News Roundup
The newly repaved airstrip at Sky Ranch in Spanish Valley ends along a county road that accesses a housing area. Courtesy photo
Changes approved for portion of Sky Ranch project in Spanish Valley
The San Juan County Planning Commission has approved amendments to Phase One of the Sky Ranch Airstrip Development, a 30-lot development built around the Sky Ranch Airstrip in Spanish Valley.
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Visitation to BLM areas in San Juan, including Bears Ears sites, increased by 35 percent in 2017
In the past year, the designation of Bears Ears National Monument triggered a 35 percent increase in visitation to local lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).
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Land swap means a new school in Bluff is closer
A new elementary school in Bluff is closer to reality after the San Juan School Board approved a trade of land on April 4.
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Bilingual education efforts in San Juan
During the 2017-2018 school year, the San Juan School District Bilingual Education Department followed the theme “It’s Up to You” in most of the K-12 school district Native American events and heri...
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Blue Mountain Foods enters a new age
In June, 2017, Doug Allen, the owner of Blue Mountain Foods and former mayor of Monticello, heard the call of retirement. He heeded that call by handing the reins and ownership over to his daughter...
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Judge dismisses SUWA’s Open Meeting lawsuit
A district judge has ruled that meetings between San Juan County Commissioners and federal officials are not a violation of Open Meeting law.
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New use for buildings
San Juan Counseling, San Juan Public Health, and the San Juan Health Service Clinic in Blanding are now comfortably at home in a beautiful new building in Blanding.
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The 25 new volunteers serving this year at Bluff Fort are ready to demonstrate multiple pioneer crafts and skills at the Founder’s day – Fry Bread Festival from April 6 to 8.  Jim and Vicki Orr are directors. They have enlisted the help of nearly 20 additional docents who will also serve in 2018. Courtesy photo
Founders Day and Frybread Festival this weekend
Southern Utahns can join Bluff residents in celebrating the community’s Native American and pioneer heritage at the second annual Founders Day and Frybread Festival. The festival takes place Friday...
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Extreme drought in SJC
The arrival of Spring marks the close of an extremely dry winter in San Juan County.
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Conflicts in Blanding’s special events policy
Conflicts in the Blanding Special Events Policy were discussed at the March 27 meeting of the Blanding City Council. The policy was adopted by in October, 2016.
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