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On the Weekly News Reel today, we talk to Doug McMurdo, editor of the Times-Independent, about construction at the Kane Creek housing development, which was stalled briefly after the state cut off access to a well developers were using illegally. We also discuss Moab’s new title as a Dark Sky Community and what that will mean for businesses moving forward. We finish off talking about a public hearing scheduled for June 25 for Moab residents to tell the City Council how they want their new property taxes to be spent. We also talk to Kenny Fallon, editor and publisher of the Green River Observer, about potential changes to the funding structure at the John Wesley Powell River History Museum. We also discuss Lynn Jackson’s recent visit to Green River, and what the candidate for State Representative said to residents. We finish off with an update on the Inland Port Authority, which will vote later this month on a new location in the state.


- Show Notes -

• Property tax open house June 25; tentative date for public hearing is Aug. 6
https://www.moabtimes.com/articles/property-tax-open-house-june-25-tentative-date-for-public-hearing-is-aug-6/

• State shuts down Kane Creek project water well
https://www.moabtimes.com/articles/state-shuts-down-kane-creek-project-water-well/

• Moab Achieves Dark Sky Community recognition
https://www.moabtimes.com/articles/moab-achieves-dark-sky-community-recognition/

• The Green River Observer
https://thegreenriverobserver.substack.com/

Today we hear from KSUT about recent water rights negotiations between three Native American tribes, the state of Arizona, and the federal government. We also hear from KGNU about the financial hardships of drought on Southwestern farmers.

Today we hear from our partners at KUER about one Utah town’s solution to the housing crisis. We also hear from KSUT about Colorado’s new Seal of Climate Literacy designation for high school students. Plus, we hear from KUNC about an upcoming Colorado River conference during which key negotiators will make a plan about the waterway’s future. We also hear from the Utah News Connection about one county in Utah that’s hoping to conserve water through a new wastewater treatment facility. And we finish off with a story from KHOL about a new documentary that highlights the mental health crisis affecting ski towns across the country.

Today we hear from our partners at KSUT and KSJD about a weekend celebration of Navajo-Churro sheep weaving in southwestern Colorado. We also hear from KUER about a Utah mermaid performer who participated in the Swiss Mer-lympics last month.

Today on the Regional Roundup, we hear an interview with a survivor of a Japanese American prison camp in Wyoming about the need to remember this history, from KZMU. We also hear an interview with a refugee advocate who was part of a wave of thousands of Vietnamese refugees who came to Colorado between 1975 and 1990, from KGNU. We finish up with an interview about films featured in Māsima: Pacific Islands Film Tour, a recent film festival that took place in Salt Lake City, from KRCL.

On the Weekly News Reel today, we talk to Doug McMurdo, editor of the Times-Independent, about upcoming improvements to two bike paths in Moab, one on Highway 128 and one along Highway 191 on the way to Arches National Park. We also highlight key takeaways from a recent interview with Brian King, a Democratic State Representative who’s running in Utah’s gubernatorial race. We finish off with a recap of the Grand County High School’s graduation ceremony, and the announcement of the new high school principal, Cari Caylor.

- Show Notes -

• Two new trail connectors coming to Moab
https://www.moabtimes.com/articles/two-new-trail-connectors-coming-to-moab/
• Democrat gubernatorial candidate Brian King thinks Utahns ‘deserve better’
https://www.moabtimes.com/articles/democrat-gubernatorial-candidate-brian-king-thinks-utahns-deserve-better/
• Recognizing the GCHS Class of 2024
https://www.moabtimes.com/articles/recognizing-the-gchs-class-of-2024/