La Sal Elementary welcomes preschoolers
“I have been thinking about this need for preschool in La Sal for the past few years.”
la sal
Building teen community in La Sal
Kristl Johnson hosts “Community Teen Nights” every Thursday
Moab History: ‘The salt on top of the mountains’
The mountainside community of La Sal has experienced shifts in the years since the Euro-American settlement of the area in the 1870s and 1880s, including both in its name and location.
Family searches for local man missing since April
Jamey Holyoak has been missing since mid-April.
La Sal’s six-year-old sensation is ready to ride
Sierra Bull, a six-year-old motocross racer, will compete in the national championship in August.
Community helps La Sal residents recover from fire
Three months ago, La Sal residents Rob Wood and his mom, Amber Henson, lost their home to a fire. They had only minor injuries, but their dog, Rosco, was killed, and they lost…
Utah Avalanche Center hosts safety program; forecasters say this year’s La Sal snowpack expected to be unstable
Avalanches aren’t freak occurrences, said Eric Trenbeath, a Moab avalanche forecaster at the Utah Avalanche Center. An avalanche has to be triggered by something—or someone—to set off on its deadly path. Avalanches can…
James Wesley Hill, Sept. 30, 1951 – Sept. 26, 2021
James Wesley Hill left this world to return to his Heavenly Father on Sept. 26, 2021. He was surrounded by his loved ones as his battle with lung cancer ended. James was born…
Back to School Throwbacks: Moab Students through Time
Though much has changed since the Moab Valley was settled in the late 1800s, schools have long been central to the community’s vitality and culture. In 1881, construction began on the first school…
Intense and complex: A firefighter’s view of day one of the Pack Creek Fire
When firefighter Jason Kirks arrived at the Pack Creek Fire last Wednesday afternoon, the blaze had just begun but was already gaining intensity and complexity. An evacuation order for the Pack Creek subdivision…
Wildfire burns through Pack Creek subdivision
On June 9, firefighters responded to report of smoke in Pack Creek, southeast of Moab. Strengthened by strong winds, the fire grew through the rest of the day, being first pushed upslope by…