The 1981-82 volleyball team at Southern Utah University will be inducted into the Southern Utah Athletic Hall of Fame on February 23. The team includes Suze Slavens Mitchell and Gloria Grover, Blanding natives who played collegiate volleyball together after graduating from San Juan High...
THE ROUND-UPby Tad Barton
San Juan Bronco Grange Simpson finished off his high school wrestling career with an almost storybook ending.
After winning the 3A Division B 170 lb Championship last week, Simpson worked his way to the title match of the Utah High School Activities Association...
by Kara Laws
On the morning of Wednesday, January 24, an explosion took place in the home of James Kensley in Blanding.
The explosion happened when Kensley, who was on oxygen, lit a cigarette. The concentration was higher than usual, and the oxygen caught fire.
When James’s son, Michael...
by Nan Barton
The world premiere of Me and the Krinkles was a terrific success. The show was performed to rave reviews on January 22-24 at San Juan High School by an ensemble cast of ARL Middle School students.
In the words of Kristi Redd, “It was seriously awesome! So funny, great...
by Kara Laws
In the first Blanding City Council meeting of 2018 on January 9, newly elected city council members joined the remaining council members for the first time.
Taking the oath of office after the recent election are Mayor Joe B. Lyman and council members Cheryl Bowers, Robert...
Eva Perkins and Ashley Berrett, students at San Juan High School, have written a musical that will make its world premier next week in Blanding. “Me and the Krinkles” is based on the book “Me and the Weirdos” by Jane Sutton. Sutton has worked with Perkins and Berrett and will attend the...
by Kara Laws
The Blanding City Council took a solid stand against the proposed re-districting in San Juan County at the November 14 council meeting.
Federal Judge Robert Shelby ordered that the commission and school districts be redrawn as part of a lawsuit between the Navajo Nation and...
Approximately 2,800 voters participated in the November 7 general election in San Juan County, with municipal ballot issues that will impact the future of Bluff, Blanding and Monticello.
The question of whether or not to incorporate in Bluff had a clear answer as 74 percent of voters...
Approximately 2,800 voters participated in the general election in San Juan County, with municipal ballot issues that will impact the future of Bluff, Blanding and Monticello.
The question of whether or not to incorporate in Bluff had a clear answer as nearly 75 percent of voters...
On Sunday November 5, San Juan County, friends and family of Albert R. Lyman participated in the dedication of Lyman’s beloved Swallows Nest as an historical site by the International Daughters of the Utah Pioneers.
The program began at 2 p.m. at the Blanding Visitors Center. The...