Hildale News

The Zion Canyon Farmers Market takes place Saturday from 9 to 11:30 a.m. on the lawn at the Bit and Spur Restaurant located at 1212 Zion Park Boulevard, Springdale, rain or shine and runs through October 24.

Hildale/Colorado City By JENNIFER DOBNER Associated Press Writer SALT LAKE CITY - In its first nine months of full-time operation, an outreach program for those who live in or work with polygamous groups in Utah and Arizona has served more than 1,500 people.

The Spectrum reports arrests for felony crimes, compound misdemeanors and warrants carrying a bail of at least $750. All arrest information is taken from the jail booking log and police reports.

The Utah attorney general s office has proposed a settlement to end a four-year dispute over US$100 million in land in Utah, Arizona and Canada once held by a polygamous sect and its leader, Warren Jeffs.

Despite some 40 hours of negotiations, it's unlikely a settlement can be reached by Monday in a dispute over a property trust once run by polygamous church leader Warren Jeffs, Utah's attorney general said.

The Spectrum reports arrests for felony crimes and compound misdemeanors and warrants carrying a bail of at least $750. All arrest information is taken from the jail booking log and police reports.

A court-appointed fiduciary has reversed a decision to reject a check for past-due housing fees from a Utah polygamous church.

HURRICANE - A man's home may be his castle, but when a woman finds herself victimized by domestic violence the walls of that castle may appear to shut out help instead of providing security.

Not everyone who lives in Colorado City and Hildale - " the twin towns straddling the Utah-Arizona border - " are loyal to the now jailed polygamous prophet, Warren Jeffs.

State attorneys, a court-appointed fiduciary and leaders of a southern Utah polygamous church wrapped up 12 hours at the negotiating table Friday with split opinions about resolving a dispute over control of a land trust.

Salt Lake City - Court-appointed Fiduciary Bruce Wisan leaves the State Capitol after settlement talks on the UEP land trust broke off Friday.

ST. GEORGE - A mountain biker's death Sunday in a remote area of Washington County is prompting reminders that Southern Utah's warmer months can be punishing to outdoor enthusiasts.

In the remote lands along the Arizona/Utah border, there are small close-knit communities practicing a 100-year tradition that is forbidden - polygamy.

A handful of residents in polygamous communities on the Utah-Arizona border are voicing concern over settlement talks for control of the property trust that holds their homes.

The Spectrum reports arrests for felony crimes, compound misdemeanors and warrants carrying a bail of at least $750. All arrest information is taken from the jail booking log and police reports.

Exactly one year from now - April 1, 2010 - the 2010 Census will attempt to count everyone living in America.

Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., said this morning he plans to revive his drive to crack down on crimes committed within polygamous communities, and to help people seeking to leave plural marriage groups.

The Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY - A Utah Department of Health committee has voted against changing rules that some say would have made it easier to open birth centers.

They called him an instrument of Satan. He couldn't even persuade the local cafe to serve him lunch.

The ongoing feud over land in the polygamous border towns of Hildale, Utah, and Colorado City, Ariz., has now led to the arrests of two members of the Fundamentalist LDS Church and placed a "stand-down" on ...