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Today on the news – our semi-regular update with Jen Sadoff, CEO of Moab Regional Hospital. Her medical team completely supports the latest local health order mandating face coverings where social distancing is difficult. We talk masks, rising COVID-19 case numbers, and more. Plus, an update on private investment in western water rights from the three-part series broadcast earlier this week.

And (10:00), our media roundup featuring Times-Independent staff writer Carter Pape. We discuss some of their top stories, including Grand County’s mask mandate, quirks with local COVID-19 case totals, the Lionsback Resort project, and a Murdoch acquiring acreage that includes significant local rock art.

Show Notes:

Photo: This diversion dam on the Colorado River in Debeque Canyon marks the start of the Government Highline Canal, which diverts water for irrigation in the Grand Valley. (Luke Runyon/KUNC)

KUNC: In Letter To Members, Grand Valley Irrigation Association Stays Neutral On Water Investments

https://www.kunc.org/post/letter-members-grand-valley-irrigation-association-stays-neutral-water-investments

Moab Regional Hospital COVID-19 Testing Info

https://mrhmoab.org/coronavirus-updates/

Southeast Utah Health Department 7/14 COVID-19 Testing Event

https://www.facebook.com/Southeast-Utah-Health-Department-123515944338660/photos/pcb.3279342778755945/3279338058756417/

The Times-Independent Mentions –

County: Mask mandate is official

https://moabtimes.com/2020/07/09/county-mask-mandate-is-official/

Quirks skew Grand’s COVID tally

https://moabtimes.com/2020/07/09/quirks-skew-grands-covid-tally/

Lionsback Resort project begins on Sand Flats Road

https://moabtimes.com/2020/07/09/lionsback-resort-project-begins-on-sand-flats-road/

Fox Corp. CEO acquires property, rock art along Moab

https://moabtimes.com/2020/07/09/fox-corp-ceo-acquires-property-rock-art-along-mill-creek/

Today on the news – our semi-regular update with Jen Sadoff, CEO of Moab Regional Hospital. Her medical team completely supports the latest local health order mandating face coverings where social distancing is difficult. We talk masks, rising COVID-19 case numbers, and more. Plus, an update on private investment in western water rights from the three-part series broadcast earlier this week.

And (10:00), our media roundup featuring Times-Independent staff writer Carter Pape. We discuss some of their top stories, including Grand County’s mask mandate, quirks with local COVID-19 case totals, the Lionsback Resort project, and a Murdoch acquiring acreage that includes significant local rock art.

Show Notes:

Photo: This diversion dam on the Colorado River in Debeque Canyon marks the start of the Government Highline Canal, which diverts water for irrigation in the Grand Valley. (Luke Runyon/KUNC)

KUNC: In Letter To Members, Grand Valley Irrigation Association Stays Neutral On Water Investments

https://www.kunc.org/post/letter-members-grand-valley-irrigation-association-stays-neutral-water-investments

Moab Regional Hospital COVID-19 Testing Info

https://mrhmoab.org/coronavirus-updates/

Southeast Utah Health Department 7/14 COVID-19 Testing Event

https://www.facebook.com/Southeast-Utah-Health-Department-123515944338660/photos/pcb.3279342778755945/3279338058756417/

The Times-Independent Mentions –

County: Mask mandate is official

https://moabtimes.com/2020/07/09/county-mask-mandate-is-official/

Quirks skew Grand’s COVID tally

https://moabtimes.com/2020/07/09/quirks-skew-grands-covid-tally/

Lionsback Resort project begins on Sand Flats Road

https://moabtimes.com/2020/07/09/lionsback-resort-project-begins-on-sand-flats-road/

Fox Corp. CEO acquires property, rock art along Moab

https://moabtimes.com/2020/07/09/fox-corp-ceo-acquires-property-rock-art-along-mill-creek/

Face coverings are now required clothing in Grand County. Masks must be worn in any indoor or outdoor public space, where social distancing is not possible. Today on the news, we speak with Bradon Bradford at the Southeast Utah Health Department for more details on this health order. He and other local officials say the mandate aims to limit the spread of coronavirus while allowing the economy to remain open.

Show Notes:

7/7 Public Health Order Mandating Face Coverings

https://4e6bd201-e3fb-408c-938c-c65baf6521c2.filesusr.com/ugd/0df2c0_973b18b2b3d548c18133722c6ed2ef5a.pdf

Quick Facts on Face Covering Mandate

(Scroll to UPDATES section)

https://www.seuhealth.com/covid-19

Face Covering Mandate Signs For Businesses

https://4e6bd201-e3fb-408c-938c-c65baf6521c2.filesusr.com/ugd/0df2c0_e203400faca34a44ab9358574daf2f96.pdf

Face coverings are now required clothing in Grand County. Masks must be worn in any indoor or outdoor public space, where social distancing is not possible. Today on the news, we speak with Bradon Bradford at the Southeast Utah Health Department for more details on this health order. He and other local officials say the mandate aims to limit the spread of coronavirus while allowing the economy to remain open.

Show Notes:

7/7 Public Health Order Mandating Face Coverings

https://4e6bd201-e3fb-408c-938c-c65baf6521c2.filesusr.com/ugd/0df2c0_973b18b2b3d548c18133722c6ed2ef5a.pdf

Quick Facts on Face Covering Mandate

(Scroll to UPDATES section)

https://www.seuhealth.com/covid-19

Face Covering Mandate Signs For Businesses

https://4e6bd201-e3fb-408c-938c-c65baf6521c2.filesusr.com/ugd/0df2c0_e203400faca34a44ab9358574daf2f96.pdf

*KZMU News Takeover* During the news this week, we’re hearing a three-part series from our radio partners, called ‘Cash Flows – How Investors Are Banking on the West’s Water Scarcity.’ It’s all about private investment in western water rights.

The final installment takes us to the Humboldt River in northern Nevada, where water is relied upon by many users. The overused watershed is drawing the attention of private investors.

Show Notes:

Photo: The Humboldt River between Lovelock and Winnemucca. The river provides water to towns along the I-80 corridor, mines, businesses and agricultural operations in northern Nevada (David Calvert/The Nevada Independent)

In Nevada, Investors Eye Underground Water Storage As A Path To Profits

http://kuncnews.org/cashflows/2020/06/02/in-nevada-investors-eye-underground-water-storage-as-a-path-to-profits/

*KZMU News Takeover* During the news this week, we’re hearing a three-part series from our radio partners, called ‘Cash Flows – How Investors Are Banking on the West’s Water Scarcity.’ It’s all about private investment in western water rights.

The final installment takes us to the Humboldt River in northern Nevada, where water is relied upon by many users. The overused watershed is drawing the attention of private investors.

Show Notes:

Photo: The Humboldt River between Lovelock and Winnemucca. The river provides water to towns along the I-80 corridor, mines, businesses and agricultural operations in northern Nevada (David Calvert/The Nevada Independent)

In Nevada, Investors Eye Underground Water Storage As A Path To Profits

http://kuncnews.org/cashflows/2020/06/02/in-nevada-investors-eye-underground-water-storage-as-a-path-to-profits/

*KZMU News Takeover* During the news this week, we’re hearing a three-part series from our radio partners, called ‘Cash Flows – How Investors Are Banking on the West’s Water Scarcity.’ It’s all about private investment in western water rights.

In the second installment, we have a story on a water rights fight in Arizona. Many cities around the West are on the hunt for water to fuel new growth. And it’s created a business opportunity for private investors, who buy up rural land with water rights, hoping to eventually sell those rights to thirsty cities. We journey to La Paz County, Arizona, where these tensions are playing out.

Photo: The Colorado River flows beneath Cibola Valley’s Farmers’ Bridge. (Bret Jaspers for KJZZ)

Show Notes:

Arizona Housing Growth Tees Up Opportunity For Water Investors

http://kuncnews.org/cashflows/2020/06/02/arizona-housing-growth-tees-up-opportunity-for-water-investors/

*KZMU News Takeover* During the news this week, we’re hearing a three-part series from our radio partners, called ‘Cash Flows – How Investors Are Banking on the West’s Water Scarcity.’ It’s all about private investment in western water rights.

In the second installment, we have a story on a water rights fight in Arizona. Many cities around the West are on the hunt for water to fuel new growth. And it’s created a business opportunity for private investors, who buy up rural land with water rights, hoping to eventually sell those rights to thirsty cities. We journey to La Paz County, Arizona, where these tensions are playing out.

Photo: The Colorado River flows beneath Cibola Valley’s Farmers’ Bridge. (Bret Jaspers for KJZZ)

Show Notes:

Arizona Housing Growth Tees Up Opportunity For Water Investors

http://kuncnews.org/cashflows/2020/06/02/arizona-housing-growth-tees-up-opportunity-for-water-investors/

*KZMU News Takeover* During the news this week, we’re hearing a three-part series from our radio partners, called ‘Cash Flows – How Investors Are Banking on the West’s Water Scarcity.’ It’s all about private investment in western water rights.

In the first installment, we journey to the Grand Valley in Colorado, where private investors – seeing increasing water scarcity as a money-making opportunity – are showing up with their checkbooks. But it’s not without some pushback.

Photo: The Colorado River, the source of the Grand Valley’s irrigation water, flows through Debeque Canyon. (Luke Runyon/KUNC)

Show Notes:

Western Colorado Water Purchases Are Stirring Up Worries About The Future Of Farming

http://kuncnews.org/cashflows/2020/06/02/western-colorado-water-purchases-stirring-worries-future-farming/

*KZMU News Takeover* During the news this week, we’re hearing a three-part series from our radio partners, called ‘Cash Flows – How Investors Are Banking on the West’s Water Scarcity.’ It’s all about private investment in western water rights.

In the first installment, we journey to the Grand Valley in Colorado, where private investors – seeing increasing water scarcity as a money-making opportunity – are showing up with their checkbooks. But it’s not without some pushback.

Photo: The Colorado River, the source of the Grand Valley’s irrigation water, flows through Debeque Canyon. (Luke Runyon/KUNC)

Show Notes:

Western Colorado Water Purchases Are Stirring Up Worries About The Future Of Farming

http://kuncnews.org/cashflows/2020/06/02/western-colorado-water-purchases-stirring-worries-future-farming/