In February, Easy Bee Farm broke ground on a sunken field named the Lucy Test Site. Named after the owner of the land on which it sits, this small plot of five 40-foot garden beds features exclusively regional crops that were planted using traditional desert farming techniques.
On Wednesday nights, a few steps off Main Street, anyone can walk through the gate at 56 W. 100 South and hear Moab's bluegrass band Quicksand Soup play under a big cottonwood tree, for free. On Saturdays, the same outdoor stage belongs to magician Rick Boretti, whose hourlong show costs $15 for adults and $8 for kids.
South Sevier (Monroe) beat Grand County (Moab) 3-0 in 2A girls volleyball on Wednesday, Sept. 30, according to the Utah High School Activities Association (UHSAA) scoreboard.
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.
Department of Energy Issues Request for Proposal to Bolster Global Oil Supply Stability Through Strategic Petroleum Reserve Crude Exchange
Bureau of Land Management Director Stevan Pearce said 99% of the bureau's land should be open to the public and much of that should be made more welcoming, accessible and inclusive for all Americans, including people with disabilities. Bureau of Land Management Director Stevan Pearce signs the All Americans Outside Initiative at Lions Park in Moab on Friday, Sept.
The event, now in its 16th year, also brings cycling gear exhibitors, group rides and shuttles to Slickrock on Friday, Navajo Rocks on Saturday and Mag Five on Sunday. Organizer Mark Sevenoff said he expects about 500 attendees each day. Western Spirit Cycling, a Moab-based bicycle tour company, produces Outerbike.
The Southeastern Utah League of Women Voters invites voters and other interested parties to their 42nd Annual Nonpartisan Candidate Forum Oct. 5 at the Moab Arts and Recreation Center. Members of the Southeastern Utah League of Women Voters poses with their second-place suffrage trophy they earned in Moab’s Fourth of July parade.
Grand County’s Children’s Justice Center is hosting “Stars vs. Students” to bring people together and encourage them to support young people, said Andrea Noyes, the center’s executive director. The community team is expected to include the sheriff, police and fire chiefs, teachers, commissioners, nonprofit leaders and hospital staff.
Moab City councilors received an update from the Moab Parks, Recreation and Trails department, approved changes to the Recreation, Arts and Parks (RAP) Tax Advisory Committee and voted to fund a comprehensive study of the city’s drinking water system at their Sept. 22 meeting.
Meow, everyone! It’s Cosmo the Library Cat, reporting from my favorite season of the year: autumn. There’s something magical about fall. The temperatures are finally cool enough to make going outside tolerable again, the leaves put on their annual color show, the sunlight gets all soft and golden, and the air develops that crisp little “something is happening” feeling.
Grand County (Moab) beat South Sevier (Monroe) 5-4 in 2A girls soccer on Tuesday, Sept. 29, according to the Utah High School Activities Association (UHSAA) scoreboard.
The Moab Planning Commission will host a public hearing on October 8, 2026, regarding a proposed development agreement for properties on South Main Street. The meeting aims to solicit public input on Resolution 15-2026 between the City of Moab and 836 GP LLC.
October lands mid-week, and the calendar turns with it. Outerbike brings its fall demo festival back to the Bar M trails Friday through Sunday, the Arches Marathon starts before sunrise Saturday south of town, and Center Street Square closes that same evening with a costume party.
The City of Moab Planning Commission will host a public hearing on Oct. 8, 2026, to discuss proposed amendments to sidewalk and driveway construction regulations. The hearing aims to solicit public input regarding Proposed Ordinance 2026-19.
Scott Carrier had spent the afternoon of July 10, 2025, with his partner Kris Jones, tossing a stick in nearby Medicine Lake for his dog Augi to fetch, about a half hour from their home near Old La Sal. The Deer Creek Fire burns southeast of Moab, Thursday, July 10, 2025.
The Moab City Council unanimously voted Sept. 22 to lower the speed limit on 100 West from 25 mph to 20 mph, bringing it in line with much of downtown. The new signs are now in place. First responders tend to a motorcyclist who was critically injured after the motorcycle she was operating collided with a vehicle on 100 West on Aug.
The City of Moab will hold a public hearing on October 8, 2026, to discuss Ordinance 2026-20. This proposed ordinance seeks to update the city's master fee schedule and modify specific fees and rates.
The City of Moab Planning Commission will host a public hearing on Oct. 8 to discuss Ordinance 2026-20. This proposed ordinance seeks to update the city's master fee schedule and modify certain municipal fees and rates.
Somersault is the sweetest lady and the last of her litter. She is seven months old and the last one of her litter. Somersault can be slightly shy at first but is quickly brought out of her shell by other dogs. This sweet green-eyed girl is an absolute show stopper in person but kind of goofy in photos.
A prominent journalist was charged with starting a Utah wildfire — but now charges have been dropped Scott Carrier denied starting the blaze, but he faced potential jail time based on a state investigation one expert said was deeply flawed. (Utah Fire Info via Facebook) The Deer Creek Fire burns south east of Moab, Thursday, July 10, 2025.
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.
MOAB, Utah (ABC4) — Just one week after what police believe was an attempted murder suicide in Moab on Sept. 15, the victim, 33-year-old Anzhela Angela Pronina, passed away. Tara Bols, long-time friend and coworker of Angela, spoke to ABC4, remembering the quietly present, incredible human being that she was.
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The Moab Music Festival turned a grotto in Canyonlands National Park into a natural concert space, moving a grand piano, a harp, eight musicians and 89 chairs down the Colorado River. Here's how they did it.
In 1984, Linda “Big Linda” Wittkopf rowed the Colorado River through Cataract Canyon as its estimated daily flow reached nearly 115,000 cubic feet per second — about nine times the canyon’s highest daily flow so far this year. Linda “Big Linda” Wittkopf rows through the Grand Canyon in the 1980s.
The San Juan County Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing on October 8, 2026, to consider land use applications for two properties in Moab. Interested parties can submit written comments regarding the applications by October 5, 2026.
Moab Regional Hospital is hosting a community blood drive in partnership with Vitalant. The event is scheduled for December 1, 2026, and will take place in the Recovery Center parking lot.
When We Were Boats, a new play about the 1955 Grand Canyon swim of Bill Beer and John Daggett, runs Oct. 1-4 at Star Hall in Moab, with a Sept. 27 picnic preview.
Moab Regional Hospital announced a community blood drive in partnership with Vitalant. The event is scheduled for October 6, 2026, at the Recovery Center parking lot.
The Moab 13 — current and former Grand County employees and officials who allege harassment and discrimination by named county leaders — asked the County for an apology, policy changes, and their attorney’s fees, without seeking damages. The County refused all of it, and so far no one will say who made that decision.
Department of Health and Human Services, through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), to establish a new Community Health Center location in Moab. The Moab expansion also marks a new chapter for the organization: Green River Medical Center will soon become Two Rivers Community Health.
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The Moab City Planning Commission will host a public meeting to discuss proposed updates to the city's annexation policies and maps. The meeting aims to gather feedback on Ordinance 2026-21, which includes an updated Annexation Policy Plan and associated maps.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested four people Monday, Sept. 21 during an immigration enforcement operation in Moab. Grand County Sheriff Jamison Wiggins said he learned about it only after enforcement began and received no direct advance notice.
ICE arrested four people Monday during an immigration enforcement operation in Moab. Grand County Sheriff Jamison Wiggins said he learned about it only after enforcement began and received no direct advance notice.
Four people were taken from Moab on Monday. Immigration and Customs Enforcement says it arrested two Mexican nationals and two Turkish nationals in what it called a targeted enforcement operation. ICE has not said where the four are being held, which part of the agency ran the operation, or why the four were targeted.
A cyclist was critically injured in a hit-and-run on Sand Flats Road the evening of Friday, Sept. 18, and was flown to a hospital in Grand Junction, Grand County EMS said. and took the cyclist by ground to Moab Regional Hospital in critical condition, Grand County EMS Executive Director Andy Smith said.
The year-end spending will broaden “Should’ve Stayed Longer” while helping reduce the county’s growing promotional room-tax reserve. 15 to expand the reach of Moab’s newly launched “Should’ve Stayed Longer” campaign through television, streaming platforms and social media.
