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….
A well-maintained grapevine can live and produce fruit for over one hundred years. All the plant needs to grow grapes each year is stored in its trunk, according to Russ Reali, the wine-maker…
Throughout his career as a history programs professional, Stephan Zacharias has celebrated International Heritage Breeds Week in the third week of May: the week is promoted by the Livestock Conservancy to bring recognition…
To better serve our civically-minded readers, we’re including the timestamps for different votes below. The agenda can be viewed here. Councilmember Tawny Knuteson-Boyd was unable to attend this meeting. Proclamations National Public Works…
Mona Pompili is the City of Moab’s code compliance specialist. During a city council meeting on May 10, she presented to the council how her department works and what her job entails. Scott…
Last year, Arches National Park introduced a timed-entry system in the hopes that doing so would reduce congestion in the park. From 2009 to 2019, visitation to the park rose 66%—from 996,312 to…
Grand County is hoping to lure more visitors to Moab during the mid-summer slump with a marketing campaign after a slow start to the vital tourism season. The Grand County County Commission approved…
Much of Grand County outside of Moab, Thompson Springs, and Castle Valley currently has no official fire protection services, but that will change if a plan to expand the Moab Valley and Castle…
![Helen Elizabeth Berkley Kirk was a schoolteacher and later a prominent board member of the Grand County School District Board of Education as well as a founding member of the Busy Women’s Club. [Moab Museum Collection]](https://moabsunnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/museum_Mrs.-Helen-Kirk.jpg "Moab History: From cattle & sheep to schools & community")
Rensselaer Lee Kirk, Sr., was born on February 14, 1859, in Cincinnati, OH. Kirk was a rebel, ignoring his family’s plan for him to receive classical high-society training in Italy and instead seeking…
Letter to the editor from Kiley Miller (Northern San Juan County) We have, according to the Moab Happenings event schedule, 50 or more events in the area throughout the year. An estimated 3…
