Life in San Juan
Blanding’s Castle House will be renewed by 2020. Utah State Historical Society photo
Blanding’s Castle House undergoing a significant transformation
There are likely many locals who have viewed, with gaping mouths, the slow, but carefully orchestrated demolition of the Castle House in Blanding.
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Forging beautiful art
Growing up in Tucson, AZ, Scott Mitchell found his passion for art. Starting at a young age, he turned this love into a successful career based in San Juan County.
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Dallin Duncan begins dental school in the fall. Courtesy photo
Military scholarship to dental school for local
Gaining entrance to dental school is extremely difficult, and receiving a scholarship is nearly impossible. Yet this is exactly what Southern Utah University (SUU) student Dallin Duncan recently ac...
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Memorial Day NASCAR race honors Aaron Butler
The memory of Staff Sgt Aaron Butler was honored at the Coca-Cola 600 NASCAR race, held on Memorial Day weekend at the Charlotte Motor Speedway in North Carolina.
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2018 Monticello High School graduates
The Monticello High School class of 2018 will graduate Wednesday, May 23 at 7 p.m.
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Nicole Wallis, one of ten winners of a statewide teaching award. Courtesy photo
Dedicated local teacher receives excellence award
Bluff Elementary School fifth grade teacher Nicole Wallis is one of ten educators to be honored with a 2018 Excellence in Teaching award from the Utah Education Association (UEA).
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Local principal receives Administrator of Year honors
Whitehorse High School Principal Kim Schaefer was named the School Administrator of the Year in Utah on May 2 at the inaugural Utah’s Partner in Education gala.
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Top finishers at the 2018 Utah History Day Fair include (left to right) teacher Josh Keyes, Madi Keyes, Aspen English, Ellie Thayn, AnnSheri Reay, Evan Rowley, Matt Beh, and teacher Lynda Boyle. Boyle was named Utah Teacher of the Year at the fair. Staff photo
Good results at Utah History Day Fair
Five students from Monticello High School earned a trip to the National History Day Fair when they were named state champions at the Utah History Day Fair on April 28.
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SJHS Drama 2018
The San Juan High School drama department recently completed a rousing run of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast under the direction of Kayla Vernon.
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Winners in the 2018 Regional Spelling Bee include: (left to right) Third place is Pierce Bryner of Mont Harmon Junior High School in Price, first place is Garrett Bryner of Mont Harmon Junior High, and second place is Adriana Johnson of Albert R. Lyman Middle School in Blanding. The winner advances to the National Spelling Bee. Courtesy photo
Local student from Blanding finishes second at regional spelling bee
Adriana Johnson, a seventh grade student at Albert R. Lyman Middle School in Blanding, finished second in the 2018 SESC Regional Spelling Bee at Green River High School on March 8.
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