News Roundup
Approximately 100 new DeerDeter devices, designed to frighten deer from oncoming cars at night, are being tested on a stretch of US 191 between Monticello and Blanding. The devices, mounted on existing deliniator poles, flash a blue light and emit a high-pitched sound when they are illuminated by the lights of oncoming cars. Staff photo
Can new technology put an end to deer death row?
A mangled deer carcass is a familiar sight to those traveling on Highway 191 between Monticello and Blanding. But following the installation of a new technology in May, 2010, one might notice a new...
Feb 02, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
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BLM hires a Caveguy
Gary Torres, a Monticello resident and longtime writer for the San Juan Record, has accepted a new assignment with the Bureau of Land Management as the Farmington (NM) Field Office manager.
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County pleased with ruling in federal court
On January 11, 2011, the Tenth Circuit Court, in a 9-2 decision, ruled that wilderness groups have no standing to challenge Kane County, or other Utah counties allied with Kane County, over their c...
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Men fined $35,000 for illegally building ATV trail
A federal magistrate has sent a strong message that unauthorized construction of trails on federal land would not be tolerated.
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Construction moving ahead on Tsébii’nidzisgai
Construction is moving ahead on the new elementary school in Monument Valley.
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Gary Guymon with a lifesized photo of Posey. Staff writer
New display featuring Chief Posey
The Blanding Visitors Center recently opened a new display on the life of Chief Posey. The work was completed by Gary and Sharon Guymon.
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Permits issued for new uranium mill in SW Colo
Energy Fuels, Inc. has received final permits to allow the construction and operation of the first new Uranium mill in the U. S. in the last 25 years.
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Monticello City Council considers an increase in fees
A proposal to raise fees at the landfill and the cost to reconnect delinquent water accounts was presented to the public at the January 11 meeting of the Monticello City Council. A public hearing w...
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Visitor Center to open exhibit on Posey
The Blanding Visitors Center is sponsoring an open house on Thursday, January 20, 2011 from 2 to 7 p.m. to introduce a new four-panel display on “Posey”, a legend of southeastern Utah.
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School girl found dead near Montezuma Creek
The body of Christina Reyes, a 16-year-old student at Whitehorse High School, was found near Montezuma Creek on January 6.
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