News Roundup
Two bills regarding medical marijuana pass on to Utah State Senate
Two bills seeking to legalize the use of medical cannabis passed through Senate legislative committees on February 4 and will be discussed by the full Utah Senate in coming days.
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Native Club competes
The San Juan High Blue Mountain Native Club competed at the Rock Point Song and Dance Competition on January 29, placing in five of seven categories. They were first place in Song and Dance and Gro...
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Monticello City will keep its own police force
The Monticello City Council has decided against proceeding on an idea that could have absorbed the Monticello Police Department into the San Juan County Sheriff’s Office.
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City of Blanding accepts new vehicle allowance policy for city employees
It took several meetings over several months, but the City Blanding has approved a new Vehicle Allowance Policy for city employees. After discussing the issue at three meetings, the stars were fina...
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The San Juan County Commission approved new voting districts for the San Juan School District on January 19. The maps will be presented to Federal Judge Robert Shelby this week as part of ongoing litigation between the Navajo Nation and San Juan County over voting issues. The adjustments equalize the five voting districts. The previous districts had not been adjusted in more than 20 years since previous litigation over voting. Judge Shelby announced the he intends to set new voting districts in time for the 2016 general election, in which three positions on the San Juan School District will be on the ballot. Courtesy art
Commission sets new school board boundaries
The San Juan County Commission has approved a new map of voting districts for the San Juan School District. The plan will now be presented to Federal Judge Robert Shelby, who ordered the county to ...
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Legislation addresses entrenched public land issues
Additional environmental protection to public lands in Eastern Utah is almost certainly on its way. How much land is to be protected and at what level? That is yet to be determined.
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Monticello City Council terminates contract of 30-year Chief of Police
Kent Adair was terminated as Monticello Police Chief after a two-hour executive session of the Monticello City Council on January 12. The Council voted unanimously to “un-appoint” Adair, with a sev...
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New Shopko Hometown set to open
A new Shopko Hometown store, at 860 South Main Street in Blanding, will celebrate a grand opening on February 12. Shopko Hometown is in the building previously occupied by Alco. The Alco store clos...
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Busy new year for Blanding Council
The Blanding City Council features two new members, and the group hit the ground running at the first meeting of the new council on January 12.
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Tough tasks for Monticello City Council
It was a solemn Monticello City Council meeting on January 12. The issues regarding Police Chief Kent Adair are published elsewhere, so I will report on the remainder of the meeting.
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