Updated 3/31: The National Park Service announced that Hovenweep and Natural Bridges national monuments will be closed to all park visitors until further notice beginning on April 1. The parks join Arches, Canyonlands,…
Outside Moab Regional Hospital’s entrance on March 23, a group of women arrives bearing large baskets of hand-sewn medical gowns and masks with bright patterns. Hospital officials and doctors greet them, standing six…
While there remain no confirmed cases in Grand County of COVID-19, the coronavirus causing a worldwide pandemic and leading to unprecedented public health measures, that number does not comfort Moab Regional Hospital CEO…
UPDATE: Since this story was published, Moab Mayor Emily Niehaus and the Southeast Utah Health Department urged local National Parks to close. Experts say spending time outdoors near our homes, while still practicing…
Update 3/27: This story has been revised to include comment from the National Parks Service. Update 3/28: This story has been revised to include a letter from Moab Regional Hospital. Moab Mayor Emily…
The spread of COVID-19, a coronavirus causing a global pandemic, has also led to an “infodemic,” according to the head of the World Health Organization. In an effort to answer questions and inform…
In a statement to Utah Governor Gary Herbert on March 16, Moab Regional Hospital’s top officials spoke clearly, urging the state to shut all “non-essential” Moab businesses down, including restaurants and lodging, in…
Tears and anger were on display at an emergency meeting of the Grand County Council on the morning of March 11, as a proposed 30-day restriction on public gatherings in an attempt to…
The Utah Department of Health says it is actively monitoring an outbreak caused by a new coronavirus called COVID-19. The virus was first identified in December 2019 in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. The…
Funding for a new medical clinic in Spanish Valley was approved unanimously by a state board last week with no comment, despite weeks of legal challenges and contentious discussions about whether the clinic…
