by Easton Bowring
From the red rocks and brown sand to the aspens of the mountains, there are endless photography opportunities in San Juan County.
Blanding is home to some prominent portrait or landscape photographers in the state.
Living in such a small town, there is still no...
by Easton Bowring
Kay Shumway in the owner of Bears Ears Photography, where his focus is on capturing the beauty of the San Juan County Landscape.
Shumway always loved photography as a kid, but fully dug in about 20 years ago, soon after his retirement.
As a kid, Shumway’s parents...
by Easton Bowring
Brett Saunders has added a new and exciting twist to photography.
For Saunders, his passion for photography first began with his love for being in the air and being off the ground. He first got into flying drones more than six years ago.
“I love to fly, but I can’t...
Thin Bear Indian Arts, an iconic store on South Main Street in Blanding, is having a retirement closing sale starting Saturday, June 30. All inventory will be 50 percent off.
The story of making and running Thin Bear Indian Arts for nearly 50 years is an adventure.
Robert E. Hosler...
The San Juan County Nominating Commission has selected three nominees for the vacancy in the Blanding City Justice Court. The position will replace Judge William Walker who resigned in January, 2018.
The following are the nominees:
• Alva Byron Clarke III, retired from Public Education...
by Janet Wilcox
There are likely many locals who have viewed, with gaping mouths, the slow, but carefully orchestrated demolition of the Castle House in Blanding.
Anchoring the corner of Center Street and 100 West, the home has been an iconic landmark in San Juan County for more than...
THE BIRD SCOOPby Walter & Becky Bird
How many true Buckaroos or Broncos do you know? I guess that depends upon what qualifies a person as a true Buckaroo or Bronco, but arguably, six Monticello High School students and one San Juan High School student easily make the cut, as they...
by Kara Laws
On May 22, the Blanding City Council agreed to support the Buy Local First campaign, suggested by the San Juan Chamber of Commerce, by putting $1,000 into the program.
Buy Local First is a Utah based campaign that helps individual communities educate their local businesses...
THE ROUND-UPby Tad Barton
Tanner Johnson, a two-year starter for the Bronco baseball team, saved his best for last, finishing his senior season at San Juan with the highest batting average in the state of Utah across all classifications.
Johnson’s .667 average was also tied for the...
by Dan Toomey and Tommy Brooksbank, SJR/USC interns
Dozens of activists and White Mesa residents marched along Highway 191 Saturday demanding action against the White Mesa uranium mill.
The protest began at the White Mesa Community Center with participants sharing stories of alleged...
