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A stronger network: USU student partners with Moab police department to study emergency response

Rachel Fixsen5 years ago4 years ago

Moab resident Katie Creighton studied natural resources and joined the Utah Department of Wildlife Resources because she was interested in natural science. She now supervises other employees in her role as the native…

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Though landfill-safe, wag bags can’t be thrown in the garbage

Rachel Fixsen5 years ago4 years ago

Please, please don’t dispose of used wag bags in your regular trash can. That’s the message that the Solid Waste Special Service District # 1, newly renamed the Canyonlands Solid Waste Authority after…

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Fentanyl use on the rise: Hospital hosts training on anti-overdose drug

Rachel Fixsen5 years ago4 years ago

The sun was scorching on the afternoon of May 6, when a small crowd gathered in the shade of an awning outside Moab Regional Hospital to learn more about naloxone, a drug that…

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Letter to the Editor: Businesses shouldn’t control the conversation

Moab Sun News5 years ago2 years ago

For years, we have been allowing local UTV businesses to offload their negative externalities on the whole community. They get to profit off of noise pollution and we have to pay the price….

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Masks aren’t going anywhere soon: Grand County mask mandate in place until mid-June

Moab Sun News5 years ago2 years ago

“Grand County, Utah Mask Mandate is STILL in effect until 6/15/21,” county government officials reminded the public in a press release this week. While the statewide mask mandate will be lifted on April…

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Grand County COVID-19 vaccination effort continues; Residents 70 and over urged to call health department

Moab Sun News5 years ago2 years ago

According to the Southeast Utah Health Department, 1,273 residents throughout the tri-county region have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as of Feb. 10. Statewide, efforts to get people inoculated against the coronavirus continue,…

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Vaccine rollout progresses in Grand County: Health department says available doses are limited

Moab Sun News5 years ago2 years ago

COVID-19 vaccine distribution continues in Grand County, with officials from the Southeast Utah Health Department working to vaccinate first responders, hospital staff, school staff and those over 70 years old first. SEUHD Director…

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Medical workers receive first Moab COVID-19 vaccine shipments

Moab Sun News5 years ago2 years ago

Utah hospitals and frontline workers are receiving COVID-19 vaccines in southeastern Utah, after the U.S. Food & Drug Administration granted emergency authorizations to Pfizer and Moderna for vaccines to fight the coronavirus. ​Frontline…

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No more paper coupons with eWIC

Moab Sun News5 years ago2 years ago

Families in the WIC program can now shop for healthy foods with more privacy and convenience after the Southeast Utah Health Department rolled out new eWIC cards, which function similar to a debit…

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Health officials have hope but urge continued caution

Moab Sun News5 years ago2 years ago

As of Dec. 9, Grand County has an average positive test rate of around 21.13% and 42 active COVID-19 cases, as reported by the Southeast Utah Health Department. Early on in the pandemic,…

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