San Juan County

Second printing for 101 Visitor Guide

For the first time ever, a generous grant from San Juan County Visitor Services will enable a second printing of 101 Ways to Experience San Juan County. A new wave of the popular visitor guides will be available at local visitor centers, motels, restaurants and businesses in coming days. 101 Ways...

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...

Does Supreme Court decision have local implications?

The United States Supreme Court issued a ruling in the past week regarding political gerrymandering. In brief, the court ruled that the judicial system should not be the entity that draws the boundaries of political subdivisions. The majority opinion is that the Constitution set up a process in...

Judge: No attorney fees on Grayeyes residency case

Seventh District Judge Don M. Torgerson has ruled that Blanding resident Kelly Laws will not be required to pay more than a quarter million dollars in fees to the attorneys who represented Commissioner Willie Grayeyes in a residency case. Lead Attorneys Steven Boos and Eric Swenson sought $271,271...

Communications between county commissioners and attorney Steven Boos may be public record

The Utah State Records Committee has stated that communication between San Juan County Commissioners and private attorney Steven Boos may be public record. The state organization ordered on June 13 that the communication be provided to San Juan County Attorney Kendall Laws. Laws will determine if...

Commission discusses moratorium plans

‘Mark Vlasic of Landmark Design visited with the San Juan County Commission on June 18 about the six-month moratorium on commercial building along Highway 191 in Spanish Valley. Landmark Design has contracted with the county to help develop a master plan for Spanish Valley. Preliminary plans have...

Strong growth for San Juan County property values

The value of properties in San Juan County grew by more than $30 million in the past year, according to figures recently released by San Juan County Assessor Greg Adams. In total, the value of properties in 2019 is $861,207,844. In 2018, the property value was $829,655,636. The $31,552,208 increase...

Commission addresses roads, administrator job

The San Juan County Commission worked through a full agenda in record time at their June 4 meeting. There is growing concern about the maintenance of roads on the Navajo Reservation in San Juan County. In recent years, the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) and Navajo Department of Transportation (...

County Library summer program is a fun way to keep kids reading all year

It may not feel quite like summer yet, but as of this week the San Juan County Library summer program is in full swing. Library director Pat Smith said the kids really look forward to it every year, and it’s a great way to keep them reading while school is out. She said the fun activities and cool...

Annual San Juan County visitors guide released

School is out, and while the weather is still fighting its way out of a wet winter, summer is about to begin! The San Juan Record is delighted to release the sixth annual 101 Ways to Experience San Juan County. The 64-page magazine is included in this week’s issue of the San Juan Record and is...