July 2025

Jesus in a Basket

Tue, 07/29/2025 - 2:59pm admin

Beaeautiful new Navajo baskets weaved by artist Elsie Holiday. Courtesy photos

Those who know me best realize organized religion and I are at times incompatible.

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Lake Powell water level may close Halls ramp

Tue, 07/29/2025 - 2:58pm admin

Seasonal water level changes at Lake Powell are becoming more pronounced as forecasts from the Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) project continued declines through the next several months.

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Utah Food Bank to Host Second Annual Golf Tournament in Monticello Aug. 8

Tue, 07/29/2025 - 2:57pm admin

Utah Food Bank is hosting their second annual Fore Corners Against Hunger golf tournament on Friday, August 8, at Hideout Golf Club in Monticello.

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Pioneer Day Quilt-N-Time Quiltshow

Tue, 07/29/2025 - 2:56pm admin

Colt Suttlemyer's Hot Wheel Quilt. Courtesy photo

Quilt-N-Time Quilters thanks everyone for supporting the quiltshow at the Pioneer Day Celebration in Monticello on July 26. The Youth first place winner is Colt Suttlemyer for his Hot Wheel Quilt

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Deer Creek fire stable, at 77% containment

Tue, 07/29/2025 - 2:53pm admin

Deer Creek Fire, Photo courtesy of Utah Fire Info

by David Boyle
News Director
The Deer Creek Fire in old La Sal remains stable with suppression repair on the interior islands and fire perimeter underway.

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Blanding city gets update on White Mesa water pipeline, approves policies to promote growth in city, recognizes firefighters for their work

Tue, 07/29/2025 - 2:48pm admin

by David Boyle
News Director

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San Juan County Fair starts this week

Tue, 07/29/2025 - 2:48pm admin

by David Boyle
News Director
The San Juan County Fair is back with rodeos, auctions, family games and a concert with Country star Joe Nichols.

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Monticello moving secondary water rates from stage 2 to 3 starting August

Tue, 07/29/2025 - 2:45pm admin

by David Boyle
News Director

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Sharon Kirby Keen Semadeni July 25, 1941 ~ July 16, 2025

Thu, 07/24/2025 - 5:16pm admin

Sharon Kirby Keen Semadeni, beloved matriarch of our Semadeni family, passed away peacefully at 8:15 AM on Wednesday, July 16, 2025; just 9 days shy of her 84th birthday.

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Jesse Merlin Grover April 4 1942 ~ July 22, 2025

Thu, 07/24/2025 - 11:19am admin

Jesse Merlin Grover was born on April 4, 1942, in Blanding, Utah, the eldest child of Jess and Afton Grover.

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