Monticello

The new Silver Queen Miniature Golf Course is a vibrant visual experience

“You have to see it.” That’s the best way to describe the new Silver Queen Mine Miniature Golf Course that opened at the Monticello Merc last week. The traditional log cabin facade within the store belies nothing of the mine within. Once inside, the new mini golf course is anything but traditional...

Local services set to celebrate Easter season

Many fun and uplifting activities are planned for the upcoming Easter holiday. The first Easter Egg Hunt, sponsored by San Juan High School National Honor Society and Blanding City Council, will be held at the Blanding Visitors Center, Saturday April 20 at 10 a.m. Beginning at 11 a.m. on Saturday,...

Monticello City Council sets water rates, addresses police department issues

Some may believe that Monticello is out of the woods when it comes to water after an impressively wet winter. But that’s still not quite the case. At the April 9 Monticello City Council meeting, Chris Baird, on behalf of Public Works Director Nate Langston, reported that although the city is...

Buckaroo golfers roll in Colorado

This week, the Monticello golf teams deviated from what was supposed to be Monticello’s lone home match of the season when they traveled to Colorado a week early due to poor course conditions at the Hideout. As such, the teams rose early on Friday, April 12 and traveled to the Adobe National Golf...

San Juan County well represented on All-state basketball teams

Seven local athletes were selected for girls and boys All-state basketball teams and two more received honorable mentions this year. The Deseret News made the announcement last week. All-state teams are selected annually based on coaches’ votes. We’ll feature a very brief statistical rundown and a...

New BLM field manager has a familiar face

There is something new and something old at the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). Gary Torres, our favorite emeritus columnist and former Cave Guy, was hired as the new manager for the Monticello Field office in February. Although, looking at the picture it is hard to tell which is old and which is...

SSG Aaron Butler will be remembered in Idaho 5K/10K run this August

by Rhett Sifford Staff writer It has been 19 months since SSG Aaron Butler was killed while battling Islamic State fighters in Afghanistan. This summer, former teammates will honor the Monticello Special Forces soldier with a trail run bearing his name in Eagle, ID. The Inaugural SSG Aaron Butler...

Eleven local students earn Sterling Scholar honors

Local students earned three Sterling Scholar titles and eight others were runners-up at the 39th annual Sterling Scholar competition on March 19 in Price. The winners include Elise Thayn from Monticello High, Carlos Rios-Redd from San Juan High and Adam Bunker from Monticello High. They are among...

Monticello High School Prom

The Monticello High School Prom, “A Night in Paris,” was held on March 22. Royalty includes: (left to right) second attendants Quay Walker and Aaron Christiansen, Queen Adri Lewis, King Atticus Sheeran, and first attendants Eldean Lammert and Alexa Peterson. Cheryl Lewis photo

Car/truck crash leaves one seriously injured

One woman was seriously injured, and her unborn child killed, in a two-car crash at the intersection of Highway 191 and the Needles Overlook road at milepost 93 on March 21. A 2013 Hundai Sonata driven by Lydia Compton, age 28 of Rockland Ranch, was hit by an oncoming FedEx truck when she pulled...