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  • Cosmo's Corner

Best wishes for a warm holiday!

Moab Sun News3 days ago2 weeks ago

Celebrate the season with Cosmo the Library Cat and your friends at Grand County Public Library—warm wishes and cozy reads await you this holiday season!

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  • Announcements
  • Outdoors Stories

Falcon Flow’s Updraft opens, adding a new uphill mountain bike trail near Moab

Moab Sun News4 days ago4 days ago

The Updraft (Falcon Climb) trail in the Falcon Flow system is now open, adding a long-planned uphill route to one of Moab’s busiest trail areas. The new climb runs from the Falcon Flow…

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  • Obituaries

In Memory of Dora Amparo Varela Winter

Moab Sun News4 days ago4 days ago

Dora Amparo Varela Winter passed away in Moab, Utah. She was a beloved wife, mother, and grandmother known for her faith, kindness, and artistic talents.

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  • Community
  • Outdoors Stories

Lost dog survives weeks in Moab desert before reuniting with family

Moab Sun News6 days ago1 week ago

For weeks, fluorescent posters around Moab asked residents to watch out for a missing dog — but not to try to catch her. Behind the posters was a long search, including local help, expert advice, and thousands of miles of travel, before the dog was finally found.

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  • Birth Notice

Welcome, baby Payton!

Moab Sun News7 days ago1 week ago

Proud parents Ben and Hannah Riley welcomed newborn daughter Payton Lee on December 11 at Moab Regional Hospital. Congratulations to the family!

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  • Birth Notice

Welcome, baby Kimble!

Moab Sun News1 week ago1 week ago

Meet one of Moab’s newest residents: baby Kimble Patterson was born on December 8 to proud parents Kade & Jazmine Patterson. Congrats to the family!

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  • Local Government
  • Public Safety

Why Grand County paused a public safety sales tax — and what’s at risk

Moab Sun News1 week ago1 week ago

As part of its 2026 budget deliberations, the Grand County Commission chose not to move forward — at least for now — with a proposed sales tax that could fund a new public safety building. 

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  • Local Government

Grand County Commission Meeting, December 16, 2025 (Video & Transcript)

Moab Sun News1 week ago1 week ago

Grand County commissioners debated budget shortfalls and a proposed sales tax that would fund a new public safety building.

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  • Arts & Culture
  • Upcoming Events

Yá’áh’tééh Keshmish! Navajo Highways releases holiday episode filmed in Moab

Eliza Nelson1 week ago1 week ago

Check out the Navajo Highways holiday episode, filmed here in Moab, watching online or at Star Hall on Saturday, December 20 from 1:30 to 3:00 p.m.

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  • Business

Rize Training Studio expands to offer Pilates at second Moab location

Moab Sun News1 week ago1 week ago

Nearly two years after the first Rize Training Studio location opened, the new location will host Pilates reformer classes, which have seen rapid growth in popularity worldwide in recent years.

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