A team of mentors
The Moab Charter School invited community leaders to give pep talks to students beginning their school year on Aug. 20. Pictured from left to right: Moab City Recreation Sports Director Patrick Trim, WabiSabi…
Schools & Sports
Unknown champions
Congratulations to the winners of the 2021 Moab City Recreation Co-Ed Softball League. On Aug. 11, Team UNKNOWN, captained by Tyrell Lee and Conrad Yanito, beat second-place Team CHAOS, captained by Eric Haycock,…
Red Devils face off against the Monticello Buckaroos
Grand County High School junior Brendan Foy (#56) takes down an opposing player as the Red Devils faced off against the Monticello Buckaroos on Aug. 13. The Devils fell short by just three…
Youth soccer tryouts: Moab Futbol Club gearing up for the fall season
Tryouts for the Moab Futbol Club competitive and developmental teams will be held at the Old Spanish Trail Arena from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 23. The club is open to…
Pedal on!: Kids learn mountain biking skills with local nonprofit Moab Youth Cycling
Local nonprofit Moab Youth Cycling offers local elementary and middle school aged kids an opportunity to improve their mountain biking skills on area trails. “It’s a non-competitive group,” said Peter Basinger, founder of…
Congrats to the Grand County High School May students of the month!
Grand County High School is proud to announce Jessica Jones and Brendan Moore as its students of the month for May 2021. Jessica Jones is a graduating senior. The daughter of Ryon and…
Funding recreation infrastructure: Utah Office of Outdoor Recreation awards funding to two projects in Grand County
Utah’s Office of Outdoor Recreation, which operates under the Governor’s Office of Economic Development, was the first of its kind in the nation when it was created in 2013. Through collaboration with businesses…
Local youth to play baseball for college team
On April 13, Grand County High School senior Macray Ellis signed a letter of intent to play baseball for the Voyageurs at Rainy River College in International Falls in northern Minnesota. Friends, family,…
Search and Rescue stays busy around Moab: Early April incident numbers increase
The Grand County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue team, based in Moab, is known as the busiest rescue team in the state. Over one 11 day period early this month, responders helped people at…
Science Moab talks with the Shannon Amsberry about Moab’s mosquito abatement program
Since most mosquitoes lay their eggs in standing water, droughts might seem to reduce mosquito populations, since less water means fewer chances for them to reproduce. But in Moab, that isn’t the case….