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11/14/2025

Fire crews plan to conduct a pile burn at the Scott and Norma Matheson Wetlands Preserve on Monday, Nov. 17, weather permitting, as part of an effort to remove invasive Russian olive and reduce wildfire risk.

11/14/2025

Fred Wilkinson, a longtime Moab trail builder, mountain bike racer, pizza maker and campground host, died unexpectedly of natural causes the night of Nov. 3–4 in his RV at Juniper Campground in the Sand Flats Recreation Area. He was 56.

11/14/2025

Biologists discovered fish illegally introduced into San Juan County’s Lloyds Lake.

After discovering an illegal fish introduction this year, the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources is again reminding Utahns that it’s both harmful and illegal to move sportfish you’ve caught from one waterbody to another, to dump unwanted pet fish into local ponds, or to use live bait fish.

11/14/2025

High Desert Hoofbeats: In the game of life, we are all going to occasionally draw those “Just My Luck” cards.

Cold showers are good for one’s health. So say numerous sources that tout cryotherapy, which is a general term for using cold temperatures to treat a range of ailments from inflammation to chronic fatigue syndrome, pain and sleep issues. 

11/13/2025

Utah and the six other states that rely upon the Colorado River on Nov. 11 failed to reach an agreement on how to manage the drought-stricken waterway that supplies water to 40 million people.

Utah and the six other states that rely upon the Colorado River on Nov. 11 failed to reach an agreement on how to manage the drought-stricken waterway that supplies water to 40 million people. The Colorado River as seen from Navajo Bridge in Ariz. on Tuesday, May 20. Photo by Trent Nelson/The Salt L...

11/13/2025

Scientists, artists and environmentalists will meet in Moab on Nov. 13 to talk about the state of the Colorado River and the status of Glen Canyon.

Scientists, artists and environmentalists will meet in Moab on Nov. 13 to talk about the state of the river and the status of Glen Canyon.

11/13/2025

“Sara [Melnicoff] has been an invaluable asset to this county for many years,” Grand County Sheriff Jamison Wiggins said. “She consistently goes above and beyond in her efforts, from coordinating community recycling initiatives to assisting individuals in need of support.”

Since moving to Moab in 2000, Sara Melnicoff has been at the heart of efforts to care for both the community and its landscapes — leading cleanups, expanding recycling, supporting those in crisis and partnering with law enforcement and local nonprofits to fill gaps in care.

11/13/2025

Grand County EMS has released incident information from yesterday’s BASE-jumping rescue in the Kane Creek area. Here’s their full update:

11/13/2025

Letter: The notion that the “radical left” has taken over the responsibility of Congress to adopt a budget is bizarre and does a disservice to the facts.

I just went to the U.S. Department of Agriculture/Forest Service website to find a trail map for a hike my wife and I are planning. 

11/13/2025

The Grand County Commission passed six action items at its Nov. 5 meeting, including final revisions to the Economic Opportunity Advisory Board bylaws and adoption of a tentative 2026 county budget to begin the annual budgeting process.

11/12/2025

From the Grand County Sheriff's Office: https://www.facebook.com/share/1BnZmbG3NP/

*****Update, the BASE jumper was successfully rescued*****

A large scale search and rescue operation is currently underway in the Kane Creek area due to a BASE jumper incident; please avoid the area.

11/12/2025

Moab’s domestic tourism is up by roughly $3.5 million. International tourism is down by nearly $1.3 million — but there are nuances in the data.

Living in rural Utah means there are limits to finding everyday resources ranging from certain grocery items, luxury items and even the ability to reliably track data — which can be a challenge for communities with economies that rely on tourism.