What House District 69 candidates say about costs, water and government trust
This edition of The Times-Independent also includes voter guides for the three Grand County Commission races. Guides for the sheriff and clerk/auditor races will be published in the next edition. House District 69, the largest district in the Utah House by area, covers all of Grand, San Juan, Garfield, Wayne and Kane counties, along with part of Emery County.
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Grand County Commission District 5: Candidates on housing, tourism and spending
District 5 covers the Grand County portion of Spanish Valley generally west of Pack Creek and south of Holyoak Lane. McCurdy, who grew up in Grand County, seeks a second term after winning election in 2022. He works at Walker’s True Value lumberyard.
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Grand County Commission at-large race: Candidates on housing, spending and leadership
Grand County voters will choose between Neal Herbert and Rory Paxman in the Nov. 3 election for an at-large seat on the county commission. Both candidates are unaffiliated with a political party. Neal Herbert, left, and Rory Paxman are running for an at-large seat on the Grand County Commission in the Nov.
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Moab wingsuiter heads to World Championships
Less than two years after an accident left him with a broken pelvis and sacrum, Moab wingsuit pilot Joe Lohmuller is heading to represent the United States on one of the sport’s biggest stages. Alex Knaub, dark suit, films Joe Lohmuller and Clark Robinson at the 2025 National Championship.
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Moab couple accused of child torture pleads no contest to reduced charges
On Tuesday, Jeremiah pleaded no contest to attempted child torture, amended down to a second-degree felony.
Jeremiah and Jennifer Perkins enter no-contest pleas on Oct.
When asked by the judge, both Perkins acknowledged they were entering the plea because there is a risk that they would be convicted of child torture at trial.
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Parents charged with child torture plead no contest
The father and stepmother who were charged with child torture last December both pleaded no contest to lesser charges Tuesday, Oct. 6, in Seventh District Court. Nurses at the Children’s Justice Center, pictured here, encountered a boy who had been fed a sparse diet and was routinely tortured when Moab Police brought him there last October.
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