News Roundup
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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Jeremy, Staci and Charley Hoggard in front of the newly expanded GetGo Signs and Grafix in Monticello. Staff photo
GetGo expands services
GetGo Signs and Graphics recently added more office space. Getgo 2.0 has been up and running since December 20, 2010. With an addition of 2,600 square feet, business owners Jeremy and Staci Hoggard...
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Continued outrage over BLM ATV trail fines
A number of local residents are continuing to voice outrage over a fine levied against two men from Blanding.
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Mountain lion gives a scare in Blanding
“I walked that road for two years, now I won’t go near it,” said Timi Butt, reflecting on the events of January 24. That afternoon, along the road leading west of Blanding toward Westwater, a mount...
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Students of the Month
February Students of the Month at Monticello Elementary School include...
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Approximately 100 new DeerDeter devices, designed to frighten deer from oncoming cars at night, are being tested on a stretch of US 191 between Monticello and Blanding. The devices, mounted on existing deliniator poles, flash a blue light and emit a high-pitched sound when they are illuminated by the lights of oncoming cars. Staff photo
Can new technology put an end to deer death row?
A mangled deer carcass is a familiar sight to those traveling on Highway 191 between Monticello and Blanding. But following the installation of a new technology in May, 2010, one might notice a new...
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