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INS IDE... WEDNESDAY, AUGUSt 11, 2021 & YOUR PRCA Pro Rodeo GUIDE TO the 2021 IRON IRON Labor Day Weekend COUNTY www.ironcountyfair.net 435.477.8380 FAIR! #ironcountyfair COUNTY 3 days of PRCA Pro Rodeo Friday, Saturday & Monday Postal Customer Postal VOL. 13 NO. 37 IRONCOUNTYTODAY.COM WEDNESDAY, AUGUSt 11, 2021 showcase 4 Opinion A ctor, director, 7 Showcase and Africanist 9 Life Scholar to IRON 17 Sports teach at 20 Classifieds SUU COUNTY 22 Comics/Puzzles FestiveNorth event honors USF founder Star Fred C. Adams A very special event took place last Sunday evening. I t was a well-deserved celebration of the life of the Utah Shakespeare Festival Founder, Fred C. Adams. It included special musical numbers (including Les Miserables), video presentations, and a sharing of memories of sixty years. Watch this amazing collection of congratulations and celebrations at: www.bard.org/northstar or www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1gOaARvjDg. COURTESY BARD.ORG Suspect arrested in attempted homicide in Cedar motel from Sgt. Clint Pollock in the Iron County Jail for Attempted CEDAR CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT 19-year-olD'S MOTIVE BEING INVESTIGATED homicide, a 2nd degree felony, Aggravated Assault, a 3rd degree On August 4, the Cedar City Police felony, Unlawful possession of a Department were dispatched to the Saroff, a 19-year-old male, had fled local motel. Officers negotiated with firearm a 3rd degree felony, Possession Motel 6 located at 1620 West 200 N, the scene in a silver vehicle. The Mr. Saroff on the phone and Mr. Saroff of Marijuana, a Class B misdemeanor, regarding a shooting. Initial informa- victim was transported to the Cedar exited the motel room and surren- and Possession of drug paraphernalia, tion was given that a male had been City Hospital by ambulance and later dered peacefully. Officers obtained a Class B misdemeanor. shot and the suspect’s whereabouts transported to Saint George Regional a search warrant for the motel The motive for the shooting is were unknown. Hospital. room and located the firearm used, unknown currently. This is still an As officers arrived on scene, they Officers started looking in the suspected marijuana wax, suspected active and ongoing investigation; we found an adult male with a single area and received information that marijuana, and drug paraphernalia. will release more information as it gunshot wound. The suspect, Jaxton Mr. Saroff was staying at a different Mr. Saroff was arrested and booked becomes available. 2 WEDNESDAY, AUGUSt 11, 2021 news I RON COUNTY ToDAY Study shows COVID treatment RETRACTION effective in preventing hospitalizations A display ad published in the Classifieds section of the Aug. 4 edition of Iron County Today with the heading "Article V Convention" listed the from Dr. Brandon Webb United States, researchers say immune response to COVID-19, Leavitt Group as a sponsor. This information I NTERMOUNTAIN HEALThcARE more resources are needed to designed to stick to the virus’ was provided to Iron County Today in error. fund and expand treatment for “spike” protein and neutralize it. In a new study, researchers high-risk patients. Getting vaccinated against The Leavitt Group is not a sponsor of the from Intermountain Healthcare “In a real-world appli- COVID-19 remains the most advertised event nor is it affiliated with The John have found that treating high- cation, we found that these effective way to prevent severe Birch Society. risk COVID-19 patients with a monoclonal antibodies are as disease and death. However, We apologize for this mix up and any confusion monoclonal antibody treatment effective as clinical trial results for patients who do contract this may have caused. reduced severe illness and suggested,” said the study’s COVID-19, especially those at hospitalizations by more than lead author, Brandon Webb, MD, high risk for complications, 50 percent and saved many infectious diseases physician monoclonal antibodies are a vital tool, researchers say. “It’s critical that patients be tested early in their symptoms because these treatments only work within the first seven days of symptoms onset, so access to testing is key,” Dr. Webb stressed. “We suspected that these monoclonal antibody treat- ments would be safe for patients based on results from clinical trials, but we were excited to find that these treatments can be very safely delivered to a variety of patients in a real- world setting,” said Dr. Webb. To be considered for monoclonal antibody treatment, patients must be over 18 years old, have a positive COVID-19 test, be symptomatic, and be no more than seven days from the onset of symptoms. These candidates don’t require new supplemental oxygen, and aren’t sick enough to need hospitalization. The Utah COVID-19 Risk Score Calculator, which was validated on 20,000 patients to determine it accurately predicted who would become very sick with COVID-19, then identifies who is most at risk for severe complications, and including factors like age, gen- der and existing comorbidities. Patients who test positive for COVID-19 and score high on the risk calculator are identified by Intermountain and contacted by care navigators to GETTY IMAGES schedule treatment at one of 24 Intermountain infusion sites “…we were excited to find that these across the state. Patients may treatments can be very safely delivered to a also be referred for treatment by their healthcare provider, or variety of patients in a real-world setting” identified for treatment in the emergency department. Dr. Brandon Webb The locations of these sites mean that no patient along the patients from dying due to at Intermountain Healthcare. I-15 corridor in Utah is more complications from the virus. “Based on our findings, we than a one-hour drive from The key to effectively reduc- recommend putting resources a treatment center. For most ing severe illness, hospitaliza- towards monoclonal treatment patients, from the time they tions, and deaths, is that the programs because they help undergo COVID-19 testing to treatment must be administered patients avoid poor outcomes, when they receive their mono- within seven days of symptom and because they are a powerful clonal infusion takes about 60 onset of COVID. tool to prevent overflowing hours. Given the documented hospitals.” success of the treatment, and Monoclonal antibodies in light of the major COVID are a drug treatment created For more information, visit the Delta variant surge in the to mimic the body’s natural CombatCOVID.org website. IRON COUNTY TODAY news WEDNESDAY, AUGUSt 11, 2021 3 CV football team steps up to help those affected by flooding Football practice looked a little different for the Canyon View Falcons, last Monday night. Not one player showed up in helmets or cleats but rather, work gloves and mucking boots, as they answered head coach Chris Sawyers “call to action.” August 1st monsoon rains left more than two hundred houses in Falcon territory devastated, as 2 to 4 inches of rain filled entire basements floor to ceiling with water, and sewage. The Falcons came out in the true spirit of community, most were already covered in mud from clean-up efforts. A dozen of COURTESY PHOTO the young men who volun- Falcon footballers prepare to put on a different kind of uniform as they suit up to help those in Enoch affected by the recent flooding. teered to help others in their community, were affected on to explain that they are a themselves by the flash flood. “These boys worked their butts off…appreciate large family with ten children, One such young man was it all so much…guess we are family now.” seven still at home. Referring on vacation in California to the football team she said, when the flooding occurred. Enoch Homeowner “These boys worked their Even though his neighbors butts off…appreciate it all so much…guess we are family had started to pump out the into groups. “You go here, trenches, cleaned out storm out the dry wall and insu- now….” waters from the basement, his they have lost everything and drains, shoveled out base- lation. We are amazed, and All through the streets of personal belongings were a are totally exhausted,” “You ments, removed debris, took with insurance NOT doing Enoch you could hear “We total loss. He had been up for guys go to this street, there out carpet and furniture, and anything, we are beyond are Canyon View Football, more than twenty-four hours is debris that is making clean filled trailers and dumpsters. grateful. We lost a lot, but we we are here to help!” AAAAAH shoveling mud from his own up difficult,” “You guys go here One homeowner said, are safe and in this beautiful CV!! (AH CV stands for the home, but showed up to pay it they are totally exhausted.” “Canyon View Varsity Football state…Thank you all, it brings courage to show accountabil- forward in the community. They waded through muddy Team came and helped us us to tears to have so many ity, Honor, Civility, and Valor.) The team was divided water and sewage, dug gut it (their home), and take amazing people.” She goes 4 WEDNESDAY, AUGUSt 11, 2021 news I RON COUNTY ToDAY opinion FROM THE EDITOR T HOUGHT OF THE WEEK " Try not to become a Putting man of success, but a man of value. Look around at how people unity in want to get more out of life than they put in. A community man of value will give more than he receives. hank you for all of Be creative, but make the acts (public and sure that what you T private) of service and create is not a curse for compassion that have been given during these difficult mankind." times during our COVID and flood-recovery.