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Commissioners discuss Spanish Valley, landfill and more

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...

Two-car crash on Hwy 191 kills three

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...

New Special Forces training facility will bear the name of Staff Sgt Aaron Butler

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...

Blanding Council studies electric rates

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...

Primary Election Candidate Profiles

Find out more about the candidates for Monticello City Council here: Ammon Boswell Nathan Chamberlain Scott Christensen Mary Cokenour Johnathon English Kim Henderson Ron Skinner

Blanding City Council approves road improvement contracts, authorizes energy entitlement increase

The Blanding City Council approved two contracts for road improvements at their July 9 meeting last week. There was quite a bit of discussion on the difference between the high-density mineral bond and the chip seal coat used to preserve asphalt streets. The council awarded a $133,200 contract to...

Monticello Council gives county control of elections

The Monticello City Council voted to enter an inter-local cooperation agreement with San Juan County during their meeting July 9 that will allow the county to conduct vote-by-mail elections for the city. Monticello City Recorder Cindi Holyoak said the action item came about when the State of Utah...

Hwy 191 crash kills one, injures three

One person was killed and another critically injured on July 1 when a pickup truck ran into the back of a semi truck in a construction zone north of Monticello. At about noon, a Ford F-350 was traveling southbound at an excessive speed into the construction zone at the base of Peters Hill on...

Canyonlands plane crash kills pilot and passenger

Two men were killed on June 30 in an airplane crash near the Canyonlands Overlook north of Monticello. Kevin Carroll, age 53 of Moab, and Jay Camberlango, age 42 of Lindon UT, were killed. Carroll was the pilot and owner of the airplane. Both men have San Juan County connections. The plane...

Monticello City Council reduces property tax rate, adopts budget, amends residential zoning regulation

The Monticello City Council reduced property taxes by nearly .3 percent for fiscal year 2020 during their meeting at the Hideout Community Center on June 18. The move comes as a result of city growth and is expected to generate approximately $270,000 of revenue. The state-certified rate, of .002661...