News Roundup
Maverik opens
The new Maverik Convenience Store opened in Monticello on November 10 with a grand opening. An estimated 2,500 people showed up during the opening. Not bad for a town of 2,000 residents. Workers at...
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Election results
The November 8 election results are good for the incumbents as all five on the ballot were re-elected in Monticello and Blanding.
Nov 09, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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The names of two veterans. James Earl Thode and Jason Ray Workman, have been added to the Veterans Memorial in Monticello. Both were killed in action in afghanistan in the past year. A sunrise service beginning at 7 a.m. on Veterans Day, November 11, will honor those who have served and those who gave their lives for the country. Staff photo
Sunrise service to honor veterans November 11
Veterans will be honored at a memorial service on November 11 at 7 a.m. at Veterans Memorial Park in Monticello. The program will feature military honors and a guest speaker and will include Vetera...
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San Juan County taking close look at Census data
San Juan County continues to move forward on a redistricting request that was presented to the county by representatives of the Navajo Nation Human Rights Office.
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Ex-sheriff pleads guilty to misuse of public funds
Mike Lacy, who served as San Juan County Sheriff for more than a decade, has pled guilty to charges that he misused public funds.
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Commission to address voting district boundaries
Leonard Gorman, Executive Director of the Navajo Nation Office of Human Rights, made a presentation to the San Juan County Commission on October 24. Gorman had previously visited the commission on ...
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Interim principal named to take the reins at Blanding Elementary School
Kami Anderson will assume the principal duties at Blanding Elementary School this week. Anderson, who has served as the assistant principal at Whitehorse High School for the past year, replaces Ter...
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Blanding City Council
Five candidates vie for three Blanding City Council positions.
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Business Spotlight: Four Corners School of Outdoor Education
The Business Spotlight this week is on Four Corners School of Outdoor Education, a non-profit organization focused on place-based outdoor education about the Colorado Plateau, located in Monticello.
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Newly accessible rock art near Bluff shows what some say are mammoths. Jim Petersen photo
Pleistocene Mammoths in San Juan County
It takes a long time to find a mammoth, especially if it’s been buried beneath tamarisk, oakbrush, and Russian olive bushes.
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