Castle Valley News

An old pot is creating some new excitement in Emery County. On Dec. 18, several archeologists, geologists, and paleontologists, many from the College of Eastern Utah Museum, or from the US Forest Service, volunteers from the Castle Valley Archeology Society and others gathered at the Ferron Manti-LaSal National Forest Service Building prior to ...

While many area residents know about the remains of ancient peoples in Range Creek, rock art in Nine Mile Canyon and the San Rafael Swell, few consider the fact that some of these same people populated the Wasatch Plateau and some of its canyons during the same times as they were living in the desert.

The ongoing conflicts between Carbon and Sanpete counties may have started with the failure of Mammoth Dam in Gooseberry Narrows.

Emery County legend Montell Seely was honored by a special tree display at the recent Festival of the Trees held in Sandy.

On Nov. 18 the Spencer's Wishes Foundation in conjunction with Castle Country Radio and the Castle Valley Community raised more than $21,000 to fund the programs the foundation sponsors throughout the year.

If you write about politics, you are asking for trouble. Although it has been said more than once that I am a slow learner, I am working on improving in this area.

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.