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Copper mining operations may resume in Lisbon Valley
The owners of the Lisbon Valley Copper Mine and Mill have announced that they intend to expand operations and hope to return to previous levels of production and employment.
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High schools to present diplomas to 200+ students
Graduates from area high schools will receive diplomas this week as the 2008-09 school year winds to a close. An expected 205 graduates and their families and friends will hear Pomp and Circumstan...
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Glenn Beck is featured speaker at George Wythe funding gala
Glenn Beck, acclaimed author and radio/TV host, will speak at George Wythe University’s fundraising gala on May 30 at the Utah State Capital in Salt Lake City.
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Name for new school in Monument Valley
San Juan School District has chosen Tsébii’nidzisgai Elementary School at Monument Valley (pronounced Tse’-bee-nidz-is-gai) as the name for the new elementary school to be located near Monument Val...
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Monticello Elementary May Students of the Month
Monticello Elementary School students of the month in May are: (back row, left to right)  Beth Cecil, Neely Ryan, Sean Fuller, Izabell Slade. Second: Ammon Beh,  Britton Brewer, Millie Boyle, Sara...
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Schools race to close of year
With the conclusion of high school state track championships in Provo on May 15, so too concludes the 2008-2009 high school sports season.
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A sign that affection hath not perished
For as long as any of us can remember, the method used by the Buckaroos of Monticello and the Broncos of Blanding to express teen-age affection for each other was to paint the old wreck in Devil’s ...
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Southeastern Utah’s billion dollar bonanza
On May 3, the removal of the 16 million ton uranium mill tailings pile north of Moab officially began. Politicians, community leaders, representatives of all the companies and governmental agencies...
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Ruminations on a Billion Dollar “Pile”
As a small child, I loved nothing more that digging in the dirt with my toy tractors and trucks. As an adult, I still like big piles of dirt, as in dams, highway construction and so on. So, as yo...
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Special Olympics track and field day held in Blanding on May 9
It was a beautiful, warm, sunny spring day in Blanding last Saturday. Just perfect for a track meet. This is an annual event for Special Olympic athletes of Southeastern Utah. However, this is ...
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