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San Juan 4-H Robotics Team with two trophies and winning robot (center).  Standing left to right: Miriam Peterson, Colten Schlegel, Joshua Peterson, Nate Fuller, Adam Rowley, and  Nathan Martin (kneeling). Courtesy photo
San Juan 4-H robotics team takes first place
San Juan’s 4-H Robotics Team won first place at a regional VEX robotics tournament held February 11 in Hyrum, UT.
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High schools move to an 8-period day
High school students in the San Juan School District will have an eight-class period day in the coming school year. The new arrangement was approved at the February 16 meeting of the San Juan Schoo...
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Triathlon and Abajo Winter Festival set for running this weekend
It’s winter: that frigid time of the year when your breath turns to smoke and your fingers bend with difficulty. But even though the season provides a cruel breeze and icy roads, it is not complete...
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Denison Mines hopes to amend operations
Denison Mines has asked the Forest Service and BLM to approve a Plan of Operations Amendment (POA) at its La Sal Mines Complex in San Juan County. The POA proposes the construction of additional mi...
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Local seniors visit State Capital
Local seniors and Senior Center Directors from San Juan County visited the State Capitol for Senior Day at the Legislature. The seniors met with Representative Watkins and Senator Hinkins and Commi...
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Audrey (McKenzie Adams) and Seymour (Wheeler Heck) star (along with a blood-loving plant) in the San Juan High School production of Little Shop of Horrors. Courtesy photo
SJHS presents Little Shop of Horrors
Spring is just around the corner and flowers are starting to bloom, but whatever you do, don’t feed the plants! Why not? Because they might just be killer plants from outer space.
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Monticello considers police force consolidation
San Juan County Sheriff Rick Eldredge presented the Monticello City Council with a proposal to consolidate city law enforcement with the Sheriff’s office at the Febuary 8 city council meeting.
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White Mesa Uranium Mill is an economic juggernaut in San Juan
The White Mesa Mill south of Blanding was the subject of a wide-ranging interview with Ron Hochstein, the President and Chief Operating Officer for the Denison Mines Corporation, headquartered in C...
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Seven Buckaroo wrestlers earned medals at the 1A state wrestling tournament, including (left to right): Coach Kent Adair, Hunter Bowring, second at 103 pounds; Trevor Wagstaff, third at 152 pounds; Brian Robinson, first at 119 pounds; John Mayne, fourth at 215 pounds; Tim Ryan, fourth at 145 pounds; CJ Cordasco, first at 140 pounds; Colton Musselman, second at 135 pounds; and Coach Ron Musselman. Anna Thayn photo
Buck wrestlers race to third place finish with seven wrestlers placing in top four
It’s a place where – at it’s best – hero’s are made and dreams come true. And while the joy of some is big enough to be felt from anywhere in the gym, some fall short of their goals, littering the ...
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The Lady Buckaroo basketball team had an impressive regular season run to claim a tie for the top spot in Region 19. The state tourney begins Wednesday. Team members include: back row (left to right) Coach Rick Clark, Brittany Keith, Martha Beh, Swayzi Slade, Loren Randall, Allie Anderson, Coach Lee Chadwick. Front: Manager Brenna Mantz, Abbi Chadwick, Treshena Benally, Miranda Martinez, Kaitlyn Clark. Not pictured: Jamie Keyes, Apree Sheeran. Courtesy photo
Euphoria and heartbreak at the end
Two more Buckaroos found their place in the storied wrestling annals of Monticello High School last weekend when Brian Robinson and CJ Cordasco became the 74th and 75th state wrestling champions in...
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