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1 week ago | 
moabtimes.com | Doug McMurdo
The Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency’s recent move to dismantle AmeriCorps has had a particularly detrimental effect on Moab-area nonprofits, as well as the City of Moab, who had to let go of an AmeriCorps VISTA employee in the city’s Strategic Initiatives and Sustainability department. The notice to those affected came just before 5 p.m. April 25.
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3 weeks ago | 
moabtimes.com | Doug McMurdo
An effort is underway in Moab to provide scholarships to Grand County High students to help them continue their education after graduation — but not at a traditional four-year college or university. Eight Grand County High graduates were awarded scholarships totaling $14,000 for vocational-technical school training at Awards Night last May at Grand County High.
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1 month ago | 
moabtimes.com | Doug McMurdo
Homebuilders and other contractors whose projects would require access to the City of Moab’s sewer system got a reprieve on Tuesday, April 8, when the Moab City Council voted unanimously to delay raising the cost of sewage impact fees until Jan. 1. The first sewer impact fee increase in the City of Moab in eight years is a big one.
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1 month ago | 
moabtimes.com | Doug McMurdo
With concerns growing over deteriorating potable water quality and wastewater disposal issues at Arches National Park, the Moab City Council on April 8 agreed to send a letter to U.S. Sen. Mike Lee asking for funding to help to extend the city’s water and wastewater services to the park. The Moab Water Reclamation Facility could be extended to Arches National Park if funding is made available for the $26 million project.
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1 month ago | 
moabtimes.com | Andrew Christiansen |Doug McMurdo
County Commission requests resignation of planning commissioner over impartiality concerns Commissioners cite ethics concerns over public comments; Long, who won’t resign, calls the move politically motivated.
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1 month ago | 
moabtimes.com | Doug McMurdo |Andrew Christiansen |Sean Means
By Editor Moabtimes | on April 09, 2025 Sofia Guadalupe Dominguez Sofia Guadalupe Dominguez was born at Moab Regional Hospital at 1:14 p.m. March 12. She weighed six pounds and six ounces and was 18.75 inches long. She is the daughter of Miguel and Reyes Guadalupe Dominguez. Romeo Gregorio Goldtooth Romeo Gregorio Goldtooth was born at Moab Regional Hospital at 11:33 p.m. March 16.
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1 month ago | 
moabtimes.com | Andrew Christiansen |Doug McMurdo
Hundreds oppose Kane Creek incorporation at public hearing as process moves forward Residents challenged feasibility study’s assumptions; warn of financial and environmental risks. More than 230 people packed into Star Hall on Wednesday, March 5, for a public hearing on the Kane Creek preliminary incorporation feasibility study — a required step in a process that could lead to the creation of a new town southwest of Moab.
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1 month ago | 
moabtimes.com | Doug McMurdo
More than 500 people participated in a protest march in opposition to President Donald Trump’s administration in Moab today. Hundreds of Moab’s and probably a few tourists march down Center Street on their way to City Hall this morning. Photos by Doug McMurdoIt was one of roughly 1,400 such demonstrations held Saturday as part of Hands Off! National Day of Action that was organized by a host of organizations. While many signs carried serious messaging, some, above, came with a sense of humor.
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1 month ago | 
moabtimes.com | Doug McMurdo
A nurse at Canyonlands Care Center is being held without bail at the Grand County Jail on charges of forcible sexual abuse and other reported crimes against a 93-year-old resident. File photoMoab Police arrested Michael Bryan Sudbury, 58, of Moab on Tuesday, April 1, after the alleged victim’s daughter and daughter’s husband filed a report of suspicious activity.
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1 month ago | 
moabtimes.com | Andrew Christiansen |Doug McMurdo
NTSB: Pilot error caused airplane crash that killed 4 Dark conditions, failure to monitor instrument panel cited as likely causes behind 2023 crash that took the lives of a North Dakota state senator, his wife and two of their children near Canyonlands Regional Airport in October 2023. A local operator told NTSB investigators that their company pilots do not use the runway Larsen used at night due to dark conditions and the lack of visual references.
