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Remembering the light: Local artist creates sculpture in memory of Kylen Schulte and Crystal Turner

Rachel Fixsen4 years ago4 years ago

“When I looked at Kylen and Crystal’s pictures, there was so much light and beauty coming out of their eyes—such purity of love,” said Ekaterina Tatarovich. That’s what the La Sal-based artist tried…

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Utah Avalanche Center hosts safety program; forecasters say this year’s La Sal snowpack expected to be unstable

Ali Harford4 years ago2 years ago

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…

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Native plants helping recovery: Volunteers spread seeds in areas affected by Pack Creek Fire

Rachel Fixsen4 years ago4 years ago

About 20 volunteers gathered at the Pack Creek Picnic Area on Thursday, Nov. 18 to help Forest Service personnel spread native seeds over areas affected by the Pack Creek fire and along riparian…

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A tour of a mountain ghost town: The Moab Museum takes us to Miner’s Basin

Moab Sun News4 years ago4 years ago

Over a hundred years ago, a small community was established high in the La Sal Mountains. Miner’s Basin, also known simply as Basin, was founded in 1889 with high hopes of mining prosperity….

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Discussion and documentary series begins on Oct. 19: Rural Utah Project, Working Films series to focus on environment, economic justice

Ali Harford4 years ago2 years ago

The Rural Utah Project will show the first film in their three-part documentary series on Tuesday, October 19. The 2018 film “Eating Up Easter,” directed by native Easter Island filmmaker Sergio Mata’u Rapu,…

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Father hires PI to look into Moab couple’s murder: Visitors to the La Sals in mid-August asked for tips

Ali Harford4 years ago2 years ago

The father of Kylen Schulte has hired a private investigator to look into the murders of his daughter, Moab resident Kylen Schulte, and her wife, Crystal Turner. The couple were found dead by…

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Notes from Council Meeting: Five city positions up for hire, dispersed parking off Main Street moves forward

Ali Harford4 years ago2 years ago

At its regular meeting on Oct. 12, the Moab City Council discussed a state-funded community plan to add more dispersed parking in downtown Moab, a letter outlining the city’s priorities in the Manti-La…

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The La Sals: A resource and respite for a long history of human inhabitants

Moab Sun News4 years ago4 years ago

Looming large in Moab’s background, the La Sal Mountains have been a major factor in the human history of the Moab Valley and surrounding region for millennia. Geologically they are young: a mere…

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Redistricting officials want to hear from you: Submit maps for local and state districts

Rachel Fixsen4 years ago4 years ago

At the Oct. 5 Grand County Commission meeting, Commissioner Kevin Walker led a demonstration of how to use the county’s redistricting portal to submit district maps for the commission’s consideration in the up-coming,…

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Reward for information on double homicide: Anonymous donor offers 0,000 for information leading to conviction of killer

Rachel Fixsen4 years ago4 years ago

The Grand County Sheriff’s Office announced on its Facebook page that an anonymous business contractor has offered a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of a person or people…

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