Members of the San Juan Rodeo Royalty pose for a photo from left to right is Rodeo Queen picture is Brinkley Knight Rodeo Queen, Jade Hoggard Princess third attendant, Janaley Johnson princess first attendant, Austyn Monson princess, Paisley Monson princess second attendant, Lucy black queen attendant. Not pictured this week are Miss San Juan Madison Adair and attendant Samantha McDonald. Courtesy photo
3 hours 21 min ago
by David Boyle News Director The San Juan County Fair starts up this week with an opportunity for residents to get their ‘Country Kicks in ‘26’. The multi-week celebration runs July 31 through August 8 with rodeos, livestock auctions, family games and a concert with Country music act Lonestar!...
by David Boyle News Director Members of the San Juan County Commission are looking at modifications to keep the public safety building project under...
July 28, 2026, 1:30 PM
Fire Mosaic interior of the Babylon Fire photo credit: Keley Martin, Soil Scientist
by David Boyle News Director Repair and restoration efforts continue to make progress on the Babylon Fire. The fire that burned 107,000 acres in the...
July 28, 2026, 1:30 PM
By Janet Wilcox Contributing Writer With modern hospitals and clinics in both Grand and San Juan County today, it’s hard to imagine what life must...
July 28, 2026, 1:29 PM
Members of the San Juan Rodeo Royalty pose for a photo from left to right is Rodeo Queen picture is Brinkley Knight Rodeo Queen, Jade Hoggard Princess third attendant, Janaley Johnson princess first attendant, Austyn Monson princess, Paisley Monson princess second attendant, Lucy black queen attendant. Not pictured this week are Miss San Juan Madison Adair and attendant Samantha McDonald. Courtesy photo
by David Boyle News Director The San Juan County Fair starts up this week with an opportunity for residents to get their ‘Country Kicks in ‘26’. The multi-week celebration runs July 31 through August 8 with rodeos, livestock auctions, family games and a concert with Country music act Lonestar!...
July 28, 2026

News

  • Lisa and Dave Anderson (left) defeated Isaac Boone and Dylan Knight to win the pickleball tourney. Courtesy photo
    July 28, 2026
    Results from a fun weekend of events at the Monticello Pioneer Day Celebration:
  • Victory Martial Arts Monticello brought home a host of awards and accolades from the United States Karate Alliance World Championships and finished ninth in the nation in their first competitive season. Members of the team include: (top row, left to right) Jaylynn Mooneyhan, Taylynn Christensen, Tina Christensen, Ben Christensen, Cael Christensen, Michelle Trevizo, Vic Mooneyhan, Dillon DeMille, Daniel DeMille.  Bottom: Grace Bushore, Skyler Mooneyhan, Carol Van Steeter, Sensei Mark Colgan, and Jill Pearson
    July 28, 2026
    Less than one year after opening its doors in August 2025, Victory Martial Arts Monticello completed an exceptional first competitive season in the United States Karate Alliance (USKA). Competing...
  • Wyatt Toney, who hails from Moab, has won the annual Monticello Pioneer Day Long Drive Competition every year he has entered the contest. This year was no exception as he was victorious with a 377-yard drive.  Courtesy photo
    July 28, 2026
    It’s the same old story every year. Wyatt Toney makes the drive from hometown Moab down to the Hideout Golf Club and wins the annual Pioneer Day Long Drive Competition. Toney has won the annual...

Sports

  • Lisa and Dave Anderson (left) defeated Isaac Boone and Dylan Knight to win the pickleball tourney. Courtesy photo
    July 28, 2026
    Results from a fun weekend of events at the Monticello Pioneer Day Celebration:
  • Victory Martial Arts Monticello brought home a host of awards and accolades from the United States Karate Alliance World Championships and finished ninth in the nation in their first competitive season. Members of the team include: (top row, left to right) Jaylynn Mooneyhan, Taylynn Christensen, Tina Christensen, Ben Christensen, Cael Christensen, Michelle Trevizo, Vic Mooneyhan, Dillon DeMille, Daniel DeMille.  Bottom: Grace Bushore, Skyler Mooneyhan, Carol Van Steeter, Sensei Mark Colgan, and Jill Pearson
    July 28, 2026
    Less than one year after opening its doors in August 2025, Victory Martial Arts Monticello completed an exceptional first competitive season in the United States Karate Alliance (USKA). Competing...
  • Wyatt Toney, who hails from Moab, has won the annual Monticello Pioneer Day Long Drive Competition every year he has entered the contest. This year was no exception as he was victorious with a 377-yard drive.  Courtesy photo
    July 28, 2026
    It’s the same old story every year. Wyatt Toney makes the drive from hometown Moab down to the Hideout Golf Club and wins the annual Pioneer Day Long Drive Competition. Toney has won the annual...

Life in San Juan

  • Members of the San Juan Rodeo Royalty pose for a photo from left to right is Rodeo Queen picture is Brinkley Knight Rodeo Queen, Jade Hoggard Princess third attendant, Janaley Johnson princess first attendant, Austyn Monson princess, Paisley Monson princess second attendant, Lucy black queen attendant. Not pictured this week are Miss San Juan Madison Adair and attendant Samantha McDonald. Courtesy photo
    July 28, 2026
    by David Boyle News Director The San Juan County Fair starts up this week with an opportunity for residents to get their ‘Country Kicks in ‘26’. The multi-week celebration runs July 31 through...
  • Fire Mosaic interior of the Babylon Fire photo credit: Keley Martin, Soil Scientist
    July 28, 2026
    by David Boyle News Director Repair and restoration efforts continue to make progress on the Babylon Fire. The fire that burned 107,000 acres in the blue mountains remains at 95-percent contained...
  • July 28, 2026
    By Janet Wilcox Contributing Writer With modern hospitals and clinics in both Grand and San Juan County today, it’s hard to imagine what life must have been like in the 1850’s when medical help...

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