News Roundup
New school awarded a School Improvement grant
There will be plenty of new things for elementary school students in the Monument Valley area in the coming school year, including a new school, a new administrator, several new teachers and a new ...
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Psilocybin Mushrooms seized by Utah Highway Patrol
The Utah Highway Patrol seized a large shipment of Psilocybin Mushrooms on March 27 in Monticello. Estimated at $76,800 in value, the drugs were headed to Durango, CO. Courtesy photo
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MHS Prom royalty
The 2011 Junior Prom royalty at Monticello High School were named at the prom on March 25.
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Samara Wells.
MHS student is second runner-up in state poetry competition
For some, poetry is all about eating cheese and drinking wine and contemplating the existence of the cosmos. But for Samara Wells, a senior of Monticello High School, poetry is more than just a fan...
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Alumni group plans Monticello Buckaroo Roundup for Pioneer Day
Graduates of Monticello High School are planning to gather over the Pioneer Day celebration for a Buckaroo Alumni Roundup. A series of events are planned by the Buckaroo Alumni Association on Frida...
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Reed Sampson. Staff photo
New restaurant in Blanding
Fattboyz Grillin’ is the newest restaurant in San Juan County, offering a wide range of mouthwatering barbeque choices at 164 North Grayson Parkway in Blanding.
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Slow down in Monticello
When you think of towns you don’t ever speed through, Dove Creek and Wellington might come to mind, but Monticello may soon be on that list.
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Maverik will build a new store in Monticello. Courtesy photo
Maverik announces plans for store in Monticello
Maverik Inc expects to begin construction this spring on a new convenience store in Monticello. The 4,500 square foot convenience store will be located on the corner of Center Street and 300 East, ...
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Jared Ward (center) of Blanding is the winner of the regional spelling.  Second place goes to Paul Byner of Carbon and third is Laicee Kenner of Emery. Courtesy photo
ARL student claims spelling title
Letters were flying like darts at the Regional Spelling Bee held on March 8, 2011. Fifteen students attended from San Juan, Grand, Emery, and Carbon counties, but there could be only one winner.
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<b>Devin Wright</b>, Social Science Sterling Scholar, Monticello High School
Nine local students earn Sterling Scholar title
Three students from San Juan County earned the title of Sterling Scholar and six more were named Runner-Up at the annual Southeast Utah Sterling Scholar competition on March 8.
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