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BLM hosts public meetings in area for draft Bears Ears National Monument Plans, comments will help shape future management of the national monument  
The Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service will host three public meetings as part of the ongoing land use planning for the Bears Ears National Monument.
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No homecoming is complete without lots of royalty. San Juan High School homecoming festivities will take place this week with a full slate of events. Presiding over the menagerie are Mr. San Juan Randall Flavel and Homecoming Queen Bodell Nielson (center). Members of the court include: (left to right) Ammon Ward, Skyler Jensen, Carlos Rios-Redd, Gracee Bowers, Randall Flavel, Bodell Nielson, Tanner Black, Brianne Orr, Carter Redd, and Halli Black. Courtesy photo
Lots of fun for homecoming week at San Juan High
It’s homecoming week at San Juan High School and although some of the celebration is in the books, there are plenty of events still ahead.
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Bears Ears education center opens in Bluff September 22
No national monument has ever seen more controversy or resulting news coverage than Bears Ears.
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Changes to local television
Abajo Peak television signals will change frequencies on Monday, September 24. Following the change, viewers who receive a television signal from Abajo Peak will need to rescan, and in some instanc...
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Commission seeks unified way to promote county
The new advertising campaign for San Juan County, featuring the tagline “Make it Monumental,” was the focus of public comment at the September 4 meeting of the San Juan County Commission.
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Historic day for Bluff
It was an historic day for Bluff on September 6 when the first Bluff Mayor and Town Council was sworn into office before a gathering of about 40 Bluff residents. Pictured are: (left to right) Linda...
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Blackhawk, a country band with 20 years of success, is one of four acts to headline the Canyon Country Music Experience this weekend in Blanding. Courtesy photo
Canyon Country Music Experience hits Blanding
A new concert comes to San Juan County this weekend. The Canyon Country Music Experience (CCMExperience) features four different country artists and brags “the largest county music event in Southea...
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Junipers are dying by the thousands in San Juan County. Pictured above are several dying junipers next to a healthy tree. Kay Shumway photo
Junipers mysteriously dying off by the thousands
There appears to be a massive die-off of juniper trees in San Juan County, and the cause of the problem is not yet known.
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Irrigation line breaks at the Hideout Golf Course
The Hideout Golf Course is being watered through the culinary water system in the final weeks of the summer season. The culinary system is being used due to a late-August break in the 24-inch irrig...
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Blanding City Council considers recycling request
The Blanding City Council had more than enough on their plate at their August 28 council meeting. After more than a month of no meeting due to holidays and family vacations, the council had some ca...
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