Local News in Moab

Letter: Is anyone overseeing the Arches shuttle?

Saxon Sharpe tried to catch the Moab Arches Shuttle at the south Maverick stop on Sept. 17. A bus pulled into the lot, never came to the signed stop, and drove away. — Saxon Sharpe, Spanish Valley

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.

Domestic violence and the roots of sexual harm in Utah

Domestic violence also includes sexual violence, psychological aggression, financial control and emotional abuse.

HMK’s September Students of the Month

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.

CITY OF MOAB PUBLIC HEARING PROPOSED ORDINANCE 2026-19

CITY OF MOAB PUBLIC HEARING PROPOSED ORDINANCE 2026-18

City Invites Community to Open House for Center Street Ballpark Redesign

The open house will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Grand Center in Moab.