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Melodie McCandless: Responsible recreation needs balance and a sustainable path forward (opinion)

Moab Sun News3 months ago3 months ago

Maintaining trails, collaborating with land managers, and providing visitor support are appropriate county functions, and we should continue to fund them. But programs rooted in education, stewardship, and outreach thrive best and most sustainably when they’re carried by nonprofits with strong government and private partnerships.

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  • Opinion

Cristin Hofhine: Our community endures (opinion)

Moab Sun News3 months ago3 months ago

“The strength of Grand County does not rest solely in ordinances or agendas, but in the people who hold each other up when circumstances threaten to wear us down.”

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Commissioner Trish Hedin: ‘Urgent Response’ does not equate to reasonable planning (opinion)

Moab Sun News3 months ago3 months ago

“Long range planning should not be rushed – or adopted piecemeal.”

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  • Obituaries

In memory of Nicholas Lee Murphy

Moab Sun News3 months ago3 months ago

Nick worked as an underground miner until the late 1980s, and then went to work for his wife, Patti. The two ran Moab’s Nifty Fashions until its closing in 2014, when they both retired.

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This week’s highlights in the Moab Sun News print edition

Moab Sun News3 months ago3 months ago

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…

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Grand County Commission splits on Trail Ambassador program’s future

Moab Sun News3 months ago3 months ago

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.

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Moab’s 10th Annual Recovery Day brings community together Sept. 4

Moab Sun News3 months ago3 months ago

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…

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  • Obituaries

In memory of William “Bill” Allen Johnston

Moab Sun News3 months ago3 months ago

A celebration of life will be held for Bill at the Spanish Valley Mortuary on September 6 from 2 to 4pm. 

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  • Obituaries

In memory of Sammy Andrew Somerville

Moab Sun News3 months ago3 months ago

Funeral services will be held on Thursday, August 28 at 11 a.m. at Spanish Valley Mortuary.

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In memory of Alvin Homer Starbuck

Moab Sun News3 months ago3 months ago

Al and his wife Alice loved camping, fishing, boating and water skiing, trips to the National Parks, cruising on their Gold Wing Honda motorcycle, building a cabin, snowmobiling, arrowhead and rock hunting on their ATV, to name a few. They enjoyed 73 years together.

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