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Prom royalties

Tue, 04/25/2023 - 10:34pm admin

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Monticello native is valedictorian, graduation speaker at Southern Utah University

Tue, 04/25/2023 - 10:32pm admin

Aspen English, a student from Monticello, is graduating this week at the top of her class from Southern Utah University (SUU).

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Recapture, Rattlesnakes, and Rock Writing

Tue, 04/25/2023 - 10:29pm admin

“I’m going down there,” my hubby said, pointing at a deep, rock-strewn hole beside the river bluffs. “You can stay here if you want.”
I had no desire to investigate the hole.

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Timber, tenacity and talent built Blanding: The Scott Hurst Legacy

Tue, 04/25/2023 - 10:19pm admin

Phil Hurst’s old army truck hauling logs from the west side of the Abajo Mountains in 1951. Photo from the San Juan County Historical Commission Leonard Hurst Collection.

by Janet Wilcox
Contributing writer
Interest in constructon and lumber runs deep in the Hurst families of Blanding.

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Baby Crib Milestone

Tue, 04/25/2023 - 10:13pm admin

I came in from my shop with a few tools in my hand. My job today was to get rid of the old crib down in the basement bedroom.

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At long last Monticello baseball and softball teams finally get a chance to play on home fields

Tue, 04/25/2023 - 10:10pm admin

Monticello senior Avery Shumway hurls the ball to the plate in a recent game. Though the Lady Buckaroos haven’t mustered a win yet in their comeback season, they’re battling hard, gaining varsity experience, and having fun together. Anna Fredericks photo

by Rhett Sifford
Sports Editor
Unbelievably the Monticello High School baseball and softball teams finally played some games on their home fields this past week.