County approves Special Needs Registry
Rick Bailey has a daughter with Down Syndrome. If a flood, or some other type of disaster, were to happen tomorrow, and he and his wife were unable to get home, there would…
Health Insurance Deadline Approaches
With the federal deadline to sign up for health insurance coming at the end of March, many in Utah, and Grand County, are enrolling for coverage on the Affordable Care Act (ACA)’s online…
Local dairy likely to close
Unless a financial backer is found, in the next week Moab will be losing its only local cow dairy. The McClish Family Dairy has encountered a number of challenges and unforeseen expenses in…
Overcoming language barriers
Learning English has given Raul Felipe Cervantes a foothold that has made him more employable. Though he still requires the help of a translator for some interactions, the Moab Valley Multicultural Center’s English…
Moab lights the military
Greg Kennedy has a big dream; he wants to change the way that people look at flashlights. “If my dreams came true I would change what people expect from a flashlight,” said Kennedy,…
New trails plan in the La Sals
Earlier this month the U.S. Forest Service Moab-Monticello Ranger Districts presented their plan for changes to the non-motorized trail system in the La Sal Mountains. The release of the final version of the…
Heading out the other side
Before he came to Utah, Matt Moore was not into the outdoors. But when he moved to Salt Lake City to study engineering at University of Utah, everything changed. “I thought that I…
Three years of Moab Pride
For Amy Stocks next week’s third annual Moab Pride Festival represents a celebration of diversity in Moab, a celebration that she hopes will continue to bring the type of awareness to the community…
UTV use surges in county
At the end of this month Moab will be hosting the second annual Red Rockin’ Rendezvous, a utility terrain vehicle (UTV) rally. The event is just one indication of UTVs increasing popularity in…
SUWA turns 30
This year the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (SUWA) celebrates its 30th anniversary. For Scott Groene, SUWA’s executive director, the progress that the organization has made in the last three decades pursuing its mission…