Moab to hold public hearing on updated annexation policy plan
The Moab City Planning Commission will host a public hearing on Oct. 22 to discuss proposed Ordinance 2026-21. This ordinance involves updates to the city's annexation policy plan and future land use maps.
MoabOctober 7, 2026
Parents charged with child torture plead no contest
Jeremiah and Jennifer Perkins will be sentenced on Nov. 17; and agree to have no contact with the victim until he’s 18. (Times-Independent file photo) 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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Grantsville cross country travels to Moab for Red Rock Invitational
On Sept. 22, the Grantsville High School cross country team boarded a bus and headed toward Moab, Utah, for the Red Rock Invitational race. The trip was an overnight experience and one of the best bonding opportunities available all year. The trip started nicely with the first stop made at Pizza Pie Cafe.
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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 District 4: Candidates on housing, tourism and spending
Voters in Grand County Commission District 4 will choose between Shalee Holland and Diego Velasquez in the Nov. 3 election. Both are running unaffiliated with a political party. Shalee Holland, left, and Diego Velasquez are running for Grand County Commission District 4 in the Nov.
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