Cosmo’s Corner: Survival stories
Meow friends, it’s Cosmo the library cat. As you may have noticed, it’s been a bit cold here lately. I have a luxuriant coat that helps me keep warm, but you poor humans…
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Ambient water in the desert: Science Moab talks to local Arne Hultquist about the lakes, streams and springs that surround Moab
Ambient water includes water from sources such as lakes, streams and springs. While ambient water may relate to groundwater or drinking water, it is different in some crucial ways. Science Moab talked to…
Moab History: The Rise of River Outfitters
Commercial river outfitters have long shaped Moab: from the economy to the local culture to the tourist experience. Today, guided trips on the Colorado River are a popular part of a Moab vacation,…
Letter to the Editor: Campground will destroy watershed
I am deeply concerned about the proposed development of a 100-person campground in the Upper Mill Creek Watershed corridor and request that the commission table this issue until further study can be done…
Letter to the Editor: Support the beavers!
With an emphasis on the Pack Creek drainage, a writer suggested in a letter to the editor in the Moab Sun’s Jan. 7 edition that “One possible solution is to allow livestock into…
Moab Community Dance Band recruiting new members
“I really feel that playing music with other people is a really special experience,” said Miriam Graham, a charter member of the Moab Community Dance Band. “And that’s what we do every week.”…
Q&A with Shane Huggar, general manager of Moonflower Co-op
Shane Huggar has been working at Moonflower Community Cooperative, the first member-owned natural foods cooperative in Utah, since 2013. He’s held almost every position in the store, eventually working his way up to…
An eye on the ice: On Ian Jewell, Moab’s unofficial ice forecaster
Ian Jewell dons a bright green long sleeve shirt under a navy t-shirt, a pair of black joggers, a straw sunhat and, of course, his hockey skates as he films himself skating on…
Investigator: Moab police violated policy in Petito case
In August of 2021, Moab City police officers responded to a report of a possible domestic dispute between a man and a woman outside of Moonflower Market. The incident received national attention months…
Advocates ring alarms about local homelessness, evictions
On a slide titled “A Snapshot of Homelessness in Grand County,” data from July of 2019 to June of 2021 showed that an average of 55 individuals were seeking homelessness services every month….