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Easter services set at local churches
The Easter season means many things in San Juan County. In addition to local residents, there are a large number of visitors to the area, and they will be able to participate in Easter services at ...
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The Monticello High School track team is working hard to defend their 1A state championship from 2016. Team members include: (top row, left to right) Spencer Knudsen, Gage Wilcox, Thomas Anderson, Carson Duncan, Aaron Christiansen, Lucas Hatch, Matthew Bristol, Weston Nebeker, Gatlin Sallee, Ryan Bird. Middle row: Atticus Sheeran, Spencer Squires, Hyrum Johnson, Dylan Bird, Adam Bunker, Talon Black. Bottom row: Parker Walker, Steven Robinson, Brayson Wilcox, Max Heglin, Shandon Bradford, Connor Lewis. The team is coached by Jeff Hunt. Courtesy photo
Bucks drop 3 to Spartans
The Buckaroo baseball team stayed winless in Class 2A East baseball after three losses to the Emery Spartans last week.  The Bucks, 0-6 in region play and 5-9 overall, lost both games of a double-h...
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2017 STEAM Expo
Hundreds enjoyed the STEAM Expo at Utah State University - Eastern in Blanding on April 6
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Bluff Founders Day celebration
Bluff Founders Day and Frybread Festival held April 8, 2017.
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This photo shows L.H. Redd Co in early Monticello. The mercantile was torn down in the late 20th century and the site used for the Frontier Museum. Building on left is U.S. Post Office.
The charm of a barn
If a barn could speak, what secrets and stories would it reveal? Surely it would tell of the birthing of a calf or foal; the death of a long milked cow or well ridden mare.
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Dirt work about to begin for new Bluff Elementary School, concerns over archaeology persist
After years of preparation, construction work is set to begin at the site of the new $6.5 million Bluff Elementary School. The San Juan School District purchased the 12.5-acre property in 2015. Loc...
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An historic photograph by Charles Goodman shows the Bluff City Iron Works in 1898. The handwritten notes were copied in reverse from the original glass plate. A series of photographs from San Juan County at the time are available at a Utah Division of State History website. Photo courtesy Afton Watkins Gardner Collection, Utah Division of State History
Rare historical photos digitized for public use
The Utah Division of State History has made publicly available a new collection of rare photographs of southern Utah from 1890 to 1912.
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School District to implement lead teacher program in southern schools
A new program will recruit experienced teachers to teach in the southern schools of the San Juan School District. The program was approved at meeting of the San Juan School Board on March 28.
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Utah State University set to celebrate 40 years in San Juan County at largest STEAM Expo to date on April 7
They say if you want to increase the engagement of students in a classroom, just bring out a hands-on activity.  If you want to triple the engagement, take that activity outside. 
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The Monticello High School girls track team is hard at work for the spring sports season. Team members include: (top row, left to right) Micaela Hathale, Dakota Johnson, Aspen English, Sadie Welch, Crystal Alba, Hannah Leiataua, Halle Young. Bottom: Makayla Sheeran, Madison Freestone, Jannelle Hill, Sara Beshoner-Krell, Presley Lewis. Courtesy photo
San Juan County track meet
Photos from a recent track meeting
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