KZMU News

As station manager of KZMU, Serah Mead is helming rocket-ship Moab Community Radio through its 28th year. More than just live and local sounds, she says the station actively cultivates community – through music, events, and conversation. On the extended newscast, we hear from Mead on the where our small but mighty station is headed in 2020.

Get Involved at KZMU –

https://www.kzmu.org/become-a-kzmu-dj/

As station manager of KZMU, Serah Mead is helming rocket-ship Moab Community Radio through its 28th year. More than just live and local sounds, she says the station actively cultivates community – through music, events, and conversation. On the extended newscast, we hear from Mead on the where our small but mighty station is headed in 2020.

Get Involved at KZMU –

https://www.kzmu.org/become-a-kzmu-dj/

KZMU News chats with Doug McMurdo, associate editor of The Times-Independent, about their latest coverage. This week – a former Moab postal carrier is indicted in federal court related to mail theft, Arroyo Crossing housing development breaks ground, a school sports chant sparks controversy, and the city council discusses a tricky rezone request. Plus, Moab's first baby of 2020 is Arlo Jane Groves. Tune in.

Show Notes -

Former Moab Post Office Employee Indictment:

https://moabtimes.com/2020/01/17/former-moab-post-office-employee-indicted-for-mail-theft-pleads-guilty/

Controversial School Sports Chant:

https://moabtimes.com/2020/01/17/students-clash-with-administration-over-t-shirt-display-at-basketball-game/

Community Rebuilds Rezone Request:

https://moabtimes.com/2020/01/17/community-rebuilds-looking-to-relocate-its-office-hits-a-nerve-with-neighbors/

Baby Arlo Jane Groves:

https://moabtimes.com/2020/01/17/baby-groves-is-moabs-first-newborn-of-2020/

KZMU News chats with Doug McMurdo, associate editor of The Times-Independent, about their latest coverage. This week – a former Moab postal carrier is indicted in federal court related to mail theft, Arroyo Crossing housing development breaks ground, a school sports chant sparks controversy, and the city council discusses a tricky rezone request. Plus, Moab's first baby of 2020 is Arlo Jane Groves. Tune in.

Show Notes -

Former Moab Post Office Employee Indictment:

https://moabtimes.com/2020/01/17/former-moab-post-office-employee-indicted-for-mail-theft-pleads-guilty/

Controversial School Sports Chant:

https://moabtimes.com/2020/01/17/students-clash-with-administration-over-t-shirt-display-at-basketball-game/

Community Rebuilds Rezone Request:

https://moabtimes.com/2020/01/17/community-rebuilds-looking-to-relocate-its-office-hits-a-nerve-with-neighbors/

Baby Arlo Jane Groves:

https://moabtimes.com/2020/01/17/baby-groves-is-moabs-first-newborn-of-2020/

Exactly one year ago this week, the Grand County Council passed an ordinance that is now poised to transform housing availability for locals – the High Density Housing Overlay. The HDHO aims to attract long term housing for people living and working locally, in exchange for higher densities county-wide. Whether it’s current supply and demand, these density incentives, or a combination of factors, Grand County now has ten potential HDHO projects in the pipeline. Learn more on today’s news.

Show Notes:

HDHO Overlay Boundaries –

http://grandcountyutah.maps.arcgis.com/apps/View/index.html?appid=232c8f8da524463b85114c84fd7cdb1b&extent=-109.6395,38.4759,-109.3511,38.5979

Grand County HDHO Ordinance –

https://www.grandcountyutah.net/DocumentCenter/View/6304/Adopted-Grand-County-High-Density-Housing-HDH-Ordinance?bidId=

Exactly one year ago this week, the Grand County Council passed an ordinance that is now poised to transform housing availability for locals – the High Density Housing Overlay. The HDHO aims to attract long term housing for people living and working locally, in exchange for higher densities county-wide. Whether it’s current supply and demand, these density incentives, or a combination of factors, Grand County now has ten potential HDHO projects in the pipeline. Learn more on today’s news.

Show Notes:

HDHO Overlay Boundaries –

http://grandcountyutah.maps.arcgis.com/apps/View/index.html?appid=232c8f8da524463b85114c84fd7cdb1b&extent=-109.6395,38.4759,-109.3511,38.5979

Grand County HDHO Ordinance –

https://www.grandcountyutah.net/DocumentCenter/View/6304/Adopted-Grand-County-High-Density-Housing-HDH-Ordinance?bidId=

According to the Utah Division of State History, as more people take advantage of Utah’s great outdoors, archeological sites become increasingly threatened. The Division’s public archeologist – along with a large collection of stakeholders – is now spearheading an effort to better understand and reverse archeological vandalism across the state.

[photo from the Utah Division of State History]

Show Notes:

Utah Public Archeology Network –

https://history.utah.gov/antiquities/upan/

Utah PAN Newsletter Sign Up –

https://mailchi.mp/9c4a196222ab/utahpan

Tread Lightly –

https://www.treadlightly.org/programs/respect-and-protect/

The Utah Heritage Stewardship Program –

https://www.friendsofcedarmesa.org/archmonitor/

According to the Utah Division of State History, as more people take advantage of Utah’s great outdoors, archeological sites become increasingly threatened. The Division’s public archeologist – along with a large collection of stakeholders – is now spearheading an effort to better understand and reverse archeological vandalism across the state.

[photo from the Utah Division of State History]

Show Notes:

Utah Public Archeology Network –

https://history.utah.gov/antiquities/upan/

Utah PAN Newsletter Sign Up –

https://mailchi.mp/9c4a196222ab/utahpan

Tread Lightly –

https://www.treadlightly.org/programs/respect-and-protect/

The Utah Heritage Stewardship Program –

https://www.friendsofcedarmesa.org/archmonitor/

The National Park Service is considering allowing bicycles on a pedestrian path connecting the Arches Visitor Center to the Moab Canyon Pathway. With this change, cyclists would no longer be required to wait in the entrance line with cars but encouraged to enter Arches National Park by way of a path bypassing the entrance station. Then later in the news, the new headquarters of the BLM has officially opened in Grand Junction, Colorado. The relocation plan calls for transferring about 27 Washington D.C. based senior positions.

Show Notes:

Arches Visitor Center Connector Trail Environmental Assessment -

https://www.kzmu.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/ARCH-Visitor-Center-Connector-Trail-EA-508.pdf

National Park Service Public Comment Website -

https://parkplanning.nps.gov/documentsOpenForReview.cfm?parkID=25&projectID=92060

The National Park Service is considering allowing bicycles on a pedestrian path connecting the Arches Visitor Center to the Moab Canyon Pathway. With this change, cyclists would no longer be required to wait in the entrance line with cars but encouraged to enter Arches National Park by way of a path bypassing the entrance station. Then later in the news, the new headquarters of the BLM has officially opened in Grand Junction, Colorado. The relocation plan calls for transferring about 27 Washington D.C. based senior positions.

Show Notes:

Arches Visitor Center Connector Trail Environmental Assessment -

https://www.kzmu.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/ARCH-Visitor-Center-Connector-Trail-EA-508.pdf

National Park Service Public Comment Website -

https://parkplanning.nps.gov/documentsOpenForReview.cfm?parkID=25&projectID=92060