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BLM moves to open portions of Recapture Canyon
Portions of Recapture Canyon will be opened to motorized traffic in a decision announced on April 10 by U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke.
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County prosecutor considers charge in case involving cattle harassment on Lime Ridge
Prosecutors are considering charges of criminal mischief against two residents of Durango, CO for intentionally cutting off access to water for a herd of cattle in San Juan County.
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Easter services set at local churches
The Easter season means many things in San Juan County. In addition to local residents, there are a large number of visitors to the area, and they will be able to participate in Easter services at ...
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The Monticello High School track team is working hard to defend their 1A state championship from 2016. Team members include: (top row, left to right) Spencer Knudsen, Gage Wilcox, Thomas Anderson, Carson Duncan, Aaron Christiansen, Lucas Hatch, Matthew Bristol, Weston Nebeker, Gatlin Sallee, Ryan Bird. Middle row: Atticus Sheeran, Spencer Squires, Hyrum Johnson, Dylan Bird, Adam Bunker, Talon Black. Bottom row: Parker Walker, Steven Robinson, Brayson Wilcox, Max Heglin, Shandon Bradford, Connor Lewis. The team is coached by Jeff Hunt. Courtesy photo
Bucks drop 3 to Spartans
The Buckaroo baseball team stayed winless in Class 2A East baseball after three losses to the Emery Spartans last week.  The Bucks, 0-6 in region play and 5-9 overall, lost both games of a double-h...
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2017 STEAM Expo
Hundreds enjoyed the STEAM Expo at Utah State University - Eastern in Blanding on April 6
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Bluff Founders Day celebration
Bluff Founders Day and Frybread Festival held April 8, 2017.
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This photo shows L.H. Redd Co in early Monticello. The mercantile was torn down in the late 20th century and the site used for the Frontier Museum. Building on left is U.S. Post Office.
The charm of a barn
If a barn could speak, what secrets and stories would it reveal? Surely it would tell of the birthing of a calf or foal; the death of a long milked cow or well ridden mare.
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Dirt work about to begin for new Bluff Elementary School, concerns over archaeology persist
After years of preparation, construction work is set to begin at the site of the new $6.5 million Bluff Elementary School. The San Juan School District purchased the 12.5-acre property in 2015. Loc...
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An historic photograph by Charles Goodman shows the Bluff City Iron Works in 1898. The handwritten notes were copied in reverse from the original glass plate. A series of photographs from San Juan County at the time are available at a Utah Division of State History website. Photo courtesy Afton Watkins Gardner Collection, Utah Division of State History
Rare historical photos digitized for public use
The Utah Division of State History has made publicly available a new collection of rare photographs of southern Utah from 1890 to 1912.
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School District to implement lead teacher program in southern schools
A new program will recruit experienced teachers to teach in the southern schools of the San Juan School District. The program was approved at meeting of the San Juan School Board on March 28.
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