Friday January 27, 2023

Filming for Kevin Costner’s movie series Horizon wrapped up in Moab in November. Since the film is still in production, we can’t spoil anything about the plot of this 19th century Western. But today on the news, we hear from a few of the film’s extras about what it was like to turn back the clock and play make-believe in their own backyard. And later, our partners at KRCL review a new documentary at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival and biologists celebrate the comeback of the razorback sucker in the Colorado River Basin. 

Plus, the Weekly News Reel! Sophia Fisher of The Times-Independent talks about editorial reactions to a proposed bill that would limit local transient room tax spending, a cyber safety seminar for parents and water issues in Thompson Springs. Alison Harford of the Moab Sun News highlights Moab City’s strategic planning session, the results of the local Christmas Bird Count and the upcoming ‘SyFy’ movie series. 

Show Notes

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Photo: Kevin Costner and team members scouting locations for ‘Horizon: An American Saga.’ Filming in the Moab area wrapped in November. Credit Utah Film Commission

Weekly News Reel Mentions

The Times-Independent: Opinion

https://www.moabtimes.com/category/opinion/

The Times-Independent: MPD hosts cyber safety seminar for parents

MPD hosts cyber safety seminar for parents

The Times-Independent: Thompson water board chair – ‘There’s still a lot of water’

Thompson water board chair: ‘There’s still a lot of water’

Moab Sun News: Highlights from the city’s strategic planning session

Highlights from the city’s strategic planning session

Moab Sun News: 2022 Christmas Bird Count saw 63 species

2022 Christmas Bird Count saw 63 species

Moab Sun News: Travel through space and time at this year’s ‘SyFy’ movie nights

Travel through space and time at this year’s “SyFy” movie nights