News across Grand County
No place like home
They have a rich Viking and Norse heritage, rather than the Gaelic traditions common to Scotland and Ireland. It was my favorite place on the entire trip.
Lake Powell anglers gain striped bass bowfishing, setline options
The fishing changes for 2027-28 affect waters across the state, including several in southern Utah.
A New Arrival: Maeve Harriet Farley
Baby Maeve Harriet Farley was born September 13 at Moab Regional Hospital, weighing 7 lbs. 2 oz.
A note to political candidates from the editor
The Times-Independent will not print opinions from political candidates once ballots are mailed out Oct. 13. If you want your opinion published in The Times-Independent, you must submit one no later than 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 2, for publication in the Oct. 8 edition. Candidates can…
Contain a wildfire? Call in the cows
The idea for using cows to help contain wildfire came from Sean Brown, a 23-year veteran of range management at the U.S. Forest Service.
Quakie Shake Pond provides a cool oasis from summer heat
That Quakie Shake building was located next to the little reservoir, and it soon came to be known as the Quakie Shake Pond by local residents.
Even without AI, humans are doomed
Not gonna happen. There will always be hold-outs and hangers-on who will retreat to the hunter-gatherer or cave man days.
Amazon pledges $20 million for Colorado River water; the projects it named are downstream of Utah
Amazon pledged $20 million to Colorado River water conservation and launched a $100 million corporate coalition. Both projects it named are downstream, in Arizona and California — none in Utah's Upper Basin, where Lake Powell hit a record low last month.