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A protest against the White Mesa Mill took place on May 19 on Highway 191 between the mill and the White Mesa community. Dan Toomey photo
Marchers protest White Mesa mill
Dozens of activists and White Mesa residents marched along Highway 191 Saturday demanding action against the White Mesa uranium mill.
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Teachers win $4,600 incentive checks
Eighteen hard working educators in the San Juan School District received an unexpected surprise during the last week of the school year: a $4,600 bonus.
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Buckaroo tracksters finish second and seventh
The long track and field season was concluded in Provo on Friday and Saturday, May 18-19 with the 2018 Utah State Track and Field Championships at BYU’s Clarence F. Robison Track and Field Complex.
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Clerk removes Willie Grayeyes from election ballot
San Juan County Clerk John David Nielson has determined that Willie Grayeyes, a Democratic candidate for the San Juan County Commission, is not a resident of the second voting district.
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Who is counting? Everyone this year! During this extremely dry water year, water experts estimate that there were 1.553 billion gallons of water in Recapture Reservoir on April 30. Toniee Lewis photo
Water woes continue
Water woes continue in San Juan County as cities grapple with an almost non-existent runoff of snowpack from the Abajo Mountains.
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Environmental activist trial moved to Price
The May 23 trial of two environmental activists in Seventh District Court has been moved from Monticello to Price. Mark Franklin and Rose Chilcoat face charges, including felony charges, for an Apr...
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2018 Monticello High School graduates
The Monticello High School class of 2018 will graduate Wednesday, May 23 at 7 p.m.
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Nicole Wallis, one of ten winners of a statewide teaching award. Courtesy photo
Dedicated local teacher receives excellence award
Bluff Elementary School fifth grade teacher Nicole Wallis is one of ten educators to be honored with a 2018 Excellence in Teaching award from the Utah Education Association (UEA).
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Sofia Bosch is a sophomore studying journalism and political science. She attended ten different schools before coming to USC and has lived in Mexico and Japan with her family. She is looking forward to spending more time in a rural area.
San Juan County, SJR to host journalism students
A group of journalism students from the University of Southern California (USC) will make their home in San Juan County for two weeks this month.
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Local students experience “Hamilton”
More than 125 students from San Juan, Monticello, and Whitehorse high schools joined 40 other Utah high schools for an enthusiastic, all-student matinee performance of “Hamilton” in Salt Lake City ...
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