Local river guides evicted from encampment
This article won a first-place award in the 2023 Top of the Rockies journalism competition. Another group of Moab residents is facing eviction. Grand County is ordering about 16 people to vacate a piece of…
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Steven Stewart, Sept. 20, 1947 – Oct. 30, 2021
Steve was a man of God, so it was no surprise that he spent his final hour continuing to teach His word. Steve was surrounded by his loved ones as he peacefully left…
Spanish Valley residents air complaints over illegal camping: Camping ordinance passed in January still in ‘education phase’
Some residents of Spanish Valley called in to the Nov. 3 Grand County Commission meeting to say they were fed up with campers in their neighborhoods, and saying that their complaints to the…
Joseph Richard Slansky, July 16, 1970 – Sept. 30, 2021
Joseph “Joe” Richard Slansky—a beloved husband, father, brother, friend to many, and extraordinary outdoorsman and photographer who shared his gifts with many—died on September 30, 2021, in Logan, Utah of natural causes. He…
A month on, the Moab community mourns murdered couple: Local businesses offer reward, memorial service held Friday
It’s been a month since the murder of Kylen Schulte and Crystal Turner. The tragedy has rocked the Moab community—the couple, found murdered at their campsite in the La Sal Mountains on Aug….
BLM proposes changes to address human impact in Klondike Bluffs: Proposed rules focus on toilets, camping concerns
The Bureau of Land Management Moab Field Office has announced it is considering new rules to deal with increased impact in the Klondike Bluffs area north of Moab. Dispersed camping and increased visitation…
RV camping to support workforce housing?: Council considers solutions to Moab’s critical employee housing shortage
Lines stretch double their typical length, wait times have increased and short staffing seems to have become the norm at a number of local businesses and even government entities in Moab. Jobs have…
Letter to the Editor: Free dispersed camping is neither dispersed nor free
The Pack Creek fire — caused by an unattended campfire lit on a red-flag day — has already cost more than $4.5 million in firefighting costs, burned more than 8,000 acres and destroyed…
Cosmo’s Corner: Get outside!
Hi, friends! It’s Cosmo, the Library Cat. Spring has arrived! I’ve been spending more time outdoors and you probably have too. I have a lot of fun just rolling around in the dirt…
Man dies in Emery County hiking accident
A 24-year-old man died after a fall in a side canyon of Cottonwood Canyon in Emery County on April 22, Emery County Sheriff’s office officials reported. Matthew J. Schnitzer from New York went…