San Juan County

Sheriff Candidate: Lehi Lacy

Lehi Lacy for San Juan County Sheriff - Breaking Barriers to Build the Future Thank you for giving me this opportunity to share a little bit about myself and why I’m running for San Juan County Sheriff in 2022. I come from a family of public servants and was fortunate to grow up in the local law...

Clerk/Auditor Candidate: Garrett Thomas Holly

My name is Garrett Thomas Holly, and I am running to be your County Clerk and Auditor because San Juan County residents deserve someone with experience, values, and ethical standards to do this job right. I was born in Shiprock and I live in Montezuma Creek, in the Navajo Nation. I attended Aneth...

Clerk/Auditor Candidate: Lyman Duncan

Hello county residents, my name is Lyman Duncan, and I am running for the San Juan County Clerk/Auditor Office. For the past 22 years, my wife and I have had the privileged of raising our three sons in this beautiful part of rural Utah. Most family outings were spent in the nearby mountains and...

Crews have been hard at work on a stretch of State Road 211 that was washed out in a August 14 flash flood. This photo shows a portion of the damage on the road. Crews reopened the road on September 26. Brett Saunders photo

Hwy 211 reopens from Church Rock to Needles after flooding damage

State Route 211 is reopened after flooding destroyed and closed part of the road in mid-August. State Route 211 connects Highway 191 to the Needles District of Canyonlands National Park. Intense rain storms on August 14 resulted in flash flooding alongside the road. UDOT officials reported that the...

A home in Westwater community with its lights on thanks to new power poles connecting the community to the electric grid. The 30-year effort to electrify Westwater was finished this month and celebrated by parties who helped make it happen at a dinner on September 16. Photo courtesy of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Electricity arrives in Westwater community

by David Boyle News Director Members of the Westwater community and officials from half-a-dozen organizations celebrated the arrival of electricity to their community at a dinner at Utah State University’s Blanding campus on September 16. Westwater residents have done without continuous electricity...

San Juan County Commission talks Sage grouse, tax sales, visitor services

by David Boyle News Director Members of the San Juan County Commission talked about sage grouse, tax sales, and visitor services at their latest meeting. At their September 6 meeting, the San Juan County commission accepted an invitation to participate as a cooperating agency with the Bureau of...

20th Annual San Juan ATV Safari goes from Wednesday through Saturday

by David Boyle News Director The 20th Annual ATV Safari starts on Wednesday, September 14, and concludes on Saturday, September 17. The annual Safari starts Wednesday afternoon with riders checking in from Noon to 4:00 pm at the Blanding Visitors Center. The Wednesday night ride begins at 5:00 pm...

It’s not a job, it’s her way of life. Heidi Redd is a true cowgirl, and that was officially confirmed when she was inducted as a member of the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame in Fort Worth, TX. Gary Torres photo

Heidi Redd named to Cowgirl Hall of Fame

A Real American Cowgirl – Heidi Redd I am on my way to interview Heidi Redd, so I am driving down Indian Creek to the Dugout Ranch listening to the John Denver song, I’d Rather be a Cowboy. Heidi is going to be inducted into the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame in Fort Worth, TX. If I am...

San Juan County Deputy Attorney Alex Goble has been nominated for a Judge position by Utah Governor Spencer Cox

Deputy County Attorney nominated for judge position

by David Boyle News Director San Juan County Deputy Attorney Alex Goble has been nominated to serve as a judge in the Sixth District Juvenile Court by Utah Governor Spencer Cox. The Sixth District Juvenile Court serves Sanpete, Sevier, Piute, Wayne, Garfield, and Kane counties. The judicial...

Commission hears property value concerns and approves a grant for Bluff Food Pantry

by David Boyle News Director The San Juan County Commission heard concerns from commercial property owners in Bluff, discussed equalization, and heard audit results at their latest meeting. Commercial property owners in Bluff voiced concerns about increases in their valuations at the August 16...