With COVID-19 cases on the rise statewide and Grand County at the high transmission risk level according to the governor’s Transmission Index, local officials are questioning the wisdom of allowing large-scale special events…
An emergency alert buzzed many Utahns’ cellular phones on Sunday night (Nov. 8) with a message from Utah Governor Gary Herbert: “Hospitalizations and case growth due to COVID-19 are unsustainable,” it read. “Tune…
After Utah Gov. Gary Herbert and state public health officials debuted a new COVID-19 Transmission Index on Oct. 13, restrictions in various counties throughout the state were changed to reflect a new way…
During a normal summer day in Moab you can see the grey slopes of the La Sal Mountains above town, with verdant greens below the treeline offering a contrast to the red rock…
Many recent nursing graduates from Utah State University Moab have stayed in the community, on the frontlines of the fight against COVID-19 at Moab Regional Hospital. The nursing program at USU Moab works…
Local and state officials are waving a flag of alarm about a recent surge of COVID-19 cases in Utah. On Oct. 13, the Utah Department of Health reported 987 more cases in the…
After a lull in recorded positive cases of COVID-19 in Grand County, the Southeast Utah Health Department reported a sudden uptick since Oct. 4, impacting staff within local government and health agencies as…
The mission of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is to fulfill President Lincoln’s promise to care for those “who shall have borne the battle” as well as their families, caregivers, and survivors….
Across Utah, more attention is being put on sewage than ever before. Since the spring, the Utah Department of Environmental Quality has been tracking the spread of COVID-19 in communities by surveying wastewater…
“My journey with suicide actually began on July 21, 2014, when my husband took his life in front of me,” Amanda McIntosh told the Moab City Council on Aug. 25. McIntosh is the…
