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Luxury train route adds Salt Lake stop to Denver-Moab trip

Moab Sun News2 months ago2 months ago

The luxury train company Rocky Mountaineer is venturing further into Utah with an extended version of its ‘Rockies to the Red Rocks’ route. The route, which launched in 2021, brings travelers from Denver…

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Don’t sweat the cost for emergency transport: 2020 No Surprises Act protects patients from excessive billing

Rachel Fixsen3 years ago3 years ago

Emergency air transport is expensive, but federal legislation that recently went into effect aims to ensure that patients don’t have to weigh unknown costs against urgent medical needs when deciding whether to call…

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Salt Lake Express expands services to Moab, Green River

Ali Harford3 years ago2 years ago

The Salt Lake Express recently expanded its services to stop in Vernal, Heber City, Price, Blanding and Moab. The Blanding route, which Moab is on, stops in Monticello, Moab, Green River, Price, Spanish…

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Curbside recyclables mistakenly not recycled: Solid waste district switches to a different recycling facility

Rachel Fixsen3 years ago3 years ago

Single-stream recyclables from Grand County will now be delivered to a facility in Denver, after the local solid waste district realized that the Salt Lake City facility it had been using was not…

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Grand County High presents “Freaky Friday” the musical: The show will run Nov. 18-20

Ali Harford3 years ago2 years ago

Grand County High School is producing “Freaky Friday,” a story made famous by the iconic 2003 movie starring Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan, but with a twist: the high school’s version is…

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Council talks ADUs, infrastructure updates: Notes from the Nov. 9 Moab City Council meeting

Ali Harford3 years ago2 years ago

At their regular city council meeting on Nov. 9, the Moab City Council discussed and voted on a myriad of infrastructure updates, including on the sewers, Mill Creek Canyon, and Pack Creek Bridge….

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Local Girl Scout troops kick off the year: Groups seeking adult volunteers

Rachel Fixsen4 years ago3 years ago

Twenty local Girl Scouts attended a meet-and-greet event at Rotary Park on Oct. 6. Girls of different ages enjoyed getting to know one another, playing volleyball and an “ice-breaker” bingo game. Ages ranged…

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The science behind flash floods: Science Moab talks to hydrologist Brian McInerney

Moab Sun News4 years ago2 years ago

What determines the potential for storms and flash floods — and why don’t they always happen together? This week, Science Moab speaks with Brian McInerney — who spent 30 years as a senior…

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Ann West Schvaneveldt, June 20, 1940 – Sept. 5, 2021

Moab Sun News4 years ago2 years ago

Ann West Schvaneveldt drew her last breath on Sept. 5, 2021, in Las Cruces, New Mexico. She was born in Ogden, Utah, on June 20, 1940, and had lived in New Mexico for…

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Celebrating the harvest: Youth Garden Project hosts fall festival

Rachel Fixsen4 years ago3 years ago

The Youth Garden Project is hosting its third annual Harvest Festival on Saturday, Sept. 25, and invites the community to come enjoy music, food, games, crafts, contests and more. Gardeners can enter their…

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