News Roundup
Health Service District “retools”, looks forward to the future
Year-to-date losses for the San Juan Health Services District exceed $500,000, but hospital administrators are hopeful that a process of “retooling” San Juan Hospital will result in profitable oper...
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Homecoming King royalty at Monticello High includes: (l. to r.) Skyler Lowe, Montana Welch, Devin Wright and Dallin Duncan. The queen will be named Thursday. Robin Garner photo
Homecoming at Monticello High
Monticello High School will celebrate homecoming this week with a series of public events, culminating in the annual homecoming football game against the Rich Rebels on Friday at 7 p.m.
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Don’t text while driving
Reggie Shaw, a Utah resident who served in the Utah State Prison after being convicted of texting while driving, made a presentation at area high schools in the past week. Two people were killed in...
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Locals participate at Engineering State
Joshua Meyer and Hans Hurst, seniors at San Juan High School, and Devin Wright, of Monticello High School, are among the students who participated in “Engineering State” at Utah State University th...
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Construction crews busy in Monticello
Orange cones and beeping machinery have continued for the third straight summer in the Monticello area.
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Recreation director is new Assistant City Manager
A restructuring of the administrative staff for the City of Monticello was approved by the city council on August 24. It could mean big savings to the city budget if all goes as planned.
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Seven of 12 public schools meet federal standards
Seven of the 12 schools in the San Juan School District made Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) for the prior school year under the standards required by the federal government’s No Child Left Behind A...
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County Commission asserts “coordinating authority” with federal land agencies
The San Juan County Commissioners have exercised their “coordination authority” in an effort to align county policy with federal land management policy.
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Braxton Jones personified the theme of Cowboy Boots and Country Roots as he took first place at the Farm Bureau Talent Find at the San Juan County Fair on August 10. Staff photo
County Fair a big hit, despite injuries
Cowboy Boots and Country Roots were celebrated for ten days as the San Juan County Fair wound to a close on August 14. A list of fair winners is found on pages 2, 8 and 9 of this newspaper. In addi...
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Wilds bill may include national park expansion
While the proposed San Juan County Wilderness Bill is on hold because of the January 1, 2011 departure of Robert Bennett from the U.S. Senate, there remains a strong interest in maintaining the mom...
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