Weekly News Reel: Principal of Grand County High School fired by state board

Today on the Weekly News Reel, we talk to Doug McMurdo, editor of the Moab Times-Independent, about why the high school principal, Todd Thompson, was fired last week. We also talk about why a policy that was supposed to help local businesses provide workforce housing hasn’t really succeeded. And we finish up with a story about a rally for motorized vehicle use that turned into a Phil Lyman campaign event in Monticello last weekend.

We also talk to Kenny Fallon, editor and publisher of a new, monthly newsletter called the Green River Observer. We discuss Green River’s hopes for a partnership with the state’s inland port authority. Fallon also updates us on the new lithium mine in Green River, which was just approved for water rights from the state. And we finish up discussing how a new state law will enable two coal-fired power plants in Emery County to stay open longer than anticipated.

- Show Notes -

Moab Times-Independent:

• GCHS principal fired by state board
https://www.moabtimes.com/articles/gchs-principal-fired-by-state-board/

• Arch Canyon protest rally turns into campaign event
https://www.moabtimes.com/articles/arch-canyon-protest-rally-turns-into-campaign-event/

• The company that helped propel the ADO is ditching it
https://www.moabtimes.com/articles/the-company-that-helped-propel-the-ado-is-ditching-it/

Green River Observer:

• Wanted: ideas for potential Inland Port Authority project
https://thegreenriverobserver.substack.com/p/wanted-ideas-for-potential-inland

• Lithium mine gains more water rights and coal plants gain time
https://thegreenriverobserver.substack.com/p/eye-on-energy