The Byway — The Escalante P&Z met on March 14 for a short meeting to review an application to build a dollar store at the corner of Main Street.
The Byway — The Wayne commission met in Loa for a regularly-scheduled meeting on March 6. They mainly heard updates on the Hanksvile Diversion project.
by Abbie Call — It is possible for conservatives to care about the environment, just differently. One approach is called free-market environmentalism.
by Hailee Eyre — While I was growing up St. Patrick’s Day meant a leprechaun would scatter debris in classrooms. Few kids understood what we really celebrate.
The Byway — With more rain and snow likely this week, the Garfield County Sheriff’s Office is preparing the county for an increase in flood conditions.
by Ari Hurdsman — Piute’s FBLA, or Future Business Leaders of America, headed to Layton, Utah, for the state competition on March 6-8.
Intermountain Healthcare — When therapists follow best-practice care guidelines for total knee rehabilitation, patients achieve better outcomes in their recovery.
by Karen Munson — Raymond King Shurtz, a local playwright with deep roots in Boulder, will be the keynote speaker for the LitJam event at EHS on March 21.
The Byway — Region speech and debate took place on March 9-10 in Tropic, Utah. This year’s competition was extremely tight: final score of 79 to 105.
by Ella Hughes — There are a lot of things I’m imperfect at, and I would draw a pretty good metaphor between baking a cake and following Christ’s gospel.
