Dust in the Wind

Spanish Flu impact on three local sisters

Dust in the Wind by Bill Boyle I recently was made aware of three sisters from San Juan County and how they were impacted by a previous pandemic. They are daughters of George and Evelyn Adams, my great grandparents. These stories are from their life histories. Della Adams Jensen My grandmother...

Morning show on Redrock Radio

While many were shocked at the recent announcement that both the Salt Lake Tribune and the Deseret News will no longer print a daily newspaper, we were not caught completely unaware at the San Juan Record. More than a year ago, we were sent packing by MediaOne, the press in Salt Lake City which...

Thoughts on sexual assault story

The juvenile justice system is built on several fundamental principles, and the key among them is confidentiality. The system generally runs independent of general public awareness and oversight. This is designed to protect both the victims and the perpetrators and to give youth the ability to...

Still marching ahead

We continue to march ahead at the San Juan Record while implementing our 2020 Vision for the future. One of the biggest developments in a long list of changes is to announce David Boyle as the News Director (see the story on the front page). David first moved to San Juan County with his parents...

Website improvements and 2019 visitor guides

We are proud to announce a new look for the online version of the San Juan Record. Beginning with this issue, online subscribers who log in to read the paper will see a new interface with the online version. While the general website at sjrnews.com includes about a dozen stories a week, it does...

Thanks to those who wear facemasks

While everyone is entitled to an opinion regarding wearing facemasks during the pandemic, I am certainly grateful for those who wear facemasks while interacting with the public. According to public health officials, if you are exposed to someone with the virus, your chance of contracting...

More major relief efforts

There have been dozens of efforts over the past three months to offer relief and support for those who are suffering. It has been heartwarming to see. The groups have worked in public and in private at a time of great need. • • • • • Just this week, a group of about 50 pilots in privately-owned...

Get the L out of there

We hope you enjoy Alene Laney’s story about the COVID-19 relief efforts. We decided to pick just one of the dozens of impressive and heartwarming efforts to help those who are struggling through this pandemic. • • • • • After 25 years in the newspaper business, I have learned that one of the...

Please shop locally when you can

It would be a shame if two of the big “winners” in the COVID-19 crisis are Amazon and WalMart. While many local businesses have been shuttered or slowed for weeks, these giants were open for business 24/7, with unlimited resources, active websites, and what some consider to be predatory pricing....

More changes at the San Juan Record

Covering the news in San Juan County over the past five weeks has been an incredible experience. Life has changed in dramatic ways for all of us. Covering the news in these unprecedented times is already a challenge, but it is complicated by the fact that we have limited space to print the news....