Life in San Juan
by David Boyle
News Director
Finalists for the English magazine JRNY’s 2025 Best Tourism Experience included theme parks in Florida, fall in New England, museums and other exhibits, but the magazines 2025 Best Tourism Experience award was given to a San Juan County Company.
Diné-owned Ancient...
by Kara Laws
Contributing Writer
Gift giving is the best part of Christmastime. I hear it is part of the point. Giving the right gift; one that is unique, creative, and means something is an art.
I find that the gift most often checking these boxes aren’t the gifts we find at big box stores that...
By Sally Jack
Contributing Writer
Monticello High School presents “Anastasia, the Musical— Journey to the Past” Live on Stage Wednesday, December 10, Thursday December 11, and Saturday December 13, with show times at 7:30 p.m. each night. Tickets at the door are $6 for adults, $4 for students and...
by Sally Jack
“Whoever eats the most turkey and potatoes can have the most pie,” my grandfather said every Thanksgiving. As a boy, my pie-loving father trustingly believed him and tucked into the turkey and taters with zeal, his eye on the pie.
Strangely enough, he never had much room left for pie...
Royalty from recent pageants at Monument Valley High and Tse’Bii’Nidzisgai Elementary school include Tse’Bii’Nidzisgai Princess Rose Rock, Lil Miss Tse’Bii’Nidzisgai Shydell Mark, T.E.S. Brave Eusshaw Myerson, Miss Monument Valley High School Keturah Whitehorse, and Miss Jr. Monument Valley High...
San Juan County is about to experience the BYU Living Legends on Friday, November 21 at 7 pm at the Whitehorse High School auditorium in Montezuma Creek.
Admission is $20 per person, unless you are a Season Pass holder or student at San Juan School District.
This group presents a vibrant display of...
Updated election results show that the race for Monticello Mayor is closing and still too close to call.
Results released on Wednesday afternoon show Kevin Dunn with 51 percent of the votes compared to 49 percent for incumbent Bayley Hedglin. The difference is just six votes. In preliminary...
Preliminary vote count shows Kevin Dunn leading Bayley Hedglin in the race for Monticello mayor. Dunn has 166 votes so far, compared to 140 to Hedglin.
In the race for Monticello City Council, Shane Brewer and Todd Westcott have an early lead. Westcott has received 189 votes, Westcott has 187,...
Alyn Mitchell has been nominated and recently received the 2025 Merlin F. Goode prevention award from the State of Utah.
Alyn’s contributions both locally and statewide are a testament to her dedication to substance use prevention.
Alyn is a proud preventionist and serves on many state training...
Blanding Library will be hosting its third annual Pumpkin Carving contest. Award categories include Scariest, Silliest, Most Creative, and Best by Child 0-12 years. Pumpkins may be dropped off Wednesday, October 29 from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., and Thursday, October 30 from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m...
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