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Grand County employees will receive one-time payments of $1,500 for full-time staff and $750 for part-time and seasonal staff after going without a cost-of-living adjustment in 2026. Grand County finance officer Chantel Lindsay, left, and Personnel Services Director Tess Barger discuss proposed one-time employee payments at the Oct. 20 commission meeting.
Scores of people showed up for a ribbon-cutting ceremony and grand opening of new pickleball courts and an all-abilities playground held at Old Spanish Trail Arena on Friday, Oct. 23. Old Spanish Trail Arena Director Angie Book prepares to cut the ribbon at the facility’s new pickleball courts and playground Friday, Oct. 23.
Moab's pickleball players have courts of their own, and the Old Spanish Trail Arena has a new playground next to them. Grand County opened both with a ribbon cutting Friday, Oct. 23. The arena now has eight pickleball courts and more than 11,000 square feet of playground, the county said in a Facebook post Saturday.
The Moab Valley Fire Department has welcomed back the FireBREAK seasonal mitigation crew to continue wildfire prevention efforts. The crew will focus on removing hazardous, invasive fire fuels from creek corridors and areas near neighborhoods and infrastructure.
Arches National Park has a new shuttle to and from Moab. One passenger said it was "the perfect tool for exploring." But another said: We loved the park. We hated the shuttle.
SALT LAKE CITY — It's been thirty years of walking up and down a steep driveway, setting up all hundreds of decorations and personally greeting the families that came by here to see Frosty's Winter Wonderland. After thirty years, the man who's been putting it all together has decided, he's putting it all to rest.
A judge in Moab is set to consider whether preliminary municipalities violate the Utah Constitution. The developer-led towns, called preliminary municipalities, were added to Utah law in 2024. Moab-area nonprofits alleged in a February lawsuit that the tool was specifically designed to enable a luxury housing project along the Colorado River.
Marlene Chynoweth, age 83, passed away October 21, 2026, surrounded by family in Ferron, Utah. Marlene was born March 21, 1943, in Tropic, Utah to Sherman and Roene Baugh. She was the fourth of seven children. On November 4, 1961, Marlene married Lane Chynoweth in Tropic, Utah.
Tom Hanks is headed back to Broadway. Starting in 2027, the Academy Award-winning actor will not only star alongside actress Kelli O’Hara, but he’s also a co-writer on the play. Here’s what we know about Hanks’ Broadway return so far.
The Lady Cats came so close at the volleyball championships. The Cats beat three teams in the first day and a half. At noon, the Cats faced off with the Rich Rebels. I was finally watching the game on my computer during the second game. I had heard the Rebels won the first game, and the Cats were behind, and it ended in a close game.
It is with a heavy heart that I said goodbye to my dad, Raymond Rabbit Sisneros in the early morning hours of October 23, 2026 with my wife by my side. Known to many as Rabbit, he was a state champion high school wrestler and took pride in the years he spent working alongside his father and brothers in the coal mines.
Despite an early-season blowout by the Spartans, 48-16, the Bulldogs nearly pulled off the upset against Emery, but late-game heroics from the Spartans elevated the team to a 28-21 opening-round win. Quarterback Ajay Thomas started the scoring in the contest, finding the end zone on a 12-yard scamper to put Emery up early.
An e-bike rider was hospitalized in critical condition after he struck by a car involved in a car crash in Salt Lake. Sgt. Greg Wilking said a car driving south on Redwood Road ran a red light, hitting a car driving east through the intersection.