Local fire fighters were playing basketball in full gear during training exercises on August 23 in Blanding. It was a learning experience to work hard while using oxygen masks. Lacey Ivins photo
Starting October 1, recycling services will be available in Blanding.
Full Circle Recycling (FCR), is a non-profit project providing residential and commercial curbside pick-ups. The services will be weekly and there is no sorting required for the acceptable recyclables.
Full Circle...
by Kara Laws
On August 7, Blanding Police officers made an arrest in conjunction with the theft of more than 1,000 items. Michael Ainsworth Yoakam, age 66 of Blanding, faces a host of charges related to the theft.
Detective JJ Bradford and Officer Clayton Most have been aggressively...
by Rhett Sifford, Staff writer The San Juan County Nominating Commission has announced the appointment of the Honorable Lyon W. Hazleton II to fill the Blanding Justice Court vacancy. The position will replace Judge William Walker who resigned January 31, 2018.
Judge Hazleton was...
by Kara Laws
For decades parents have battled their children’s summertime boredom. Keeping kids happy, learning, and not technology zombies is a real problem for many parents.
San Juan High School Future Business Leaders of America has set out with a solution for Blanding parents, a...
by Kara Laws . “A beautiful lawn is a brown, splotchy lawn,” Mayor Joe B Lyman told the Blanding City Council on July 10, “Brown and splotchy is the new green.”
Storms in recent days are the first consistent source of rain almost all year. The Council spent most of their meeting...
by Kara Laws
The June 26 meeting of the Blanding City Council was very brief. The council unanimously adopted a property tax resolution that will slightly lower property tax. This resolution adopted the General Property Tax Rate of .002444, which is the certified tax rate, plus...
Brooke Pehrson is the owner of Brooke Pehrson photography. Photography really just fell into her lap. She went to school and minored in graphic design and became an artist.
Pehrson’s experience began with an artistic base, including how to read forms of art. After graduating, she...
Kara Laws is the owner of Illuminated Moments Photography at 49 North Main Street in Blanding.
Her love for photography began at a young age, but she never really pictured it as a full-time career
Laws received an education in mass media and graphic arts and later completed classes...