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Residents are advised to take basic precautions to prevent mosquito bites through the remainder of September, especially vulnerable populations including people over 50 and those with weakened immune systems.
FireBREAK is funded by a $5.2 million national Community Wildfire Defense Grant and targets dense thickets of Russian olive, tamarisk, Siberian elm, and Ravenna grass that create high fire risks, prioritizing vegetation along Mill and Pack creeks and in the Matheson Wetlands. Properties within these waterway corridors and those adjacent to structures receive priority for grant-funded removal work.
Tempers flared at the last Grand County commission. Read our summary and the listen to the entire meeting – with transcript.
“Our county, under this commission administrator’s leadership, has hit an all-time low,” McGann said. “They are creating a hostile, toxic work environment for all staff, but especially for the women working in this county. There has been a minimum of eight capable women leave this county because of harassment from some of our commissioners.”
Grand County’s first measles case was reported Saturday – an unvaccinated youth who was exposed to the infection from someone outside the county. Health officials are working to prevent further spread.
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“Long range planning should not be rushed – or adopted piecemeal.”
Read the whole edition here! City finances are looking strong. Moab ended the fiscal year with about $1.5 million in unplanned savings as revenues came in higher than expected and several departments spent…
The four-year-old Responsible Recreation program had its 2025 budget slashed this year. Now some commissioners are arguing that the program should be eliminated from the county and transitioned to a nonprofit.
The Moab community will gather Thursday, September 4 at Swanny City Park for the 10th Annual Recovery Day, a free celebration welcoming families and community members of all ages. This year’s theme, “Unstoppable…
