Shantel Israel, of the Oljato Chapter, was crowned the 2026–2027 Miss Utah Navajo on August 15. Israel replaces outgoing Miss Navajo Utah Dayhenoa C. Yazzie. Courtesy photo
The 2026 general election ballots in San Juan County are coming together about two months before the November election.
Uranium has been a major ore mined in San Juan County since the 1940’s. According to former County Commissioner Ken Bailey, the first mill was built in 1942 and both vanadium and uranium were remo
By Sally Jack
Contributing Writer
Coming to Blanding and Monticello Libraries in September: A free community workshop on applying for Federal Jobs is offered for those who are interested in working for the National Park Service or
With the opening of the academic year, Chief Manuelito Scholars have started their journey into higher education. The scholarship is the Navajo Nation’s highest academic award
“That’s a cool pouch.” I gestured toward a leather bag hanging around the neck of a tall mountain man.
He and his friend, Tailgunner, had just walked up the embankment from their camp.
For the second week in a row the San Juan Broncos dominated one of the top 1A football programs in Utah, improving to 2-1 on the season with a 54-7 win in Kanab this past Friday, August 28.
The Buckaroos are 2-0 on the football field after defeating Water Canyon 57-20 on August 28.
With 79 teams and 2,913 runners the Monticello and San Juan Cross Country teams competed in the largest meet of their season at the UIAAA invitational in Spanish Fork, Utah on August 29.
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