by Abbie Call — Lyle Talbot, Garfield and Kane county’s well-beloved bookmobile driver, is retiring after 11 years in the position.

by Abbie Call & Ari Hurdsman — Here are the details for the Fourth of July activities in small towns of Piute, Wayne and Garfield counties.

by Abbie Call, The Byway — On Wednesday and Thursday, fire containment grew, so that the fire was 4,015 acres and 35% contained Thursday, July 4.

by Abbie Call & Elaine Baldwin, The Byway — The unofficial results for Piute, Wayne and Garfield counties for the 2024 primary election as of 9:02 a.m. on July 3.

by Abbie Call, The Byway — An 11-year-old girl was rescued Thursday evening after being seriously injured by a rock fall at the Lower Calf Creek Falls.

by Abbie Call, The Byway — The Little Twist Fire has reached 15% containment as of Tuesday, June 25, at 2,417 acres. Sunday a firefighter was injured.

by Abbie Call, The Byway — The NRCS and Garfield County are in the planning stages of building a bike path extension from Red Canyon to Panguitch.

by Ari Hurdsman — John Morrill’s brick home in Junction, Utah, is a monumental spot. The Victorian Gothic house has lots of history behind its walls.

by Elaine Baldwin — Panguitch and the Quilt Walk have been growing side by side ever since the tradition of holding festivals began in the 1990s.

by Karen Munson — I am surprised when people I consider Escalante locals say they don’t belong. If I felt local a few months since moving in. How did they not?