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Daily shuttle service from SLC area returns to San Juan County

Daily shuttle service between San Juan County and the Wasatch Front has returned to the area. Salt Lake Express, the largest transportation company in the Intermountain region, has added a new route between Blanding and Salt Lake City. The service includes two trips in each direction every day,...

Election ballots sent in Monticello, Blanding; Bluff election cancelled

by David Boyle News Director Ballots are out for municipal elections in San Juan County, after some candidate drop-outs there are five contests for ten available seats. San Juan County Clerk’s office mailed out ballots for municipal elections in Blanding, Bluff, and Monticello on October 4. An...

Energy Fuels has big plans for White Mesa Mill

Energy Fuels Inc. announced the creation of a new foundation, along with highlighting new strategies for their company moving forward, at a two-day open house last week. On Thursday and Friday, September 16 and 17, the company played host to investors, partners, the Department of Energy,...

San Juan County asks for investigation of Native American boarding schools

A report from Canada in the early summer of 2021 has reignited demands for investigations and justice for Indigenous students who were taken from their families to attend boarding schools throughout North America. Recent discoveries of hundreds of unmarked graves of Indigenous children near...

Monticello man passes away while in custody in county jail

A 39-year-old man from Monticello died while in police custody on August 8. Gino La Giglia suffered a medical emergency while in the San Juan County jail. San Juan County Sheriff Jason Torgerson said that the incident is under investigation and the cause of death will be determined by the state...

Fire crews turn the tide on Pack Creek fire and squelch seven new lightning-triggered fires

Crews are getting the upper hand on the massive Pack Creek fire, which has burned nearly 9,000 acres to date on the northern and western slopes of the La Sal Mountains. An army of nearly 600 firefighters have converged on the fire, which started with a simple unattended campfire on June 9. Days...

Candidates set for mayor, city council elections

Filings for municipal elections in San Juan County closed Monday evening with seven of the available 10 seats are contested, and a primary election needed for three Blanding city council seats. In Blanding, Mayor Joe B. Lyman has decided not to seek re-election. Two current city council members...

Bill regarding legislative representation stalls in the state legislature after robust debate

A bill that would have given San Juan County its own representative has stalled in the Utah State Legislature, but not without inspiring some robust conversation. Representative Phil Lyman, of Blanding, is the author of house bill 230 in the Utah House of Representatives. The bill addresses state...

Legislative session nears close

The annual 45-day Utah State Legislative session is nearly complete Utah lawmakers have been busy making and changing bills for the state. San Juan County is represented in the state legislature by Republican Representative Phil Lyman of District 73 and Republican Senator David Hinkins of District...

Local legislators busy during the 45-day Utah legislative season

The annual 45-day Utah State Legislative session is underway with lawmakers busy making and changing bills for the state. San Juan County is represented in the state legislature by Republican Representative Phil Lyman of District 73 and Republican Senator David Hinkins of District 27....