(Moab Utah) - In the Moab City Election, Incumbant Mayor Dave Sakrison, who ran unopposed, was relected. Incumbant City Councilman Kyle Baily was re-elected with 522 votes and newcomer Heila Ershadi won the other seat with 445 votes. Incumbant Jeffry Davis lost with 378 votes.

In Castle Valley incumbant mayor David Erley was re-elected and incumbants Tory Hill and , Jazmine Duncan were re-elected.

In the Grands Valley Water and Sewer District,

Unofficial Election Results for Spanish Valley Water and Sewer Improvement District



Thomas Stengel 189 X

Bill Love 117

Gary N. Wilson 187 X

Mike Holyoak 185 X

X= elected


(Monticello Utah) In the Monticello General election, which was held by mail balloting, City Councilmember Tim young was elecdted as mayor. Elected to City Counciul were new commers Steve Duke 407 and George Rice 398. Challengers Monte Wells 169, Matthew Keyes 133 were eliminated. Some Monticello Voters are raising an issue with the mail ballot proceeduring, saying some voers never recieved ballots.

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(Blanding Utah) - Election Results in Blanding:
Mayor - Calvin Balch 378
Elected to City Council were incumbant Robert Ogle 263 and newcomer Taylor Harrison 248; Elimnated were incumbant Charles Taylor 163 and a fomer councilmember Keele Johnson 126.


>>New Game In St. George As McArthur Dethroned

(St. George, UT) -- A two-decade run as Mayor of St. George will end for Daniel McArthur following yesterday's election of Jon Pike. The longtime incumbent McArthur finished a distant second to City Councilman Pike who grabbed more than 60-percent of the vote. Pike has pledged to bring a critical eye to the inner operations of St. George's government.

>>Voters Okay Consolidation Of Two Towns

(Carbon County, UT) -- Two rural Utah communities will become one following an important vote yesterday in Carbon County. Voters approved the controversial measure yesterday that merges the towns of East Carbon and Sunnyside. On January 1st when the towns legally merge into one it will be governed by a "super council" made up of ten City Council members and two mayors.


>>Marijuana Tax Passes

(Denver, CO) -- An excise and sales tax will be tacked onto recreational marijuana sales now that a state ballot measure for it has passed. The closest race last night was in Pueblo County where 60-percent of voters supported it. Proposition AA is expected to bring in 67-million dollars a year for Colorado.

>>Voters Favoring Fracking Limits

(Boulder, CO) -- Colorado voters appear to be against drilling and fracking activity in most places with anti-fracking proposals. They were poised to win in Boulder, Fort Collins, and Lafayette in early results. Broomfield's moratorium was losing at last count at just under 51 percent.

>>Voters Approve 51st State In 6 Counties

(Denver, CO) -- A 51st state forming out of rural Colorado is looking more than doubtful. Voters in six of 11 counties want their county commissioners to pursue secession, but they're not the counties with the more populated areas. Critics say it would be a long shot anyway. Secession would require a state-wide vote of approval, or approval from the state legislature, and from the U.S. Congress


>>Judge: UDOT Violated Protester's Free Speech

(Salt Lake City, UT) -- A federal judge says the free speech of two protest groups was in fact violated by Utah transportation officials. That was the ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Robert Shelby cast yesterday in favor of the groups iMatter Utah and Positive Change Utah. The judge said UDOT went too far when it required the groups obtain insurance coverage of at least one-million-dollars before their marches for climate change awareness were staged. The ACLU and Utah Legal Clinic represented the plaintiffs.

>>Inmates Testify In MacNeill Trial

(Provo, UT) -- Three inmates say Dr. Martin MacNeill never bragged about killing his wife. One told the court yesterday he had no idea why MacNeill was in prison until he heard rumors.

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The state's hoping to wrap up its case today. MacNeill is accused of murdering his wife Michele in 2007. Prosecutors say he did it to continue an affair.


>>Three Injured When TRAX Collides With Train Car

(Midvale, UT) -- Three people are recovering from minor injuries this morning following a bizarre collision involving a TRAX train and another dislodged train car. Officials from the Utah Transit Authority say a lone TRAX car somehow became separated near 81-hundred South and 100 East and shortly thereafter it was struck by another TRAX train. UTA is investigating how the car got separated from its train.

>>Metal Thefts Close To Being Solved

(Salt Lake City, UT) -- Investigators with Salt Lake City police say they're close to nabbing those responsible for widespread metal thefts. Utah authorities say they're making progress on several unsolved metal thefts, thanks to the hiring of consultants and experts. Authorities say they've played catch-up since 2011 when copper thefts in Utah sharply spiked. For every 100-dollars thieves get for selling the stolen metal wiring Utah taxpayers pay an estimated five-thousand dollars to replace it.

>>"God's Army" Creator Is Reason For Protective Order

(Salt Lake City, UT) -- The girlfriend of the man behind the movie "God's Army" is seeking an order of protection against him. KSL-TV says Audrey Richardson requested the protective order against Richard Dutcher in a Salt Lake City court two-weeks ago. Dutcher's feature film about LDS Church missionaries was released in 2000. He calls the new allegations "painful" and "worrisome."

>>National Parks, And Utah's, Will Be Free Weekend

(Salt Lake City, UT) -- The nation's Parks Service will open hundreds of national parks free-of-charge this weekend in honor of Veterans Day. All entry fees will be waived at more than 400 parks, including Utah's state parks, between Saturday and Monday. Fees for other park activities like camping will still be required. Officials call the fee waiver a "tribute" to military personnel.