Top 5 weekend stories on St. George News

The Commemorative Air Force's Arizona base's C-47, named "Old #30," takes off from St. George Regional Airport on May 15, 2021. St. George, Utah | Photo courtesy of Gerard Dauphinais/Western Sky Aviation Warbird Museum, St. George News

ST. GEORGE — In case you missed it, here is your weekend recap of the top five most viewed stories published on St. George News from Saturday and Sunday, May 15-16.

See the related stories at the bottom of this page for five honorable mention stories.


Organizer postpones St. George Black Lives Matter protest, alleges death threats

In a file photo, a protester against police brutality holds up a sign to passing motorists in St. George, Utah, on May 30, 2020. | Photo by Chris Reed, St. George News

ST. GEORGE — A Black Lives Matter and human rights demonstration that was scheduled to take place Saturday evening in St. George was postponed after the organizer said he received death threats.

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Create a stunning garden anywhere with straw bale gardening

File photo by timltv/iStock/Getty Images Plus, St. George News

FEATURE — Add productive garden space and raise your planting bed with straw bale gardening. This technique allows you to create a raised bed garden on the patio, lawn, or poor compacted soil. Straw bale gardening has been around for centuries, but thanks to Joel Karsten’s book “Straw Bale Gardens,” it has gained new popularity.

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World War II planes take to the skies above St. George

The Commemorative Air Force’s Arizona base’s B-25 Mitchell, known as the “Maid in the Shade,” takes off from St. George Regional Airport on May 15, 2021. St. George, Utah | Photo courtesy of Gerard Dauphinais/Western Sky Aviation Warbird Museum, St. George News

ST. GEORGE — The sound of propellers and perhaps a little Glenn Miller can be heard in the skies above St. George as well as the Western Sky Aviation Warbird Museum at St. George Regional Airport is holding its Armed Services Celebration.

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Family displaced after blaze destroys home

A St. George firefighter surveys the damage at 729 Picturesque Dr. in St. George, Utah, May 16, 2021 | Photo by David Dudley, St. George News

ST. GEORGE — A steady stream of neighbors, family and friends visited the Cottam family Sunday morning. Their house, situated at 729 Picturesque Dr., had burned throughout the night.

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A 95-year-old giving tree comes down with a legacy

Workers cut down a walnut tree on Southern Utah University campus, Cedar City, Utah, May 11, 2021 | Photo by Jeff Richards, St. George News / Cedar City News

CEDAR CITY — When workers cut down a historic black walnut tree on the Southern Utah University campus earlier this week, it marked the end of an era.

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The top five honorable mention stories can be found below in the related stories below.

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