Friday November 6, 2020

Today on the news, we jump right into our Weekly News Reel! where we hear first-hand from reporters and editors about the unique stories they write and beats they cover in this area. First, Times-Independent editor Doug McMurdo has a few highlights from the paper’s current edition including local election results. Then (13:00) we speak with Moab Sun News editor Maggie McGuire on the latest with the ‘hotspot’ projects, meant to relieve congestion in the Moab area. And finally (21:00), KUER’s Kate Groetzinger discusses her recent reporting on the White Mesa Uranium Mill in San Juan County, whose engineers figured out how to produce a concentrate of rare earth elements.

Weekly News Reel! Mentions –

The Times-Independent: Grand keeps form of government; backs Hedin, Walker
https://www.moabtimes.com/articles/grand-keeps-form-of-government-backs-hedin-walker/
The Times-Independent: Proposition 8 equals a penny for every 10 bucks spent
https://www.moabtimes.com/articles/proposition-8-equals-a-penny-for-every-10-bucks-spent/
The Times-Independent: Bypass talks yield animosity, no decisions as residents voice fears
https://www.moabtimes.com/articles/bypass-talks-yield-animosity-no-decisions-as-residents-voice-fears/
The Times-Independent: $270M wrongful death claim filed against Arches after gate kills woman
https://www.moabtimes.com/articles/270m-wrongful-death-claim-filed-against-arches-after-gate-kills-woman/

Moab Sun News: Hotspot transportation proposals headed to UDOT
https://www.moabsunnews.com/news/article_80b405ac-1fa8-11eb-90bb-139cbc2d628b.html
Moab Sun News: Officials pass on the bypass – Highway reroute continues to be controversial after years of discussion
https://www.moabsunnews.com/news/article_1b3d8620-1fa9-11eb-8856-4f8aa475d857.html
Moab Sun News: Trailhead has burgers and more
https://www.moabsunnews.com/get_out_and_go/article_3a052972-1faa-11eb-9406-a768c9c33733.html

KUER: PM News Brief – White Mesa Mill
https://www.kuer.org/podcast/news-briefs/2020-11-03/pm-news-brief-white-mesa-mill-ben-lomond-high-school-waiting-for-election-results