Castle Valley News

There was a time in the not too distant past when the vast tracts of public land in Southeast Utah seemed more than adequate to lose oneself in.

Lessons learned from a failed attempt to rebuild the La Sal Mountain Loop Road in 2001 were rehashed as officials from Grand and San Juan counties, the U.S. Forest Service, and the Federal Highway Administration, met last month to begin a process to repair the road before the cost of maintaining it gets out of hand.

The group rehearses Wednesday at 5 p.m. at CEU's music building. Interested players are welcome to attend the weekly sessions.

Commissioners in attendance were Gary Kofford presiding, Commissioner Jeff Horrocks.

Emery County voters went to the polls on Nov. 3 to decide a number of mayoral and city council races.

Emery County voters went to the polls on Nov. 3 to decide a number of mayoral and city council races.

At the October Huntington City Council meeting, a presentation by Daniel Pacheco, a United States census specialist, about the 2010 census and a presentation by Jacob Sharp, head of Castle Valley Special Service District, about the upcoming vote on the bond vote highlighted the council meeting.

The Grand County Planning and Zoning Commission last week rebuffed a staff recommendation to recommend approval of a conditional use permit application for Westwater Farms to the Grand County Council.

A public hearing was held at the Sept. 22 meeting of the Emery County Commission.

The Huntington City Council last Wednesday night approved the hiring of Ronni Torre as the new Huntington City recorder.

Cleveland Town met in their September meeting at the town hall. Bryan Christensen presented a card access system for the new fire station.

The Business Expansion and Retention Program , and the Business Center have joined together to present the Castle Country Business Market this Thursday and Friday at the Carbon County Events Center.

Every year Carbon County picks a young lady to help represent the Castle Valley, and this year it will be no different, as the Miss Carbon County Pageant rapidly approaches.

During this falla s off-year elections on Nov. 3, voters will elect a mayor and two city council members in Moab city and Castle Valley, as well as board members for the Spanish Valley Water and Sewer Improvement District.

On this year's municipal election on Nov. 3, all citizens of the county that reside within the cities will vote on two separate tax questions concerning the Castle Valley Special Service District.

More than 40 people, most of them landowners, have signed up to help develop a Willow Basin Wildfire Protection Plan under the guidance of the State Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands.

College of Eastern Utah's fall Eagle Frenzy kicked off the year with activities throughout the week.

A group of concerned citizens from Lawrence attended the Castle Valley Special Service District monthly meeting on Aug.

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The Historical Society annual evening of Cowboy Poetry was held at Castle Valley Outdoors near Emery on Aug.