MRH eye surgeon flies personal plane to serve Moab
Ken Lord is based in St. George, Utah, and visits Moab once per month
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MRH opens new facilities, part of $30M expansion
New nonprofit collective seeks to increase access to yoga, wellness
Wellness collective offers free services to first responders, underserved communities
Uranium levels greatly reduced in groundwater under UMTRA site after experimental trial
The Moab Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action (UMTRA) site is testing out a new method for cleaning up contaminated groundwater underneath the old uranium mill, which is right next to the Colorado River….
Community childcare programs grow to meet demand
In July, Grand County Commissioners awarded $100,000 in grant funds to the local nonprofit Moab Community Childcare.
Another round of COVID boosters available at Health Department
The doses of the latest booster are available at no cost.
Analyzing results from the USU Wellbeing Survey
The survey also found that overall personal wellbeing and community wellbeing in Moab declined from last year, and in addition, Moab reported the lowest wellbeing of the 33 total cities participating in the survey.
Moab shares in nationwide nursing shortage
There are 22 open positions listed on the hospital’s employment page, 16 of them clinical, and eight of them nursing positions.
Bringing local foods to schools, statewide
The Farm to Fork workshop in Moab will take place on Wednesday, July 20, led by Kate Wheeler and a local host: Emily Roberson, director of the Youth Garden Project.
Moab residents can learn to collect mosquito data on June 22
The Moab Mosquito Abatement District recently secured funds to support a citizen science project to monitor mosquitoes, and the district is inviting interested Moabites to a workshop on June 22 at the Grand…