While Moab Regional Hospital has instituted safety procedures for all staff, patients and visitors to protect against the spread of COVID-19, standard hospital services are also being offered including skin screenings, sports physicals…
School districts across Utah are revealing their reopening plans for the fall, negotiating public health concerns and the needs of parents and students. The Grand County School District approved its proposed plan for…
Grand County Council tackled several contentious topics at their regular meeting on July 7. In addition to an ordinance requiring the use of masks in shared public spaces, a letter opposing the Bureau…
COVID-19 case numbers have stayed low in Grand County, but some local residents know the dangers of the illness all too well. Don Wiseman, a Moab resident, caught the virus while working as…
The coronavirus pandemic has wreaked havoc on the economy and the effects are felt most acutely by those who were already struggling financially. Moab residents are relying on area food banks in greater…
Free testing for COVID-19 will be available on July 14 from 2 to 6 p.m. at the Southeast Utah Health Department offices (575 S. Kane Creek Blvd., Moab) through mobile units from the…
In Grand County, masks will be required in public places where physical distancing is impossible, including businesses and government buildings. The Grand County Council approved the ordinance at their meeting on July 7…
The Grand County Council voted to recommend that the public be required to wear masks in indoor public places to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the county. The vote, held during a…
Public health officials are raising concerns that voluntarily-enforced policies aren’t enough to contain the spread of COVID-19 amid record-setting spikes in positive tests in Utah and across the southwest. “We are quickly getting…
Utah Governor Gary Herbert approved a request by Grand County officials that the public be required to wear masks in indoor public places to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the county. “We…
