June 19, 2013

This week's headlines

‘Tired and Retired’ tours Escalante Canyon

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Photo by Verna Barr
Bernie Musser had stories to tell about Captain Smith and the cabin.
Bernie Musser conducted a recent trip through Escalante Canyon for some of the club members calling themselves "Tired and Retired". Musser, a member of the group, was the ideal person to tell the stories of the canyon.

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County’s hydrologic study helps with Oak Mesa planning

If the county commissioners are faced in future with a specific development application for coal mining on Oak Mesa, a recently completed study will give them specific hydrologic information on which to base their assessment of a project proposal.

A just completed HESA study (hydrologic and environmental systems analysis) of the Oak Mesa area is providing the county with subsurface geologic and hydrologic information about the area.

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