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The Times-Independent Moab, Utah's independent, locally-owned community newspaper since 1896. Serving the communities of southeastern Utah since 1896.

The Moab Times-Independent is your source for instant news, business, ads and events in Moab and the Four Corners region of southeast Utah.

LDS Church President Russell Nelson has died at age 101.
09/28/2025

LDS Church President Russell Nelson has died at age 101.

Opinion: Sometimes arguments just don’t pass the common sense test. The city is asking for a zoning overlay change so it...
09/27/2025

Opinion: Sometimes arguments just don’t pass the common sense test. The city is asking for a zoning overlay change so it can eventually build a water tank at the intersection of Spanish Trail and Spanish Valley Drive, as if there’s no other possible location.

Sometimes arguments just don’t pass the common sense test. The city is asking for a zoning overlay change so it can eventually build a water tank at the intersection of Spanish Trail and Spanish Valley Drive, as if there’s no other possible location.

The tornadoes in San Juan County on Sept. 13 destroyed property but no injuries were reported on the Navajo Nation.
09/27/2025

The tornadoes in San Juan County on Sept. 13 destroyed property but no injuries were reported on the Navajo Nation.

His choice led him west, where the tornado was coming from. Several people he passed gave him weird looks, waving at him to turn around. But Williams flashed them the peace sign. The funnel was bigger now.

The Grand County High School Class of 1970 will hold its 55-year reunion in Moab from Friday, Sept. 26, to Sunday, Sept....
09/26/2025

The Grand County High School Class of 1970 will hold its 55-year reunion in Moab from Friday, Sept. 26, to Sunday, Sept. 28. About 50 people are expected to attend, including spouses and friends.

A pair of tornadoes touched down on the Navajo Nation earlier this month.Here are firsthand accounts from people who wer...
09/26/2025

A pair of tornadoes touched down on the Navajo Nation earlier this month.

Here are firsthand accounts from people who were there.

Chasity Light was lost in thought, watching her clothes spin quiet circles at the laundromat during her regular Saturday errand in Montezuma Creek when a panicked woman’s voice broke through.

Opinion: As we grapple with the tragic shooting of Charlie Kirk, can we keep in mind that this is not an isolated incide...
09/26/2025

Opinion: As we grapple with the tragic shooting of Charlie Kirk, can we keep in mind that this is not an isolated incident?

Hate-related violence has been occurring so regularly in the last few months and years that it becomes hard to keep it all in mind. Each episode gets pushed aside by the news the next day.

Members of the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe and supporters will rally and march Oct. 4 to protest the White Mesa Mill, a urani...
09/26/2025

Members of the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe and supporters will rally and march Oct. 4 to protest the White Mesa Mill, a uranium facility in San Juan County south of Blanding, citing concerns about health, environmental safety and sacred sites.

Members of the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe and supporters will rally and march Oct. 4 to protest the White Mesa Mill, a uranium facility in San Juan County south of Blanding, citing concerns about health, environmental safety and sacred sites, organizers said in a news release.

Moab Pride wrapped up its three-day celebration, including a story slam, a drag show, the visibility march and a block p...
09/25/2025

Moab Pride wrapped up its three-day celebration, including a story slam, a drag show, the visibility march and a block party.

Grand County Search and Rescue has long been one of the busiest rescue teams in Utah, fielding an average of 130 calls e...
09/25/2025

Grand County Search and Rescue has long been one of the busiest rescue teams in Utah, fielding an average of 130 calls each year. Now, a new podcast is bringing those stories to life.

Seven-part series from Grand County Search and Rescue and local partners blends dramatic outdoor rescues with practical tips to help adventurers stay safe in Canyon Country.

Grand County released a statement saying it “categorically denies the allegations” of systematic harassment, discriminat...
09/24/2025

Grand County released a statement saying it “categorically denies the allegations” of systematic harassment, discrimination and other mistreatment of female employees and contractors.

Grand County released an official statement saying it “categorically denies the allegations” in regards to an amended Notice of Claim filed by Moab attorney Christina Sloan on behalf of a dozen current or former female employees or contractors.

Opinion: I know at first glance, it would appear tariffs lead to higher prices, I would like to propose that higher pric...
09/23/2025

Opinion: I know at first glance, it would appear tariffs lead to higher prices, I would like to propose that higher prices now are attributable to the last four years of incredibly insidious inflation caused, not by Trump but by Biden.

In regard to Lew Hinchman’s opinion, [“Are Trump’s policies serving your interests?” The Times-Independent, Sept. 11]:

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The Times-Independent is your source for community news, business, local ads and events in Moab, San Juan County and the Four Corners region of southeast Utah. We have served the communities of southeastern Utah since 1896. The company is the successor to the Grand Valley Times, which started in 1896, and the Moab Independent, which merged in 1919 under the direction of the Taylor family.

The following is an excerpt from A History of Grand County by Richard A. Firmage regarding the newspaper...

“With the coming of the newspaper to the county in 1896, local events were reported much more frequently and, it is hoped, more accurately; however, omissions, errors, and reporter's biases that have been found in some of the reports serve to caution the later reader that all may not have been exactly as it was described in print. Nonetheless, the Grand Valley Times (later The Times-Independent) represents in many cases the major source of early county history and has been of tremendous importance to the town of Moab and the regional community since its founding in 1896 by a transplanted Coloradan, Justus N. Corbin.

“Corbin had arrived in Moab only three weeks before he published the inaugural issue of the Grand Valley Times on May 30, 1896. An enterprising and energetic man, he also was one of two practicing attorneys in Moab prior to the turn of the century, later serving as county attorney, and he was instrumental in bringing telephone service to Moab, among his many other community services. His greatest contribution, however, was the newspaper. Originally a small four-page paper published weekly, the newspaper expanded in length to eight pages within a year and soon increased its page size as well. It has continued uninterrupted weekly publication for almost a century.”