Life in San Juan

First-ever Blanding Dutch Oven Days will provide fun for everyone Saturday, Oct. 5

This Saturday, the City of Blanding will host the first-ever Dutch Oven Days. The Blanding Chapter of the San Juan Chamber of Commerce is thrilled to bring local residents this incredible fall-themed event. Dutch Oven Days is sure to provide fun for the whole family. It will include hay rides,...

Let the tumbling begin

NORTHERN NEWS Sing along with me: “See them tumbling down, pledging their love to the ground, lonely but free I’ll be found, tumbling along with the tumbling tumble mustard.” The elements came together this Spring to provide the perfect conditions (whatever those are) for a bumper crop of tumble...

Crane promoted

Benjamin B. Crane, son of Dennis and Fay Loy Crane of Monticello, has been promoted to the rank of Master Sergeant in the Utah Army National Guard. He will serve as the Area NCOIC supervising recruiting operations in Southwest Utah. Ben is a proud Buckaroo, husband to Wendy (Barton), and father...

New graphic highlights diversity of San Juan

The San Juan County Economic Development team commissioned a unique, graphic illustration of the county earlier this year. The graphic was created by Jorrien and Tiera Peterson, a husband and wife team based out of Salt Lake City who are making a name with their simple, minimalistic approach to...

Photo of the Week

Dancers celebrating the Southern Ute Bear Dance Powwow in White Mesa. The annual powwow brings dozens of tribes and nations together for a weekend full of celebrations. The two-day event was May 24-25. Toniee Lewis photo

Answered prayers for rain

NOTES FROM WESTWATER I lived for a time in Emporia, Kansas, home of William Allen White, the Pulitzer prize-winning owner, publisher, and editor of the Emporia Gazette. His son, William Lindsay White, served as an associate editor in the 1930s, and in 1935, during the height of the Dust Bowl, he...

Blue corn and juniper ash

FOOD ADVENTURES There I was, scrolling through my Facebook newsfeed, attempting to find posts of interest, share a positive quote or two, the heart-toughing moment of an animal being rescued, and enjoy that post that gives you laughter right from the belly. Of course, I enjoy reading the foodie...

2019 San Juan County Fair results

JUNIOR LIVESTOCK Scholarship Winner,</b> Shelly Lewis Hog Division Hayden Shumway, Grand Champion Caitlyn Winn, 1st Reserve Champion Quay Walker, 2nd Reserve Champion Paxton Christensen, Sr Showmanship Champion Quay Walker, 2nd place Sr Showmanship Bronson Snyder, 3rd place Sr Showmanship...

Hundreds attend Bears Ears gathering

More than 800 people attended the the fifth annual Bears Ears Summer Gathering, which was held July 19-21 at the Kigalia Guard Station in Bears Ears National Monument. Utah Diné Bikéyah (UDB) sponsors the annual event, designed to celebrate the Indigenous cultures of the Bears Ears region. In 2019...

2019 Lil' Miss and Mister

The 2019 Little Mr. San Juan, Bryson Adair, and Little Miss San Juan, Carolina Lessner, sport their duds at the San Juan County Fair. Adair is the son of Todd and Ashley Adair and Lessner is the daughter of Luke and Crystal Lessner. Courtesy photo