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Wednesday, Nov. 4, Grand County Commission Chambers, 125 E. Center St., Moab. The commission meets a day later than its usual Tuesday because of Election Day. Times are approximate. Formal agenda (PDF) A budget workshop begins at 2 p.m., followed by a 3:45 p.m.
Scores of residents and visitors didn’t let rainfall dampen their desire to celebrate Dios de la Muerto — Day of the Dead — which was held in Moab for the 16th time, this time indoors at Helen M. Knight Elementary School on Sunday afternoon. An ofrenda, or altar, for Ren Hatt, the late mayor of Green River who died in a highway accident Dec. 5.
Grand County's general election is Tuesday, Nov. 3. If your ballot is still on the kitchen counter, here's how to make sure it counts. Don't mail it now. Ballots must reach the Grand County Clerk/Auditor by 8 p.m. Tuesday, and postmarks no longer count, according to the county's notice of early voting and drop box locations.
This week's calendar leans toward the big stuff: the 24th annual Moab Folk Festival takes over Star Hall and the Moab City Ballpark, and runners descend on Kane Creek for the Moab Trail Marathon weekend. In between, there's a soup bowl fundraiser, the year's last ArtWalk, and the usual mix of story hours, yoga classes and public meetings.
Delicate Arch Trail and its viewpoints were closed until the road was cleared, according to Arches National Park. Share TOPICS: ARCHES NATIONAL PARK DELICATE ARCH FLOODING TRAIL CLOSURE VIEWPOINTS ROAD CLEARING SEVERE WEATHER VISITOR ADVISORIES MOAB, Utah (KUTV) — Delicate Arch Trail and its viewpoints were closed until the road was cleared, according to Arches National Park.
A pending court ruling could affect whether Echo Canyon’s developers retain government authority over their project along the Colorado River west of Moab. Seventh District Judge Don M. Torgerson heard arguments Oct. 29 on competing requests to decide parts of a constitutional challenge without a trial.
Lex Bell was listed as the Police Chief for Moab in an undated staff directory.
Utahns head to the polls for the 2026 Midterm Elections on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026. That's 15 minutes before voting begins at Whitmore Library in Cottonwood Heights — Carlin's assigned spot to serve as a poll watcher. "The instructions are that we are there to observe," Carlin said, "call the hotline if we observe anything that is out of order."
The ballot boxes have spoken in Utah. As the vote count progresses, the first results are beginning to emerge. This year, Utah is not holding regular elections for governor or for the United States Senate. Voters will also decide on two amendments to the state Constitution.
After finding their community at the center of national attention over a massive proposed data center campus, voters ousted two Box Elder County commissioners during primary elections earlier this year. Now, those voters have decided who will take the helm.
Democrats hoped for a shot at gaining some seats in Utah’s Republican-dominated Legislature as polls closed Tuesday. But the GOP will still likely hold onto its supermajority. As of 9 p.m., Republicans in competitive districts appeared to be at an early disadvantage to Democrats, third-party and unaffiliated candidates in a handful of races throughout the state.
Event Horizon SpaceWorx pledged a three-year sponsorship to keep SUU PREP free, expanding tech access and hands-on STEM learning for local middle schoolers.
House of Representatives from 2019 to 2021. Ben McAdams claims victory in election night speech below: Ben McAdams claims victory in 1st Congressional District race A McAdams win will be the first in the newly redrawn district, which places most of predominantly Democratic Salt Lake County in one district.