Historic Stories

Larry Jones March 11, 1957 ~ April 27, 2026

Tue, 05/05/2026 - 3:46pm admin

Our beloved Larry Jones, 69, of Midvale, Utah passed away peacefully in his home on Monday morning, April 27, 2026.

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Monticello baseball team suffers loss in opening game of the 2A state tournament but rebounds to beat North Summit, stay alive in title hunt

Tue, 05/05/2026 - 3:44pm admin

Monticello junior Triston Felix hurls a pitch homeward in the Buckaroos’ game against Dolores, CO on April 28. Felix set a new Utah State record for most strikeouts in a season this past week during play in the 2A state tournament. The previous record was 156, set in 2003 and matched in 2004 by Mark Pawelek of Springville High. Felix’s current tally of 163 topples that record 22 seasons later. Monticello is still alive in the 2A state tournament at the San Juan Record print deadline. Anna Fredericks photo

by Rhett Sifford
Sports Editor

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Photo of the week May 6, 2026

Tue, 05/05/2026 - 3:27pm admin

A remarkable profile, complete with ancient ruins for an eyeball, can be spotted in Turban Rock in San Juan County. Enter your photos in our Photo of the Week contest.

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Blanding honors legacy of Maggie Johnson Lyman

Tue, 05/05/2026 - 3:26pm admin

by David Boyle
News Director
Members of the Blanding City Council supported a mayoral proclamation to recognize the legacy of Maggie Johnson Lyman at their April 28 meeting.

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Monticello talks water, fire restrictions

Tue, 05/05/2026 - 3:25pm admin

by David Boyle
News Director
Members of the Monticello City Council talked about water concerns at their April 28 meeting.

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Monument Valley youth appointed to Navajo Youth Advisory Council

Tue, 05/05/2026 - 3:25pm admin

Yanabah Smith of Oljato-Monument Valley Courtesy photo

Yanabah Smith of Oljato-Monument Valley, was recently appointed and confirmed as the Western Agency representative to the Navajo Nation Youth Advisory Council.

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Choke cherrying the berries blue

Tue, 05/05/2026 - 3:24pm admin

Plate showing the variety of berries in the area. Mary Cokenour photo

“White and yellow,
kill a fellow.
Purple and blue,
good for you.
Red… could be good, could be dead.”

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Along the Old Spanish Trail

Tue, 05/05/2026 - 3:22pm admin

Casa Colorado, a prominent rock in Dry Valley at the base of the La Sal Mountains, was the location of several natural sandstone watering holes along the Old Spanish Trail. From Piute Springs near the Colorado border to Spanish Valley near Moab, the trail made its way through San Juan County from the 1820s to nearly 1850. Rob Adams photo

I don’t remember hearing much about “The Old Spanish Trail” (OST) from my history teachers five and a half decades ago, but then I was just a dumb kid daydreaming through life.