San Juan County
An Excellence Award was presented to Allison Yamamoto-Sparks, who serves as San Juan County Visitor Services Manager, for her 17 years of work and dedication to San Juan County. The award was presented on December 1 by Derryl Jack, Chairman of the San Juan County Tourism Tax Advisory Board.
by David Boyle
News Director
Members of the San Juan County Commission approved a $50,000 grant aimed at Blanding’s downtown, approved a wildfire plan, and once again tabled an item related to data privacy at their latest meeting.
Members of the commission celebrated the approval of a community...
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...
Members of the county commission approved a resolution related to forest management, tabled an item related to data privacy and provided reports on efforts throughout the county at their latest meeting.
Members of the county commission approved a resolution urging the Forest Service to “...
by David Boyle
News Director
Members of the county commission held a discussion on November 4 regarding the future of the justice court system at their latest meeting on November 4.
The honorable Judge Lyon Hazelton is set to retire at the end of 2025. Hazelton presides over both the Monticello...
The latest release of ballots are providing more clarity on the results of November 4 municipal elections in Monticello and Blanding.
The San Juan County Clerk's office estimates about 50-70 ballots could be cured and counted including provisional ballots with an additional vote update anticipated...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved an aquifer exemption request from the Utah Department of Environmental Quality (UDEQ) that will allow the expansion of copper mining in a part of the Burro Canyon aquifer in San Juan County.
Working with UDEQ, EPA determined that a limited...
Members of the San Juan County Commission approved an allocation of funds to law enforcement, moved forward on a power project at the landfill, and approved comments on a BLM travel plan at their latest meeting.
Members of the commission also approved projected revenue allocations to the Sheriff’s...
At the Energy Fuels 2025 “Critically Important” open house held on October 14-15 the White Mesa Mill hosted a variety of presenters on topics ranging from outlooks for nuclear and rare earth elements to forecasting the future of nuclear power.
Among the conversations included a presentation from...
As part of the Energy Fuels 2025 “Critically Important” open house held on October 14-15, the company invited representatives from the Navajo Nation to participate in a panel entitled Building a Responsible Energy Future – Tribal, Federal and Industry Partnerships.
Carlyle Begay, a former...
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