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KZMU News chats with Doug McMurdo, the associate editor of The Times-Independent, about their latest issue. This week - Grand County and the Moab Area Travel Council discuss a new proposal that would lower the requirement counties must spend on tourism promotion. And then, the city takes on a northern sewer line project, a Moab resident wins a national skydiving award, and an artist uses the local landfill as her latest statement on the environment. Tune in.

KZMU News chats with Doug McMurdo, the associate editor of The Times-Independent, about their latest issue. This week - Grand County and the Moab Area Travel Council discuss a new proposal that would lower the requirement counties must spend on tourism promotion. And then, the city takes on a northern sewer line project, a Moab resident wins a national skydiving award, and an artist uses the local landfill as her latest statement on the environment. Tune in.

The Utah Association of Counties is currently proposing changes to state law which would require counties to spend 32 percent of their tourism revenue on promotion instead of the currently mandated 47 percent. While more revenue could theoretically be spent on mitigation efforts, the current proposal also guarantees a revenue freeze for promotion at 2018 levels. And later, it’s that time of year where community members gather to dance in the streets in celebration of community and the fight to stay visible, safe, and strong in today’s world. Moab Pride Festival returns for it’s ninth year, with all-weekend festivities and events. Tune in.

[Photo: Moab Pride Festival's Visibility March]

The Utah Association of Counties is currently proposing changes to state law which would require counties to spend 32 percent of their tourism revenue on promotion instead of the currently mandated 47 percent. While more revenue could theoretically be spent on mitigation efforts, the current proposal also guarantees a revenue freeze for promotion at 2018 levels. And later, it’s that time of year where community members gather to dance in the streets in celebration of community and the fight to stay visible, safe, and strong in today’s world. Moab Pride Festival returns for it’s ninth year, with all-weekend festivities and events. Tune in.

[Photo: Moab Pride Festival's Visibility March]

The first annual Harvest Festival at the Youth Garden Project drew community members for games, music, and local farm-fresh food over the weekend. The event featured a blue ribbon produce exhibition with categories like ‘weirdest,’ ‘most anatomically correct,’ and ‘biggest.’ Event organizers called it a success, one that furthered YGP’s mission to connect people with food from farm to table. And later in the news, our partners at KRCC report that the spread of cheatgrass could make wildfires worse in the West. Tune in.

[Photo: The 'best in show' beet at YGP's Harvest Festival. Courtesy YGP]

The first annual Harvest Festival at the Youth Garden Project drew community members for games, music, and local farm-fresh food over the weekend. The event featured a blue ribbon produce exhibition with categories like ‘weirdest,’ ‘most anatomically correct,’ and ‘biggest.’ Event organizers called it a success, one that furthered YGP’s mission to connect people with food from farm to table. And later in the news, our partners at KRCC report that the spread of cheatgrass could make wildfires worse in the West. Tune in.

[Photo: The 'best in show' beet at YGP's Harvest Festival. Courtesy YGP]

Students, teachers, and staff at Grand County Middle School took part in a ceremonial groundbreaking last week at the future site of the new middle school building. An upgraded facility with better learning spaces, technology, and community spaces will replace the current uranium-era middle school. Property taxes will pay for the $31.5 million building, which administrators estimate should last 100 years. And later in the news, with the recent completion of “Aggie Boulevard,” USU-Moab is on track to design and build their new regional campus.

Students, teachers, and staff at Grand County Middle School took part in a ceremonial groundbreaking last week at the future site of the new middle school building. An upgraded facility with better learning spaces, technology, and community spaces will replace the current uranium-era middle school. Property taxes will pay for the $31.5 million building, which administrators estimate should last 100 years. And later in the news, with the recent completion of “Aggie Boulevard,” USU-Moab is on track to design and build their new regional campus.

Locals have noticed a curious increase in ursine activity this summer, frombears up a tree in Castle Valley, to several feasting on fruit in town, and the bear that attacked a child last month at Dewey Bridge Campground. In our spotlight on the Moab Sun News, editor Maggie McGuire discusses the uptick – which she reports relates to both environmental factors and human activity. And later in the newscast, Public Lands Corner host Chad Niehaus visits Arches National Park during the recent celebration of its International Dark Sky status. Tune in.

[Photo: Utah Division of Wildlife Resources]

Locals have noticed a curious increase in ursine activity this summer, frombears up a tree in Castle Valley, to several feasting on fruit in town, and the bear that attacked a child last month at Dewey Bridge Campground. In our spotlight on the Moab Sun News, editor Maggie McGuire discusses the uptick – which she reports relates to both environmental factors and human activity. And later in the newscast, Public Lands Corner host Chad Niehaus visits Arches National Park during the recent celebration of its International Dark Sky status. Tune in.

[Photo: Utah Division of Wildlife Resources]