News Roundup
Monticello hires new asst. city manager / recreation director
Oliver Brian Crane, a recent graduate of Brigham Young University, has been hired as the new assistant city manager and recreation director for the City of Monticello.
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Bomb scare grounds bus in Monument Valley
One week after a bombing at the Boston Marathon made Americans aware of the threat of domestic terrorism, a bomb scare disrupted the day for a bus full of tourists near Monument Valley.
Apr 24, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 12 12 recommendations | email to a friend
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Shirlee Silversmith, director of the Utah Division of Indian Affairs, will speak at the Utah State University Eastern Blanding graduation on April 26 at San Juan High School. Courtesy photo
Division of Indian Affairs director to speak at commencement
Building bridges through education and cooperation has been a lifelong passion for Shirlee Silversmith, tapped to deliver the commencement address for the Utah State University Eastern Blanding Cam...
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ALCO donates generously to school district
ALCO in Blanding recently donated more than 3,000 items to the San Juan School District, including hardware items, filters, paint, and more. The donation, which totaled $22,000, was put to good use...
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Blanding officials say water situation is “grim” and urge conservation
“The water situation is very grim. It is very real, and we need to make sure that our citizens understand that,” said Councilman Kelly Laws at the April 9 meeting of the Blanding City Council.
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Moonlighting Blue Mountain, by Kyle Palmer, is the winning photograph in the San Juan Public Lands Contest sponsored by The Charles Redd Center for Western Studies at Brigham Young University. Kyle Palmer photo
More than 70 entries to story contest
Ride the San Juan, a poem by Janet Wilcox, is the grand prize winner in the San Juan County Public Lands Story Contest.
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Students from Monticello High School pose in front of the White House in Washington, DC with a petition opposing the Greater Canyonlands National Monument. The petition was initiated by eighth grade students at the high school and delivered to US Senators Mike Lee and Orrin Hatch on April 3. Staff photo
Students submit petition opposing Greater Canyonlands proposal
Students from Monticello High School delivered a petition to Washington DC in the past week in opposition to the proposed Greater Canyonlands National Monument.
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Water concerns are high as winter turns to spring
After another dry winter and as the spring runoff sputters to a start, Recapture Reservoir is functionally empty. Currently holding just 27 percent of its capacity, the water level at the reservoir...
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Aneth school celebrate reading
Aneth Community School students celebrated March is Reading Month in great style on March 29. The students were put to the challenge four weeks ago to read all month and march the Hungry Caterpilla...
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Blanding Council leaves alcohol issue to voters
Voters, and voters only, will determine if there is to be a change in the alcohol sales policy in Blanding. The Blanding City Council on March 26 declined to make a change in the policy through a c...
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