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2 adults, infant from Colorado killed in head-on crash in Grand County
GRAND COUNTY, Utah, July 15, 2024 (Gephardt Daily) — Three people, including an infant, were killed in a head-on crash Sunday afternoon in Grand County. A white Chevy Suburban was traveling south on U.S. 191 about 6 miles south of Crescent Junction at approximately 12:16 p.m. when it crossed into northbound traffic “at a high rate of speed” and hit a motorhome pulling a GMC Canyon head-on, according to the Utah Highway Patrol.
3 people, including newborn baby, killed in Grand County crash
GRAND COUNTY, Utah (KUTV) — Three people, including a one-month-old baby girl, died in a head-on collision. Grand County officials responded to the scene just after 12:15 p.m. Sunday. A Chevrolet Suburban was reportedly traveling southbound on SR-191 near mile marker 151 when it entered oncoming traffic at high...
Terry Tempest Williams: At my Utah home, I stand in the terrible beauty of climate chaos
Erosion is happening before our eyes. I took pictures on June 21 to remember this moment that is now commonplace worldwide, people meeting extreme weather at home — in our case, Castle Valley, Utah. Add other pictures of most of Grand County flooding, including downtown Moab and you have a more complete picture of the week we had two flash floods within days of each other.
Logan Monson projected to narrowly defeat Lynn Jackson in House District 69 race
In a close race, Blanding Mayor Logan Monson is projected to win the House District 69 Republican Primary race against former Grand County Commissioner Lynn Jackson. Monson leads Jackson by 131 votes — 3,859 to 3,728 — after each of the seven counties in House District 69 reported their votes and completed their canvas by the end of July 9.
Another rant from Labant
Big thanks to local law enforcement past and present, Melvin Dalton, Heck Bowman and Jeremy Drexler for solving the murder of Ann Woodward. Great job!. Yes, Grand County does have the attention of the state. Not because of political beliefs but because of misuse of TRT money. Before HB 416 was passed, the county’s flagrant misuse of TRT money in the form of giveaways to connected organizations put them in the spotlight. Now Mr. Walker and his group are under scrutiny again for, as you say, “creative and innovative” uses of TRT funds. You may not be the commissioner’s apologist but you’re a mouthpiece for promoting that group’s agenda and justifying their irresponsible misuse of funds.
Did Winfield violate attorney/client privilege?
In frustration perhaps, County Commissioner Bill Winfield has taken recent action that caused a substantial loss of hard-earned taxpayer dollars and that also imperils the commission’s ability to fulfill its responsibilities. At a May 7 public meeting, the commission voted 5-2 to refuse a sewage plant permit to Kane...
Ken’s Lake legacy from a 94-year-old that helped create it
Curt Young, 94, still remembers the 7:30 a.m. cafe meetings that he and his fellow Grand County Water Conservancy District members had every Monday for 10 years to tackle a daunting challenge: building a reservoir that would secure water for local agriculture and a growing community. “During the 1970s, we...
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