As Utah experiences a large upswing in confirmed COVID-19 cases, Grand County reports two new positives since Friday, bringing the local total to 14. The Grand County Council will be considering mandatory face coverings, which the Governor recently allowed for Salt Lake and Summit Counties. And later, a lightening-caused fire in the Manti-La Sal National Forest is still burning today. Public land managers say that COVID-19 is influencing their approach to fire this season. And finally, our radio partners report on the U.S.-Mexico borderland, where progress on a wall has not slowed for coronavirus. But that’s not the case for a small stretch of tribal land on the Colorado River. Tune in.

Show Notes:

Photo – The Colorado River, west of Yuma, Arizona, before it reaches Morelos Dam on the U.S.-Mexico border. (Luke Runyon/KUNC)

Southeast Utah Case Counts

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

Utah COVID-19 Info

https://coronavirus.utah.gov/case-counts/

The Salt Lake Tribune: Coronavirus in Utah; A staggering week culminates in 472 new cases, 31 new hospitalizations

https://www.sltrib.com/news/2020/06/28/coronavirus-utah-new/

Grand County Council 6/30 Agenda

https://www.grandcountyutah.net/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_06302020-1214

The Times Independent: County council will discuss requesting mask mandate in Grand, restructuring travel council

https://moabtimes.com/2020/06/27/county-council-will-discuss-requesting-mask-mandate-in-grand-restructuring-travel-council/

Utah Wildfire Info

https://utahfireinfo.gov

Arizona Public Media: No border wall for Arizona tribe’s Colorado River stretch

https://news.azpm.org/p/news-topical-nature/2020/6/11/174720-no-border-wall-for-arizona-tribes-colorado-river-stretch/