News Roundup
High schools move to an 8-period day
High school students in the San Juan School District will have an eight-class period day in the coming school year. The new arrangement was approved at the February 16 meeting of the San Juan Schoo...
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Triathlon and Abajo Winter Festival set for running this weekend
It’s winter: that frigid time of the year when your breath turns to smoke and your fingers bend with difficulty. But even though the season provides a cruel breeze and icy roads, it is not complete...
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Denison Mines hopes to amend operations
Denison Mines has asked the Forest Service and BLM to approve a Plan of Operations Amendment (POA) at its La Sal Mines Complex in San Juan County. The POA proposes the construction of additional mi...
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Local seniors visit State Capital
Local seniors and Senior Center Directors from San Juan County visited the State Capitol for Senior Day at the Legislature. The seniors met with Representative Watkins and Senator Hinkins and Commi...
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Audrey (McKenzie Adams) and Seymour (Wheeler Heck) star (along with a blood-loving plant) in the San Juan High School production of Little Shop of Horrors. Courtesy photo
SJHS presents Little Shop of Horrors
Spring is just around the corner and flowers are starting to bloom, but whatever you do, don’t feed the plants! Why not? Because they might just be killer plants from outer space.
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Monticello considers police force consolidation
San Juan County Sheriff Rick Eldredge presented the Monticello City Council with a proposal to consolidate city law enforcement with the Sheriff’s office at the Febuary 8 city council meeting.
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White Mesa Uranium Mill is an economic juggernaut in San Juan
The White Mesa Mill south of Blanding was the subject of a wide-ranging interview with Ron Hochstein, the President and Chief Operating Officer for the Denison Mines Corporation, headquartered in C...
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Tirich Gardner and Donovan Yazzie. Courtesy photo
Two into Upward Bound
Two young freshmen at San Juan High School are very happy to learn they have been accepted into Colorado University’s Upward Bound (CUUB) program this summer! They are Donovan Yazzie who is full Na...
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Local authors begin Mark of Royalty book tour Thursday
Locally grown sisters Jennifer Kilgrow Clark and Stephonie Kilgrow Williams delight in their first collaboration and published work, Mark of Royalty.
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Macee Nielson signs a letter of intent to run cross country and track and field for the University of Utah. Courtesy photo
Letter of intent signed
Macee Nielson signs a letter of intent to run cross country and track and field for the University of Utah.
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