News Roundup
Averi Christiansen, Dance, Monticello High
Students earn Sterling Scholar honors
Three local students took home top honors and an additional nine students earned runner-up status at the 36th annual Southeastern Utah Sterling Scholar program on March 10.
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Rock climbing death
A man was killed while rock climbing on a popular route in Indian Creek Canyon on March 12.
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Republican Party Caucus Locations Announced
The San Juan County Republican Party is pleased to announce locations for the 2016 Republican Caucus Meetings to be held Tuesday, March 22, 2016.
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Election season will include several changes
The election season is set to begin in San Juan County, with a number of unanswered questions and new features that could cause confusion for local residents.
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Broadband project may bring hi-tech connections to isolated areas throughout San Juan County
The Six County Coalition has turned their focus on San Juan and Daggett counties for a fiber-based broadband project. These two counties have been identified for broadband capability needs, specifi...
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Molly Anderson, Music, Monticello High
Top students compete for Sterling Scholar title
Grand County High School will host the annual Southeastern Utah Sterling Scholar competition on March 10. The event is sponsored by Deseret News, Zions Bank Corp. and Emery Telcom.
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Liz Adams (left), a fifth grade teacher at Blanding Elementary School, was named the San Juan School District Teacher of the Year on February 22. She is pictured with Superintendent Douglas Wright, who is retiring after the school year is finished. Courtesy photo
Fifth grade teacher in Blanding is teacher of year
Liz Adams, a fifth grade teacher at Blanding Elementary School, is the 2016 Teacher of the Year for the San Juan School District.
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Voting districts not set in stone, but set for this year
The upcoming election season will be interesting in the light of two recent rulings by a federal judge. Federal Judge Robert Shelby has ruled that voting districts must be redrawn for the San Juan ...
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Federal Judge rules Commission districts are unconstitutional, must be redrawn
A federal judge has ruled that the San Juan County Commission Districts are unconstitutional under the Equal Protection Clause and must be redrawn.
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County Commissioners discuss mail-only ballots
Commissioner Rebecca Benally reported at the Febuary 16 meeting of the San Juan County Commission that most of the Navajo Chapters in the county favor polling places and voter booths on election da...
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