Steven Hawks, professor of Health Education and Promotion at Utah State University Moab, has announced his retirement. After more than three decades in higher education—26 of them at Utah State University—Professor Hawks is leaving behind a legacy of leadership and community service in Moab and beyond.
On Friday, May 23 at 6:30 PM, in partnership with our good friends at Back of Beyond Books, we’ll welcome Ms. Maggie Dewane, author of a new book of eco-poetry called “Haiku and Hope: 50 States of Climate Change.” Maggie will not only read us some of her charming poems, but will lead a nature-inspired poetry workshop where she will discuss the benefits of nature journaling and guide participants through using haiku poetry as a tool of creative expression.
Benzene from a 23,000-gallon gasoline spill is apparently creeping toward the Animas River, as Southern Ute tribal leaders say cleanup work by the state and the pipeline owner is moving too slowly.
Moab drivers and cyclists will have a smoother ride this week: the City of Moab announced that paving on Kane Creek Boulevard is now complete, marking a major milestone in the city’s $8 million overhaul of a short but busy section of roadway.
Robert Marvin died in his Moab home with family at his side after a 5 year battle with cancer. He will be survived by all of us, family and friends, and we can only imagine what new adventure he is on now without the boundaries of his mortal body.
A 71-year-old man died in a motorcycle crash at the entrance to the Island in the Sky District of Canyonlands National Park on Thursday May 8. The motorcyclist, identified as Bruce Griffith from Copper Mountain, Colorado, was pronounced dead at the scene.
Seventh‑grader Charlotte Manheimer and eighth‑grader Maddi Hamilton have been named Margaret L. Hopkin Middle School’s Students of the Month for May, according to a release from school officials. Charlotte Manheimer, a 7th‑grade student,…
The controversial development formerly known as Kane Springs—now rebranded as “Echo Canyon”—has been dealt a setback in its efforts to incorporate as a new municipality just outside of Moab. On May 5, the…
A 77-year-old man died on Tuesday, May 6, after falling along the Windows Primitive Trail in Arches National Park, National Park Service sources say.
Christopher will demonstrate some of the exciting things he has learned in his studies and share with families how studying martial arts has helped him combat some of the various challenges he faces with autism, such as focus, social interactions, sensory sensitivities and behavior patterns.
