At their regular meeting on Feb. 16, the Grand County Commission voted unanimously to take an official stance on several bills being discussed at the state legislature during the ongoing 2021 general session. County Attorney Christina Sloan outlined the impacts of several…
The Moab City Council met for their regular meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 23, where councilmembers gave updates regarding the recent art vandalism on Center Street, the current Utah state legislative session and the 2021 City of Moab Grant Program.
Just five miles outside the town of Helper in Carbon County, a fifty-foot L-shaped band of g…
Akekaphop Kesavadhana, a Grand County High School junior who goes by Sam, decided he wanted …
Moab Regional Hospital, a nonprofit critical access hospital, celebrated ten years of servic…
Two controversial governmental actions recently surfaced regarding water rights, as governme…
When he came to Moab in the spring of 1988, David Attenborough was a sprightly 62-year-old who, though he was a modest, friendly and very affable man, had just recently been knighted by the queen of England. Sir David had many fascinating travel and film location stories to tell Read more
“Everyone who walks in the door these days goes, ‘Hey, whatever happened to that map?" said Mary Langworthy, membership and community outreach… Read more
The Youth Garden Project is teaming up with the Moab Valley Multicultural Center to Read more
Moab resident Mónica Piñera compiled a collection of stories about life during the coronavirus quarantine. [Courtesy of the Moab Museum] Read more
While we support the efforts by our elected officials to pursue state legislation that could help Moab regulate UTV impacts, the Moab City Council’s decision to table discussion of the Temporary Land Use Code is extremely disappointing. [See “City officials table further … Read more
Wow! I have been monitoring the progress of locally relevant legislation in the 2021 Utah State Legislature session. It has been discouraging and eye-opening. It has become clearer and clearer… Read more
After reading the recent article “What we mean when we say ‘camping,’” [Moab Sun News Jan. 28, 2020 edition. -ed.] I felt moved to write a response. It is time for Moab to start getting more c… Read more
When I was pregnant with my son, my mother began sending me books on vaccine safety—or rather her belief in the lack thereof and the importance of not following the Centers for Disease Control… Read more
Senior Pat Pakkarato has been a huge contributor to the Grand County High School swim team for the past three years, coaches say. Last week, Pakkarato set a new school record in the 200 meter individual medley and came from behind to take first place in the 100 meter fly … Read more
Malachi Seely Roberts drives to the lane as the Grand County Red Devils outdid the the Emery Spartans 88-67 to win the Region XII title on Feb 12. The Red Devils will seed high enough in the R… Read more
The Grand County High School Red Devilettes drill team was honored with the 3A Sportsmanship award from the Utah Dance and Drill Association. “Having good sportsmanship means fair and generous… Read more
