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Cristóbal Villegas Jr.

Community Engagement Director

(Jud Burkett | Special to The Southern Utah Tribune) Community members discuss issues surrounding growth in Southern Utah and ask questions of Southern Utah Tribune reporters and editors during a Community Conversation event held on the campus of Utah Tech University Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026.

We asked southern Utahns what issues matter most to them. Here’s how it will inform our reporting.

By Cristóbal Villegas | Lexy Borgogno | The Southern Utah Tribune | February 5, 2026, 1:00 p.m.