News Roundup
Monticello City Manager resigns
The City of Monticello is looking for a new city manager after Ty Bailey announced he is leaving the community. Bailey, who has served as Monticello City Manager since January, 2015, accepted a pos...
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Educator named interim school leader
Ron Nielson has been named to lead the San Juan School District for the next year. Nielson was appointed to be the interim superintendent by the San Juan School Board after a special school board m...
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Karolene Antez
Whitehorse graduates

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Sheriff, two deputies face charges by Atty General
The Utah Attorney General has filed charges in Seventh District Court against San Juan County Sheriff Rick Eldredge and two of his deputies.
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White Mesa Ute lead protest against uranium mill
More than 90 people gathered outside the White Mesa Community Center on the morning of May 13 and prepared to march five miles north to the White Mesa Mill.
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Councilman resigns from Blanding City Council
Blanding City Councilman Trevor Olsen has resigned from the city council effective immediately. Olsen announced his decision at the May 9 meeting of the council.
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A high level group of elected officials accompanied Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke on his tour of the Bears Ears National Monument on May 8 and 9, including this group at the House on Fire Ruin in Mule Canyon. They include: (left to right) Congressman Rob Bishop, Commissioner Rebecca Benally, Governor Gary Herbert, Secretary Zinke, Commissioner Bruce Adams and Commissioner Phil Lyman. Staff photo
Secretary of Interior tours Bears Ears area
Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke completed a two-day visit to San Juan County on May 8 and 9 to investigate Bears Ears National Monument.
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Interior Department announces first-ever formal public comment period to review Antiquities Act monuments
At the same time that Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke announced a tour of the Bears Ears National Monument, the Department of the Interior announced the first ever formal public comment period for me...
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County Commissioners head to Washington, DC
Soon after US President Donald Trump signed an executive order to review use of the Antiquities Act, San Juan County Commissioners made a trip to Washington DC to meet with federal officials.
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Shoshone Tribe pulls support for Bears Ears
A Utah-based Native American tribe is expressing concern about the process that created Bears Ears National Monument.
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