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(Lexy Borgogno | The Southern Utah Tribune) A sign at Rise & Wander, a locally owned shop in St. George. The store carries Americana vibe gifts, clothing and candles, including items from purpose-driven brands.

Jeff Bezos ‘doesn’t need more money’: 5 reasons to shop local this holiday season

By Lexy Borgogno | The Southern Utah Tribune | Nov. 15, 2025, 1:00 p.m.

(Lexy Borgogno | The Southern Utah Tribune) Kaitlen Polatis, owner of Daisy Blume in Santa Clara, recommends gifting Baby Blue Eucalyptus that you can hang in the shower. She said a monthly floral delivery service and app are set to launch soon, making it easier than ever to let someone know you’re thinking of them.

Holiday shopping: 12 gift ideas from 12 Washington County shop owners

By Lexy Borgogno | The Southern Utah Tribune | Nov. 15, 2025, 1:00 p.m.

(Short Creek Spirits) Ray Hammon examines a fermenting tank at Short Creek Spirits in Colorado City, Ariz.

Short Creek business distilling area’s polygamous past and promising future with spirits, not words

By Mark Eddington | Nov. 13, 2025, 1:22 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Alan Lujan, senior pressman makes adjustments to the printing press the first edition of The Southern Utah Tribune is printed at the Ogden Standard printing press on Monday, Oct. 6, 2025.

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| Nov. 12, 2025, 10:33 p.m.

(Courtesy Andrea Brinton) Jake Brinton, a 9th-grader at Crimson Cliffs Middle School in Washington city, took first place in the Utah State Civics Bee this summer. He will represent Utah in the national competition this month.

Washington County teen represents Utah in the National Civics Bee competition in D.C.

By Benjamin Dawson | Special to The Southern Utah Tribune

(Mark Eddington | The Salt Lake Tribune) St. George Fire Chief Robert Stoker poses next to the department's first engine, a 1936 Studebaker, at Fire Station 1 in St. George, Friday, Nov. 7, 2025.

St. George Fire Department opens long-awaited new $9M headquarters downtown

By Mark Eddington | Nov. 12, 2025, 1:00 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Colorado River seen from Navajo Bridge in Ariz. on Tuesday, May 20, 2025.

Colorado River talks stall as Utah, other states miss key deadline

By Brooke Larsen | Nov. 12, 2025, 10:58 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Chalk on a boulder in Moe's Valley in St. George on Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025.

Inside the fight to save a beloved Utah recreation area as Northern Corridor highway plans take new turn

By Brooke Larsen | Nov. 11, 2025, 3:50 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) A cyclist rides along a path next to State Route 18 north of St. George on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. Under a new state-led plan, southern Utah could see its robust network of trails expanded.

UDOT unveils plans to expand southern Utah’s already-sprawling bike paths, linking to rest of state

By Jose Davila IV | Nov. 10, 2025, 4:14 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Colorado River below Glen Canyon Dam in Page, Ariz., on Monday, May 19, 2025.

Deadline looms for Utah, other Colorado River states to hash out a new plan. Here’s what’s at stake.

By Brooke Larsen | Nov. 8, 2025, 4:20 p.m.