May 2026

Monticello baseball team closes out season with 11 wins for best season in eight years

Tue, 05/26/2026 - 4:43pm admin

Monticello junior Arturo Gutierrez was the team’s “unsung hero” and “beating heart” this season according to Head Coach Josh Keyes. He backstopped every varsity pitch for the Buckaroos and was the leadoff batter, helping the team secure 11 wins, their most since 2018. Gutierrez led Monticello with a .971 fielding percentage and collected 215 putouts, which ranks seventh in the state. At the plate he batted .343 and scored 30 runs on the season. Anna Fredericks photo

by Rhett Sifford
Sports Editor

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Four things to know before getting an RV

Tue, 05/26/2026 - 4:42pm admin

by Derryl Jack
Zions Bank Monticello Branch Manager

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Photo of the week May 27, 2026

Tue, 05/26/2026 - 2:03pm admin

Becker’s White on Desert Prince’s Plume, along the Syncline Trail in Canyonlands National Park. We pay $10 for each photo that runs in the San Juan Record.

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New Veterans Memorial celebrated with ribbon cutting in Blanding

Tue, 05/26/2026 - 1:45pm admin

Ribbon cutting of new Veterans memorial in Blanding.

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USU Blanding Celebrates Class of 2026

Tue, 05/26/2026 - 1:43pm admin

USU Blanding graduates gather for commencement ceremony as part of the class of 2026. Courtesy photo

Utah State University Blanding proudly celebrated its class of 2026 on Friday, April 25 as part of USU’s 139th commencement ceremony.

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$152 million project on highways 162 and 262 sees progress

Tue, 05/26/2026 - 1:42pm admin

Crews pave the road as part of the UDOT project along highway 162 and 262. Courtesy photo

Crews continue to make progress on the massive $152 million road project in southeastern San Juan County.

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Mental Health Coalition launches annual event, honors Mark Lyman

Tue, 05/26/2026 - 1:40pm admin

Mark Edward Lyman was honored at the inaugural San Juan County Mental Health Coalition event. Lyman spent years serving the county as a mental health therapist.

The San Juan County Mental Health Coalition officially launched its inaugural event on May 13 at the Arts and Events Center on the Utah State University campus.

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County approves flock camera trial, talks form of governance following admin's resignation

Tue, 05/26/2026 - 1:13pm admin

Members of the commission approved a flock camera trial, looked at home energy rebates and once again discussed the county form of governance for the first time since the resignation of the county

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School Board approves 4.3-percent COLA, approves research project

Tue, 05/26/2026 - 1:10pm admin

Members of the San Juan School Board approved a cost of living adjustment for district staff, approved a funded research project by the CDC and discussed the budget for the upcoming fiscal year at

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Leslie Nina Hyde Kelley April 24, 1957 ~ May 19, 2026

Wed, 05/20/2026 - 5:14pm admin

Leslie Nina Hyde Kelley was born on April 24, 1957 in Salt Lake City, UT the fourth and last child of Edward Gordon and Dona Ruth Hyde.

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