan McClendon Announces Retirement as CEO of Garkane Energy KANAB - After eleven years of dedicated service, Dan McClendon, Garkane’s Chief Executive Officer, has announced his retirement effective January 2, 2026. Under his leadership, the cooperative has grown stronger, expanded its services, and remained true to its mission of providing reliable, affordable electricity to the communities it serves. Throughout McClendon’s tenure, the cooperative has achieved major milestones, including infrastructure upgrades to major transmission lines, like the Buckskin to Fredonia line that feeds the Kane County area, and utilizing grant funding for renewable energy initiatives for three solar pavilions throughout its territory. Community Retirement Cont'd on A6
Wayne River to Reservoir County with the Returning Rapids Project Commission by Kathryn Chamberlain
by Beth Henshaw | Corner Post
Oct. 20, 2025
The group was headed into what’s known as the Lowest San Juan, a 35-mile stretch that has been under Lake Powell for decades
WAYNE CO. - The October 20th Wayne County Commission meeting started right on time, with the first item on the agenda focused on an EMS update. EMS Director Tiffany Martineau recommended contracting with International Medical Directors (IMD) for medical direction, medication oversight, and continuing education. IMD’s Utah representative, TJ Reinhold of Kanab, outlined quarterly, in-person training and an online continuing education portal that automatically reports hours to the National Registry. The change will replace the county’s current EMS1 subscription and is expected to save roughly $1,000 per year. The commission approved the IMD contract, set to begin January 1 after the current agreement expires. Commissioners also approved an MOU with Piute County for cross-
Returning Rapids
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Courtesy Beth Henshaw
The Returning Rapids Project May 2025 expedition poses at their put-in location with the waterfall warning sign at Clay Hills Crossing—the location where boaters typically leave the river.
SAN JUAN RIVER On a sunny morning this past May, as a thicket of tamarisk swayed in the wind along the banks of the San Juan River in southeastern Utah, a fleet of metal skiffs, pack-rafts, pas-
Dixie N.F. Begins Prescribed Fires
Favorable weather conditions in place for hazardous fuels reduction work
@U.S. Forest Service - Dixie National Forest
Dixie National Forest, Cedar City Ranger District is planning prescribed fire operations starting the week of October 28, pending all required approvals. DIXIE N.F. - Dixie National Forest, Cedar City Ranger District is planning prescribed fire operations starting this week, pending all required approvals. We estimate this work to continue throughout the fall and winter of 2025, and into the spring of 2026, as weather conditions allow. We use prescribed fires to help reduce overgrown and
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dead and down vegetation to help protect local communities, infrastructure, and natural resources from wildfires. Prescribed fires planned for the Cedar City Ranger District include: • Approximately 194 acres south of Highway 14, Prescribed Fires Cont'd on A5
REGIONAL WEATHER FORECAST FOR SOME BUT NOT ALL REGIONS REPRESENTED IN OUR NEWSPAPER COVERAGE AREA
sengers and guides pushed off downriver from Clay Hills Crossing, the point at which San Juan boaters normally end their trip. The crew posed for a group photo in front of a big sign warning, “DANGEROUS
Utah Water Year Begins with 'Unprecedented Rainfall' SALT LAKE CITY The beginning of our Water Year, which began on Oct. 1, has delivered outstanding early-season precipitation. This historic moisture has profoundly improved water conditions and significantly boosted the outlook for our region’s water supply. Recent storms have provided unprecedented rainfall for the month. Salt Lake City’s total precipitation for October stands at 4.95", officially making it the wettest October on record over the last 151 years of data collection at the Salt Lake City Airport. This early accumulation is Water Conditions Cont'd on B2
WATERFALL: TAKE OUT ALL WATERCRAFT HERE.” Smiles, high fives and cheers erupted from the group as the boats drifted away from the eerie sign, ready to face whatever perils lay ahead.
**Weather is subject to Change
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During Shutdown, Utah Will Continue to Fund N.P. Visitor Centers & Service
Emily Leach | Insider
Bryce Canyon (above), Zion, Capitol Reef, Arches and Canyonlands national parks visitor centers and services will remain funded by the State of Utah through the current government shutdown. UTAH - Utah remains committed to supporting visitors in planning and preparing for their best trip to Utah, preserving our parks, and ensuring that our communities and busi-
nesses relying on national park visitation are supported. The State will continue funding operations within our national parks. With the seasonal closure of the Cedar Breaks
National Monument visitor center, the State will be reallocating that funding to support the Zion Funding Cont'd on A3
UPCOMING EVENTS... Panguitch Halloween Carnival
October 31 Center & Main 4-6pm
THURS. OCT. 30 - WED. NOV. 5
Halloween will be partly cloudy and cool. The rest of the week will be partly cloudy/ sunny, with highs in the 60s; lows in the 30s. Little to no chance of precip.
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When falsehood can look so like the truth, who can assure themselves of certain happiness? —Mary Shelley
Halloween 2025
October 31
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