News Roundup
Winners gather after the 2017 Regional History Fair at USU Eastern in Blanding. Staff photo
Students “Take a Stand in History”
“Taking a Stand in History” is the theme of the annual History Fair that was held on February 22 at the Utah State University Eastern campus in Blanding.
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Bears Ears issues delayed in US Senate
The holding pattern surrounding the Bears Ears National Monument continues as the US Senate has failed to move ahead with the confirmation of Ryan Zenke as the Secretery of the Interior.
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Bluff community plans celebration around heritage events, Founders Day
The first annual Bluff Founders Day and Frybread Festival will be held at locations around town on April 8, 2017.
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Bluff collecting signatures for incorporation process
More than 80 people packed into the Bluff Community Center on Thursday, February 9 for a public information meeting on the community effort to incorporate as a town.
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County has lowest buckle-up rate in state
Do you have one of those new smart cars that annoyingly beep when the seat belt of the driver is not engaged? 
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City of Blanding debates new city logo
The City of Blanding is in the process of creating a new city logo... if they can come up with one that they like.
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Online shortcuts not always helpful during San Juan County mud season
Beware of on-line shortcuts on Google Maps , particularly during the San Juan County mud season.
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Utah passes bill to rescind Bears Ears Ntl Monument
A bill asking President Donald Trump to rescind the new Bears Ears National Monument flew through the Utah legislature in the past week and was signed into law by Governor Gary Herbert.
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BLM nearing decision on Recapture Canyon
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is very close to announcing a resolution to the longstanding controversy over motorized travel in Recapture Canyon, east of Blanding.
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A map of San Juan County shows scores of 640-acre sections of state trust land, shown in blue. The new Bears Ears National Monument includes approximately 109,000 acres of the state trust lands. Map courtesy SITLA
Fate of state trust lands in Bears Ears NM unresolved
One of the many unfinished pieces of business surrounding the December 28, 2016 designation of the Bears Ears National Monument is the fate of nearly 110,000 acres of state trust land located withi...
Jan 31, 2017 | 1 1 comments | 155 155 recommendations | email to a friend
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