Doug McMurdo

Staff Writer and Editor at Times-Independent

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Articles

Moab's NPS building removed from DOGE lease termination list

2 days ago | sltrib.com | Doug McMurdo |Andrew Christiansen
Keep your dog’s anxiety in check this Independence Day

3 days ago | moabtimes.com | Doug McMurdo

The Fourth of July is right around the corner and now is the time to help your dog deal with what can be a confusing and frightening night of explosions. And in Moab, maybe a few nights. Here are a few tips on how to help your dog before and during the fireworks offered by Cameron Bonitto, a certified dog specialist at Underdog Rescue and Rehab. “I think what most people with dogs don’t think about is that they can prepare for fireworks ahead of time,” she said.
Psychiatric services coming to Moab Free Health Clinic

3 days ago | moabtimes.com | Doug McMurdo

The Moab Free Health Clinic continues to expand services to Grand County’s un- and under-insured residents. The latest offering provides something Executive Director Kate Jagla says the community has needed for years: Access to psychiatric care. “We’ve entered into a partnership with the University of Utah for clinical rotations,” said Jagla. Two U of U students in the final year of their residency will join two attending psychiatrists.
Council approves FY 2025-26 budget

1 week ago | moabtimes.com | Doug McMurdo

The Moab City Council voted 5-0 to approve its final budget for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 starting July 1 at its June 10 meeting. City Manager Michael Black noted that minor adjustments were made to the budget between June 10 and when they approved the tentative budget on May 13.
National Ability Center’s adaptive recreational programs come to Moab.

1 week ago | moabtimes.com | Doug McMurdo

The City of Moab grew by half an acre June 10 after the Moab City Council voted unanimously to approve an ordinance to annex two quarter-acre properties on Cermak Lane to make way for the National Ability Center’s adaptive recreational programs.
Allegedly drunk driver seriously injures man in head-on collision

1 week ago | moabtimes.com | Doug McMurdo

A Moab man is in big trouble after he allegedly crashed his Dodge truck into a Rav4 on Main Street Saturday, seriously injuring the driver and members of his family who were passengers. Prior to the wreck, Patrick “Kim” Biershied II allegedly assaulted a man at the Chevron on Main Street, according to Moab Police Chief Lex Bell.
For the fifth time in 2025, Moabites take to the streets in protest of the Trump administration

2 weeks ago | moabtimes.com | Doug McMurdo

More than 530 people participated in the Moab edition of nationwide No Kings Day protests being held across the country today, along with a handful of counter-protesters who were scattered along the downtown route marchers took. There were no incidents reported.
Table is set for Moab city elections

2 weeks ago | moabtimes.com | Doug McMurdo

Election season for the Moab City Council is underway following Friday’s 5 p.m. deadline to file declarations of candidacy. Curtis Wells will challenge incumbent Joette Langianese in the mayoral race while incumbent Jason Taylor seeks a second term. The Moab City Council will have at least one new member in 2026. File photoHoward Trenholme and Miles Lofton also seek one of two open council seats. Councilor Luke Wojciechowski will not seek a second term as he is poised to become a new father.
Moab City Council fleshes out strategic plan priorities

3 weeks ago | moabtimes.com | Doug McMurdo

The Moab City Council in a workshop continued to fine-tune the strategic plan it hammered out in early January during a two-day retreat at its May 27 meeting. The plan is actually several plans focused on five priorities: downtown, active transportation, plan implementation and natural hazard mitigation. The council did not discuss the fifth plan — what to do with the city-owned Walnut Lane property — as staff looks into creating a request for proposals for potential developers.
Moab council seeks $67M to finish tailings removal at UMTRA site

3 weeks ago | moabtimes.com | Doug McMurdo

The Moab City Council on May 27 ratified letters to U.S. Sen. John Curtis and U.S. Rep. Mike Kennedy that seeks $67 million to continue work at Moab’s Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action site. The matter was approved under the city’s consent agenda and was approved unanimously without comment. Signed by Mayor Joette Langianese, the letters request the funding support as the work to remove contaminated tailings piles from the riverfront property near Arches National Park nears the finish line.