Grand County

Moab passed a new noise ordinance Tuesday night to deal with all-terrain vehicles, and Grand County passed one last week. Off-roading groups are already pushing back against the new limits, which they say are too restrictive.

The latest Utah news from Friday evening, April 23, 2021.

Rural counties in Utah with national parks have to pay for things like roads and law enforcement for millions of people. That’s becoming a problem as more tourists visit Utah, so the state legislature stepped in to help.

An effort to regulate all-terrain vehicles in Moab was killed by the Utah Legislature last week, but people on both sides of the issue say the fight isn’t over.

The Blue Ribbon Coalition is threatening to sue Grand County over a ban it placed on off-highway vehicle events and businesses. But county officials said the measure is necessary as long as the vehicles are street-legal in Moab.

All healthcare workers and teachers in Utah are eligible to get the COVID-19 vaccine. But public health directors in the southeast part of the state report many are opting out.

A controversial highway through the Book Cliffs in Grand County won't go forward. A group of rural counties called the Seven County Infrastructure Coalition voted to suspend the project in a meeting today, citing opposition from Grand County.

Counties in Southern Utah are asking state lawmakers to grant them more leeway for spending hotel tax dollars. They want to use the cash to offset the impacts of tourism and develop infrastructure, rather than promote tourism.

Grand County has announced it will crack down on businesses that defy the statewide mask mandate that went into effect last week. The new rule requires business owners to make their employees wear masks and to post proper signage.

In 2016, Grand County went for President Donald Trump. In 2020, it flipped for Biden. And some parts of Utah County did the same. The reason could be growing pockets of progressivism in Utah.

The latest Utah news from Tuesday evening, November 3, 2020.

A two-year-long process to change Grand County’s form of government may be coming to an end. The county won a lawsuit Thursday that will give voters multiple choices on Election Day — including keeping its current form of government.