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Final section of trail carved out
The final section of trail at the Monticello Mill Tailings site was recently carved out by the helpful youth and leaders of the Monticello Fourth Ward Boy Scouts. Only a few places on the new mount...
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Piedra Vista had a tiger by the tail when they faced the San Juan Broncos on August 29. Kay Shumway photo
San Juan rolls past Piedra Vista 35-8
I took six weeks last season for San Juan to accumulate 75 points. Through two weeks of play the Broncos have already topped that mark (79) scoring 35 points against the visiting Piedra Vista Panth...
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Richard Russell works on one of the six paintings for Monticello Elementary School. Staff photo
Local artist likes to paint “from life”
A few people are born great artists. And some people work very, very hard to become better artists. Richard Russell has done both. “Painting is,” he says (in humble understatement), “just a part of...
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School district has completed nearly $37 million in capital projects at local schools since new program began in 2007
The San Juan School District has completed nearly $37 million in capital projects in the eight years since voters approved a voted leeway program to help fund the projects.
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Newspaper Rock 10K will add optional 26K trail run
Get your running shoes (or walking shoes) ready! The eighth annual Newspaper Rock 10K race, set for October 11, will feature a few new twists this year. In addition to the eighth year of the specta...
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San Juan Bronco quarterback Payton Palmer was in fine form as the Broncos defeated the Monticello Buckaroos, 44-7, on August 22. Toniee Lewis photo
Broncos beat Bucks 44-7 in opener
The first game of the 2014 football season is in the books after the San Juan Broncos defeated the Monticello Buckaroos, 44-7, on August 22 in Monticello.
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How are your tomatoes doing?
A blight of some sort has wreaked havoc among tomatoes throughout the county, but primarily in the Blanding area. In Monticello, a swarm of aphids caused some problems with the downtown flower pots...
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Torrential rains drench area, contribute to oil spill
Torrential rains in the past weeks brought more than two inches of precipitation to many areas of San Juan County and contributed to an oil line break in the Aneth oil field.
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Students and faculty celebrate the opening of the new Monticello Elementary School. The new building hosted the first set of students as school opened on August 14. The $10 million school will be dedicated at an open house on September 9. The new school replaces an aging structure that first opened in 1959. Staff photo
Monticello Elementary starts new year with a new school

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New police chief in Blanding
Lloyd Watkins is the new Chief of Police in Blanding. Watkins’ hiring was unanimously approved at the August 12 meeting of the Blanding City Council.
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