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Nearly 20 acres of asphalt marks the nearly completed new airport north of Monticello. Buckley Jensen photo
Airport work complete
The new $7.2 million airport five miles north of Monticello on U.S. Highway 191 is now nearly finished.
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Maxine Lyman Himmelberger having earthly impact from heavenly abode
Just weeks after changing domicile from earth to heaven, Maxine Lyman Himmelberger is still wielding a great earthly impact.
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Another settlement in antiquities cases
Another settlement is expected in the federal antiquities cases related to the June, 2009 raids in Blanding. A trial was expected to begin on September 27 for Carl “Vern” Crites, age 75 of Durango,...
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Gunnison Sage-Grouse to be designated a candidate for Endangered Species Protection
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has determined that the Gunnison sage-grouse, a bird species found only in southeastern Utah and southwestern Colorado, warrants protection under the Endangered S...
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Nick Sandberg is the new San Juan County Public Lands Coordinator. Staff photo
New Public Lands Coordinator
Nick Sandberg is the new Public Lands Coordinator for San Juan County. Sandberg began work on the job in September. He helps coordinate planning efforts for the county, with particular focus on p...
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Learn to speak Navajo
Rosetta Stone, the world’s leading manufacturer of language-learning software, recently released its first Navajo language program. The software program will be available at the San Juan School Di...
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Two competing health care systems face an uncertain future
Four years ago, in the fall of 2006, San Juan County was in the midst of a controversy that had been brewing for more than a decade.
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The 2010 homecoming royalty at Monticello High School includes: (left to right) Miss Congeniality Kelsey Montgomery, Second attendent Bryanna Kershaw, Queen Macee Nielson, and First attendent Lindsay Erickson. The royalty presided over homecoming events at the school from September 13 to 17. Robin Garner photo
Monticello High School Homecoming Week

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Health Service District “retools”, looks forward to the future
Year-to-date losses for the San Juan Health Services District exceed $500,000, but hospital administrators are hopeful that a process of “retooling” San Juan Hospital will result in profitable oper...
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Homecoming King royalty at Monticello High includes: (l. to r.) Skyler Lowe, Montana Welch, Devin Wright and Dallin Duncan. The queen will be named Thursday. Robin Garner photo
Homecoming at Monticello High
Monticello High School will celebrate homecoming this week with a series of public events, culminating in the annual homecoming football game against the Rich Rebels on Friday at 7 p.m.
Sep 15, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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