Really cool public media opportunity in a great region!

In a civil discussion, Maloy and Woodward shared their differing opinions on public lands, congressional term limits and … an Applebees in Cedar City? buff.ly/4f8rhdJ

How out of the norm is this October streak of wildfire preparedness level 5? In over 30 years of data, there is no record of multiple sequential days of PL5 in October. nifc.gov/fire-informati…

“This is now a proven tech,” said Tim Latimer. “Now, it just comes down to how do we get more of these megawatts on the grid so we have a bigger impact?” buff.ly/4f4zGyJ

I loved this piece from David Condos about how a geothermal project is affecting the small town of Milford. Have a listen!

Love to see more public radio reporting beats focused on rural communities 💯

Since 2018, Stewardship Utah has registered 3,624 new voters in Utah’s Navajo Nation. Those new voices could have a big impact in November. buff.ly/3UhRFK5

This afternoon President Donald J. Trump will take to the Gila River Indian Community where he will issue a formal apology for the federal government’s Indian boarding school program. This is the first for a U.S. president. Tribal leaders tell me it’s key to healing. npr.org/2024/10/24/g-s…

Some #southernutah news you can use, from me and Macy ★ 🗳

From David Condos KUER 90.1 - the GOTV effort on the Navajo Nation in Utah

Centuries-long Navajo food traditions faded when the people were removed from their land in the 1860s. Today people in southeast Utah are trying to preserve what was nearly lost. buff.ly/3C4rtMI

Trump joking that journalists around him are serving as human shields. Repeats joke that he wouldn't 'mind that so much' if someone shot through reporters doing their jobs. Crowd laughs. This follows two assassination attempts. One left an audience member dead.

A historic water rights settlement brings hope of a revival of Navajo farms that once lined the San Juan River. buff.ly/3Yqbgcf

A person eats inside of a restaurant with plywood covering the windows near the White House in Washington. Photo by Nathan Howard

"Americans heading to the polls should know their vote will count. The system is working. Still, in recent days, bad actors have flooded social media with false allegations of election irregularities in several states, including ours." By Lt. Gov. Deidre M. Henderson and GA Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger

Steady stream of voters at St. George’s only polling place this morning. Even with the prevalence of mail voting, lots of folks wanted to come here. Some were first-timers excited about the milestone. Others felt it was more secure. Hear from some of them today on KUER 90.1 📻🗳

'Navajo Nation reports long lines, major voting issues in Apache County' via azcentral by shí azcentral.com/story/news/pol…

A thread worth reading:

1. More reporters should consider covering rural areas and more newsrooms should see the value in rural beats. Would benefit journalism + the public. 2. Feels weird that “reporters” can refer to both people who cover small city council meetings and people who have talent agents.

I've been pushing for records on this for six months!!! The university has denied several requests from The Tribune about the investigation since May.