About The Byway

Highway 143 in Southern Utah. Courtesy of AJ Martel, The Byway.
Utah Highway 143 between Panguitch and Brian Head: one of the many scenic byways in Southern Utah. August 24, 2020.

Welcome to The Byway!

We are a newspaper covering events and commentary on issues along the Utah Byway 12 in or around Piute, Wayne and Garfield counties, Utah. Our area is one of the most remote corners of Utah, with 9,000 residents spread over an area roughly the size of New Jersey.

Our missions are to:

  1. Open a forum for positive civil discourse.
  2. Unite Rural Utah with content written by us, about us.
  3. Provide an opportunity for our youth to write and be read.

We strive to make content that residents will be proud to call theirs.

Green fields, red rocks, and a couple of cows in Cannonville, Utah. Courtesy of Abbie Call, The Byway.
The green fields and red rocks in Cannonville, Utah, represent a picturesque keepsake for the tourists, but the homeland of ancestors and a source of unity for locals.
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Kieran Mooney wins first place in her weight category at state wrestling 2024. Courtesy of Jake Schoppe.

Sports: Girls Wrestling Makes the Podium as Sport Rises in Popularity

by Abbie Call — Kieran Mooney and Alexa Marshall each grew up in wrestling families, but they never really considered doing girls wrestling themselves.

Three beef cows grazing in a field under Powell Point. Courtesy of AJ Martel, The Byway.

Environmental Stewardship: Ranching for Generations

by Elaine Baldwin — In 1945-1947, over 7 million U.S. soldiers returned home from WWII. Many returned and found jobs in ranching, farming, mining or timber cutting.

Donald Trump and Joe Biden in a debate. Courtesy of Doug Mills/The New York Times.

Politics: Principles-Based Politics

by AJ Martel — Discovering what principles guide our political beliefs, we then choose what policies to support. Principle is where lies most disagreements.

A painting in retrospect of the United States Constitutional Convention. Painting by Howard Chandler Christy.

Opinion: Our Divine Constitution

by Karen Munson — People of faith and the Framers alike believed the nation and its Constitution had a divine purpose.

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Contact

Mailing address: PO Box 3, Escalante, UT 84726
Email: [email protected]
Sr. Editor: B. E. Davis
Editor: Elaine Baldwin, Panguitch
Editor: Abbie Call, Cannonville
Editor: Karen Munson, Escalante
Youth Coordinator: AJ Martel, Escalante