Grand County’s sheriff candidates debated public safety priorities and their records at an Oct. 5 forum, while clerk-auditor candidates differed over financial management and election leadership. Grand County Sheriff Jamison Wiggins, right, speaks as Jim Winder, his challenger in the Nov.
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Grand County will apply for a state grant to fund a shop-local business program that would include digital ad screens inside the Arches shuttles and at shuttle stops, if the National Park Service allows ads inside the shuttles. Commissioners approved the application 6-1 on Oct.
Grand County commissioners on Oct. 6 turned down an agreement that would have paid up to $8,600 in expenses for the recruiting firm behind the county’s last planning director hire to search for his replacement. Whoever gets the job next will be the county’s fifth planning director since 2021.
About 100 people attended the League of Women Voters of Grand County’s event at the Moab Arts and Recreation Center. KZMU broadcast the forum, which also featured candidates in other races ahead of the Nov. 3 election. About 100 people attended the League of Women Voters candidate forum Oct.
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.
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.
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.
Grand County dispatch supervisor Mindy Lammert received a Lifesaving Medal Sept. 24 from the Utah Sheriffs Association for staying on the phone with an injured BASE jumper for about three hours while helping coordinate his rescue. Grand County dispatch Supervisor Mindy Lammert, left, holds her Utah Sheriffs Association Lifesaving Medal beside Sheriff Jamison Wiggins at the Sept.
Gabriel Woytek and Kenneth Minor answered questions at the League of Women Voters of Southeast Utah’s candidates forum on Oct. 5 at the MARC in Moab. Each gave a 90-second opening statement, answered three questions drawn from community input the League collected over the summer, and gave a closing statement.
Commissioner Mike McCurdy and Everett Hildenbrandt answered questions at the League of Women Voters of Southeast Utah’s candidates forum on Oct. 5 at the MARC in Moab. Each gave a 90-second opening statement, answered three questions drawn from community input the League collected over the summer, and gave a closing statement.
Rory Paxman and Neal Herbert answered questions at the League of Women Voters of Southeast Utah’s candidates forum on Oct. 5 at the MARC in Moab. Each gave a 90-second opening statement, answered three questions drawn from community input the League collected over the summer, and gave a closing statement.
Shalee Holland and Diego Velasquez answered questions at the League of Women Voters of Southeast Utah’s candidates forum on Oct. 5 at the MARC in Moab. Each gave a 90-second opening statement, answered three questions drawn from community input the League collected over the summer, and gave a closing statement.
Sheriff Jamison Wiggins and Jim Winder answered questions at the League of Women Voters of Southeast Utah’s candidates forum on Oct. 5 at the MARC in Moab. Each gave a 90-second opening statement, answered three questions drawn from community input the League collected over the summer, and gave a closing statement.
Child care for Erin Groves’ three children costs nearly $2,000 a month. Utah’s child care subsidy program covers about $1,500, leaving the Moab family to pay a little more than $400 and allowing both parents to work. A child plays at Moab Community Childcare’s infant center.
Here’s what’s on tap at the Grand County Public Library for the month of October. 8, a free screening of “Ocean with David Attenborough” will be held at the library with special guest Peggy Oki, an ocean environmental artist. This library presentation is in partnership with Revive Our Ocean.
Grand County EMS crews responded to a traumatic injury in the Mineral Bottom area on September 25. During the response, crews administered a prehospital blood transfusion before the patient was transported via air medical services.
GRAND COUNTY, Utah (ABC4) — Grand County Emergency Medical Services (GCEMS) performed a life-saving prehospital blood transfusion while responding to a traumatic injury call. According to officials, crews from GCEMS, Grand County Search and Rescue (GCSAR), and the Grand County Sheriff's crews responded to the call in the Mineral Bottom area on Friday night.
Two Grand County sheriff's deputies have filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the county and Sheriff Jamison Wiggins, alleging a sustained campaign of retaliation that included sending one deputy alone toward an armed homicide suspect and stripping the other of his command. Deputies Craig Nelson and Joshua Stalpes filed the complaint Sept.
One Grand County deputy says he was denied backup. Another says his command role was dismantled. Their lawsuit alleges the sheriff retaliated after they spoke to The Salt Lake Tribune.
Grand County’s hospice program is eight staff members and six volunteers. In a year they care for about 30 people and their families, across Moab, Castle Valley and Spanish Valley in Grand County, out to Green River in Emery County, and down through La Sal and Island in the Sky in San Juan County.
Grand County’s two wide-ranging internal audits will continue under their existing working plan after a Sept. 18 Audit Committee meeting exposed sharp disagreement over their demands on the Clerk-Auditor’s Office and allegations that they were being used politically.
A Sept. 57 million in Grand County trail spending since 2019 came from Fund 47, a voter-approved quarter-cent sales tax that state law limits to transportation. After receiving a question from Grand County Commissioner Bill Winfield, the letter states that a trail qualifies only if it "connects an origin with a destination," and recommends the county examine its spending.
A newsletter from Utah Military Academy outlines upcoming school events, including a homecoming dance, athletic competitions, and academic deadlines. The academy is also hosting informational sessions and conducting various fundraisers.
Moab Sun News asked candidates in each 2026 Grand County race a question tailored to their office. This installment asked commission candidates how they would manage a budget that swings with tourism and federal money, sheriff candidates whether a new sheriff’s office and jail should go to voters, and clerk-auditor candidates how they would handle a claim they had recommended against.
Grand County Planning Commission Meeting at a Glance Meeting at a Glance is a Moab Sun News summary of public meetings based on official agendas and corrected transcripts. Watch the full meeting above or read the official agenda. See something that needs correcting?
Six Grand County Commission candidates outlined their priorities at a Sept. 15 Moab Area Chamber of Commerce luncheon at Element Moab. The Grand County Courthouse in Moab on April 8. Voters will decide three of the seven seats on the Grand County Commission in the Nov.
The Grand County Emergency Medical Services Special Service District is looking for volunteers to fill two vacancies on its Board of Directors. Applicants can serve on the full Board or participate in ad hoc committees.
An agenda for a Water Advisory Committee meeting scheduled for September 14, 2026, was posted to the Castle Valley website. The meeting was set to be held in a hybrid format at the Castle Valley Town Building and via Zoom.
