Bluff becomes first town in Utah to require masks after Gov. Gary Herbert OKs more local control

Bluff became the latest Utah town to enact a local mask mandate on Tuesday, joining Logan and Springdale as the third Utah municipality to pass a local rule requiring face coverings in indoor public spaces.The decision came after Utah Gov. Gary Herbert loosened restrictions on local governments last week. Cities and counties had previously been required to request permission from the Utah Department of Health and the Governor’s Office in order to impose health rules that deviated from stat