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County seeks funds for new Senior, EMS centers
San Juan County is pursuing funding from the Utah Community Impact Fund that would result in two new buildings in the county.
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Spelling Bee winners are Kahryme Alvarado, Adriana Johnson, and Jessie Black. Staff photo
“Unpropitious” wins Bee
Twenty-one spellers from across the San Juan School District battled through eight rounds on February 8 before Adriana Johnson, a seventh-grade student at Albert R Lyman Middle School, successfully...
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County legal bills continue to grow, nearly $2 million in 2016 and 2017
San Juan County has paid outside legal counsel nearly $2 million in the past two years.
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Mineral restrictions continue in Bears Ears country
While headlines across the county screamed about a land rush in the past week, the on-the-ground reality tells a much different story in San Juan County… at least for now.
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A house fire on January 25 claimed the life of a Blanding man. The home was subsequently looted, with a host of items taken. Kara Laws photo
House fire in Blanding claims man’s life, looters take what remains
On the morning of Wednesday, January 24, an explosion took place in the home of James Kensley in Blanding.
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Attorneys seek more than $3 million in legal fees for voting rights cases
Attorneys representing the Navajo Nation in its successful voting rights lawsuits against San Juan County are seeking more than $3 million in legal fees from the county.
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Officials participate in the groundbreaking for a new Family Dollar store in Montezuma Creek. Courtesy photo
Montezuma Creek celebrates the groundbreaking of new Family Dollar
The Montezuma Creek community came together on January 25 to celebrate the groundbreaking of Family Dollar.
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UNHS facility making progress
Construction crews are making progress on the new headquarters for Utah Navajo Health Systems in Montezuma Creek.  The facility is set to open in the summer. Staff photo
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Question about precincts
San Juan County and party officials are scratching their heads over setting up and managing new voting precincts in San Juan County.
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County asks for stay on full slate of 2018 elections
As part of an appeal of a federal judge’s ruling to restructure voting districts in the county, San Juan County filed a request on January 19 to delay the full slate of elections that were ordered ...
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