Today from The Times-Independent (Moab)

Echo Canyon’s developers govern their own project. A judge is weighing that authority.

— A pending court ruling could determine whether Echo Canyon’s developers retain government authority over their project along the Colorado River west of Moab. The lawsuit challenges state laws that transferred county…

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The Times-Independent (Moab) 1d ago

‘It’s been devastating’: San Juan River flooding leaves Utah families facing months of recovery

— Floods from the San Juan River have devastated communities in Bluff and Atcitty Camp on the Navajo Nation, with contaminated water, mud, and jurisdictional issues complicating recovery. Over 1,000 Navajo people have…

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The Times-Independent (Moab) 1d ago

Moab’s Day of the Dead festival moves to HMK Elementary for Sunday

— Moab’s annual Day of the Dead festival, organized by the Moab Valley Multicultural Center, will move indoors to HMK Elementary School on Sunday, Nov. 1, due to a rainy forecast. The event will feature live music…

The Times-Independent (Moab) 3d ago

Why Grand County holds a rare chapter of North America’s dinosaur history

— A recent dinosaur dig in northern Grand County uncovered fossils that could help explain changes in dinosaur communities after the Jurassic Period. The site, estimated to be 138 to 141 million years old, contains…

The Times-Independent (Moab) 2d ago

Grand County paralegal resigns, saying employees’ expertise isn’t valued

— Grand County civil paralegal Cristin Hofhine resigns after eight years, citing concerns that her expertise and professional judgment are not valued by the county commission. She joins Moab Regional Hospital, noting…

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