A Stage 2 fire ban went into effect for Moab and surrounding areas on June 25 after an interagency meeting between the State of Utah, Bureau of Land Management, United States Forest Service…
The Pack Creek fire — caused by an unattended campfire lit on a red-flag day — has already cost more than $4.5 million in firefighting costs, burned more than 8,000 acres and destroyed…
Rod Krist, age 69, passed away June 19, 2021, from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in the San Juan Hospital in Monticello, Utah. Rod was a resident of Moab for over 50 years. Rod…
Last weekend, Green River-based nonprofit Epicenter broke ground on Pearl Baker Park, a feature of its current affordable housing project in the town: Canal Commons. The community-oriented park should be completed in 2022…
Label: Public Land Photo: U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland. [File photo] Since Interior Secretary Deb Haaland’s visit to Southeast Utah in April, where she evaluated the boundaries of Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bears Ears…
The new Spanish Valley Clinic is under construction on Spanish Valley Drive, currently on budget and scheduled to open on Nov. 1, according to San Juan Health CEO Clayton Holt. San Juan Health…
Seekhaven Family Crisis & Resource Center’s first logo in 1990 featured an illustration of Puebloan homes before a desert landscape. Moving into the 2000s, the logo changed to depict a house, parent and…
“I don’t support the whole concept. I’m not going to be a part of it,” said San Juan County Commissioner Bruce Adams. Adams, the commission’s lone Republican, voted against a resolution to hire…
Their feet hit the ground before sunrise—whatever edge they could get to beat the heat. After being led in prayer by an elder, ten Indigenous runners began a five-day, 360-mile journey from Bears…
At its May 18 meeting, the Grand County Commission voted unanimously to ratify a policy requiring the continued use of face coverings on county property to protect against the spread of COVID-19. A…
