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Tension continues to rise over the political situation in San Juan County, and it spilled over at two town hall meetings in the past week.
Separate and independent town hall meetings were held in Monticello and Mexican Water. Both meetings had a similar agenda: a discussion of issues of local...
Mack McDonald has been hired as the new San Juan County Administrator. The hiring was approved at the August 20 meeting of the San Juan County Commission.
Commission Chair Kenneth Maryboy announced that the county went through an extensive recruitment and evaluation process.
“We are excited to...
A special election in November will ask voters in San Juan County if a committee should be formed to consider a change in county government.
The election is scheduled after five county residents successfully submitted a petition.
County Clerk John David Nielson said that the group submitted several...
The Blanding City Council focused on changes to water and sewer impact fees and the electric rate in their meeting on August 13.
The council scheduled a public hearing for Tuesday, October 10 at 7:30 p.m. to discuss the proposed changes to the water and sewer impact fee ordinance and the current...
The Monticello City Council discussed a need to hire a new recreation director at length during their meeting August 13 at the Hideout Community Center. Jeremy Avondet, who the city hired two years ago, is resigning from the position on September 13.
Much of the conversation centered on simply...
A massive new headquarters for Special Forces Operations at Camp Williams was dedicated on August 9 in the name of a local special forces soldier who was killed in Afghanistan.
The SSG Aaron R. Butler Readiness Center is a 140,123 square foot facility that will house the 19th Special Forces Group...
A host of issues were discussed at the August 6 meeting of the San Juan County Commission.
Mark Vlasic, of Landmark Design, discussed the 180-day moratorium that has been placed on commercial development along Highway 191 in Spanish Valley.
Landmark Design, which was hired by San Juan County more...
Three people were killed in a two-car crash on Highway 191 at approximately 4:15 p.m. on August 3.
According to the Utah Highway Patrol, a Ford F-150 was traveling southbound at mile marker 93, 23 miles north of Monticello, when it veered into the northbound lane.
It hit a Ford Expedition which was...
Nearly two years after Staff Sergeant Aaron Butler was killed while battling Islamic State fighters in Afghanistan, the Utah National Guard will dedicate a new training facility named in his honor on Friday, August 9.
The new $37-million-dollar, 140,000-square- foot readiness facility is located at...
The Blanding City Council met on July 23 to discuss the city electric rate study, economic development, and ongoing projects.
Council members examined the electric rate study at length. City Manager Jeremy Redd explained, “The idea behind the rate design is to identify the cost of serving a...