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Thursday, September 18, 2025
Issue #1633
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Escalante Ranger District Fuelwood Permit Update
Fishlake NF Announces Monroe Canyon Fire Closure Update SEVIER / PIUTE COS. - Several roads and trails located within the Monroe Canyon Fire area of the Fishlake National Forest’s Richfield Ranger District have reopened to visitors. While most of the area has reopened, the Monrovian Park Picnic Area and the nearby Second Lefthand Fork nonmotorized trail have been identified to be at risk for potential post-fire flooding during events such as monsoons and spring snow melting. That area will remain closed until further notice. The updated closure order for the Monroe Canyon Fire went into effect Monday, September 15 at 12:01 am. Though suppression repair work has mitigated various hazards in the Monroe Canyon Fire area, forest visitors should
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by Jaynie Connor Jaynie Connor
Utah Lt. Governor Deidre M. Henderson high fives a volunteer high school student as they pack food for the Utah Food Bank at Bryce Valley High School during the Volunteer for Good event on September 4.
Intermountain St. George Regional Hospital Holding Life Jacket Donation Drive for Community Loaner Stations to Enhance Water Safety
DWR Launches New Bird-Watching Challenge, the Utah Birding Slam
Courtesy Intermountain Health
Intermountain St. George Regional Hospital, along with state and local agencies, are holding a life jacket donation drive to enhance water safety in southern Utah. SO. UTAH - Intermountain St. George Regional Hospital, the Southwest Utah Public Health Department, the Washington Area Chamber of Commerce, Utah Department of Natural Resources Division of State Parks, Utah Drowning Prevention Coalition,
Permit Update
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GCSD is one of five districts chosen to take part in five-year pilot program aimed at engaging high school students in acts of community service
has served alongside Utah Governor Spencer Cox since 2021 and is the state’s chief election officer and a longtime advocate for civic engagement and community service—visited as part
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Volunteer for Good
Utah Lt. Gov. Henderson Visits BVHS as Part of 'Volunteer for Good' Program Launch
BRYCE - On Thursday, September 4th, Bryce Valley High School (BVHS) welcomed a special guest, Utah Lieutenant Governor Deidre M. Henderson. Henderson—who
Fire Closure Update
aims to engage students in volunteer service throughout their communities and features an online platform
ESCALANTE RANGER DISTRICT Until further notice, fuelwood permits at the Escalante Ranger District are unavailable for purchase. Fuelwood permits can still be purchased at the Public Lands Visitor Center in St. George, Utah, the Cedar City Ranger District in Cedar City, Utah, and Red Canyon Visitor Center in Panguitch, Utah. Fuelwood permits can be purchased in person at the following locations: • Public Lands Visitor Center: Open MondayFriday 8:00 - 4:30 PM MST - 4001 E. Aviator Drive, St. George, UT 84790 • Cedar City Ranger District: Open Monday-Friday 8:00-12 PM, 12:30 - 4:30 PM MST - 820 N. Main Street, Cedar City, UT 84721 • Red Canyon Visitor Center: Call (435) 676-
and the Utah Injury Prevention Coalition are holding a life jacket donation drive to enhance water safety in southern Utah. The public is being asked to donate new, or slightly used, life vests Life Jackets Cont'd on A2
REGIONAL WEATHER FORECAST FOR SOME BUT NOT ALL REGIONS REPRESENTED IN OUR NEWSPAPER COVERAGE AREA
SALT LAKE CITY With fall migrations in full swing, this is a great time of year for bird-watching. To add some fun and an extra challenge to the activity, the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources has launched the Utah Birding Slam. The Utah Birding Slam is a self-guided, birdwatching challenge that offers six different slams, each with varying difficulty levels. Each slam has specific requirements that encourage and challenge birders to seek out and learn to identify different Birding Slam Cont'd on A5
of her initiative across Utah called Volunteer for Good. Garfield County School District (GCSD) has been selected as one of five districts in Utah for this fiveyear pilot program, which
Escalante Responds Quickly After Landslide Contaminates Water Supply by Kathryn Chamberlain
Emily Leach | Insider
On August 30, 2025, Escalante City issued an immediate boil order after a landslide above Escalante’s mountain spring sent mud into the collection boxes that supply the city’s drinking water. ESCALANTE - On the morning of August 30, 2025, Escalante Public Works employee Brent Pickering received a call from a resident reporting
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ryl Griffin and Councilmember Blaine Porter to help investigate. It didn’t Water Issue Cont'd on B2
UPCOMING EVENTS... Escalante Canyons Art Festival
Panguitch Lantern Festival
Escalante, Utah
"Give Light"
Sept. 19-28
THURS. SEPT. 18 - WED. SEPT. 24
Mostly sunny, with highs ranging from the low 80s to the low-to-mid 70s; lows in the 40s. Little to no chance of precipitation. Winds ranging from 9 to 12 mph.
muddy water from their garden hose. Pickering responded straightaway and confirmed the issue before contacting Escalante Public Works Supervisor Da-
If you can’t be kind, at least be vague. —Judith Martin
October 4
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