Grand County sheriff, clerk-auditor defend their records as challengers press for change
Grand County Sheriff Jamison Wiggins defended his leadership record Oct. 15, while challenger Jim Winder called for changes in employee support, interagency coordination and spending oversight. Grand County Sheriff Jamison Wiggins and challenger Jim Winder shake hands after their debate Oct.
via moabtimes.comMoabOctober 16, 2026
Public safety and leadership: What Grand County’s sheriff candidates say
Wiggins seeks a second term and has spent his law enforcement career with Grand County. Winder served as Salt Lake County sheriff from 2007 to 2017 and as Moab police chief from 2017 to 2019. The Times-Independent asked both candidates the same five questions about public safety priorities, the proposed public safety center, workplace concerns, staffing and coordination with other agencies.
via moabtimes.comMoabOctober 14, 2026
Shopping rewards, free promotion: Grand County’s plan to help local businesses
Grand County commissioners voted 6-1 Oct. 6 to pursue a state grant for a shop-local program that would offer shopping rewards and free business promotion, potentially including digital advertising aboard the Moab-Arches shuttle. People gather outside downtown Moab businesses April 10.
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Keeping residents in the loop: Grand County candidates in their own words
Moab Sun News is asking every candidate in the 2026 Grand County races the same questions this fall and publishing their answers in their own words. This installment asks about accountability: Name one specific thing you will do in your next term to let residents see how decisions in your office get made — and tell voters how they could check, a year from now, whether you did it.
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In a time of distrust, how do we know Utah’s elections are secure? Clerks show us
Editor’s note: This story is part of We Vote Utah, a partnership between KUER, PBS Utah and Utah News Dispatch to cover Utah’s 2026 elections. “The general rhetoric, I’m very tired of it because it continues,” Grand County Clerk/Auditor Gabe Woytek, who is unaffiliated, told KUER in an interview for the station’s State Street episode that aired Monday.
via KUERGrand CountyOctober 12, 2026
Grand County commissioners clash over travel spending and oversight
Grand County commissioners took no action Oct. Grand County Commission Vice Chair Bill Winfield, left, and Commissioner Brian Martinez attend the All Americans Outside Initiative at Lions Park in Moab on Friday, Sept.
via moabtimes.comMoabOctober 9, 2026
