News Roundup
Deer fence started between Blanding, Monticello
The State of Utah is considering installing miles of wildlife fencing to keep deer off the highway between Monticello and Blanding. Details were discussed at a May 16 meeting of the Utah Transporta...
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Road construction
Road work south of Monticello is continuing day... and night. Mike Schafer photo
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School employees to get 5.42 percent raise
Employees of the San Juan School District will receive an increase in compensation that totals 5.42 percent for the next school year. The negotiated agreement was finalized at the May 13 meeting of...
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Protesters ride through Recapture Canyon as part of a protest led by San Juan County Commissioner Phil Lyman. See the story and more photos on pages two and three. Staff photo
ATVs enter closed Recapture Canyon
On May 10, seven years after the Bureau of Land Management closed Recapture Canyon to motorized vehicles, the sound of engines once again echoed off the canyon walls. Approximately 54 motorized veh...
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Brittney Macdonald was crowned Miss San Juan on May 1. The royalty includes: (left to right) Jessica McDaniel Third Attendant, Sydnee Felstead Second Attendant, Brittney Macdonald Miss San Juan, and Denae Carter First Attendant. Courtesy photo
Miss San Juan crowned
Brittney Macdonald is Miss San Juan County, with Denae Carter as first attendant, Sydnee Felstead as second attendant, and Jessica McDaniel as third attendant.
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More than 200 attend protest rally
San Juan County was a focal point of attention on May 10 as San Juan County Commissioner Phil Lyman led a rally and a group of protesters along and into Recapture Canyon.
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Seven years of Recapture Canyon frustration
In 2007, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced an emergency closure of motorized access to a five-mile ATV trail located in Recapture Canyon, east of Blanding.
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ATV protest ride in Recapture Canyon is May 10 at 9 a.m.
The May 10 All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) ride into restricted Recapture Canyon is still moving forward, threatening a collision between local residents and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).
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Pre-Lake Powell aerial view of the Hole in Rock, where the first permanent settlers entered San Juan County in 1880. Lamont Crabtree will disuss the trek on May 10 at the Edge of the Cedars State Park and Museum. Courtesy photo
Hole in the Rock topic of May 10 lecture
The trek that brought the first permanent settles to San Juan County will be recounted at a May 10 presentation at Edge of the Cedars State Park Museum in Blanding.
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Drought tips & yard awards
Sunny weather is upon us! That means our yards and gardens are excitedly anticipating the TLC and attention we’ll start giving them. With the dry winter we’re coming out of it’s a great time to loo...
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