A team from the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education made its first visit to the Moab Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action Project this month to independently verify that the federal government’s cleanup is working as intended.
Curtis Rex Young — “Curt or Keepa” to just about everyone who knew him—passed away peacefully at home in Moab, Utah. He was 95 years old. Curt loved life and the people in it, especially his wife of 71 years, his kids, grandkids, great-grandkids and the children on the school bus he drove.
Crews were honored for saving a man who suffered “a broken femur, broken tailbone, fractured pelvis, 7 fractured vertebrae, 9 broken ribs, a broken wrist, a broken nasal cavity, a full rotator cuff tear, and a collapsed lung” in a fall at the Tombstone, a popular BASE jumping exit.
Utahraptor State Park has officially opened to the public with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Located 15 miles northwest of Moab, this 6,500-acre park features red rock desert and is significant for its fossil history and World War II relevance.
The Moab Charter School board voted this week to pursue a merger with Athenian eAcademy, a rural-focused charter school offering online and in-person instruction.
The amendment, introduced by Rep. Celeste Maloy (R-UT), was added to H.R.1— the Trump Administration’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act—earlier this month. It would have allowed the sale of certain public lands in southern Utah and Nevada to local authorities for “community and economic development” purposes without triggering environmental review or public notice.
Moab welcomed its newest resident, Elian Jose Vazquez Garcia on May 14 at Moab Regional Hospital. Congratulations to proud parents Yajaira Garcia and Gerardo Vazquez!
Steven Hawks, professor of Health Education and Promotion at Utah State University Moab, has announced his retirement. After more than three decades in higher education—26 of them at Utah State University—Professor Hawks is leaving behind a legacy of leadership and community service in Moab and beyond.
On Friday, May 23 at 6:30 PM, in partnership with our good friends at Back of Beyond Books, we’ll welcome Ms. Maggie Dewane, author of a new book of eco-poetry called “Haiku and Hope: 50 States of Climate Change.” Maggie will not only read us some of her charming poems, but will lead a nature-inspired poetry workshop where she will discuss the benefits of nature journaling and guide participants through using haiku poetry as a tool of creative expression.
Moab drivers and cyclists will have a smoother ride this week: the City of Moab announced that paving on Kane Creek Boulevard is now complete, marking a major milestone in the city’s $8 million overhaul of a short but busy section of roadway.
