Life in San Juan
In 2019, Utah lawmakers unanimously passed Utah’s Clean Slate law, which automatically clears old and minor criminal records of individuals who have remained crime free for a set period of time.
On February 10, 2022, Utah officially began automatic expungement and becomes the second state in the...
The period to file as a candidate for county, state, and federal elections is next week.
Five San Juan County positions, three seats on the San Juan School Board, federal and state House of Representatives seats, and more will all be up for election on November 8.
The filing period for qualified...
Runners and walkers will cover 232 miles and circle the Four Corners area over four days with a route that begins and ends in Montezuma Creek. The event begins on February 24.
The runners, walkers, and their families will use their feet as prayer to bring attention to the cause of missing and...
by Janet Keeler Wilcox
Contributing writer
Most people spend the long cold days of January reading, eating, or watching TV, but for Lawana Pratt Palmer and her nephew, Gehrig Pratt, the past month has been spent keeping the internet hot while digitally editing and uploading hundreds of files,...
Calling all student artists! The Utah Art Education Association, San Juan Record, and Redrock Radio 92.7 are excited to announce the first ever Red Rock Country Art Contest.
With $50 cash prizes for winners in each age category, students from elementary, junior high, and high school are encouraged...
Harry Goulding was a sheepman who marveled at the red rock monoliths of Monument Valley, UT.
He brought Hollywood to Monument Valley and the Navajo Nation, but he also brought Geiger counters, uranium mines, and decades of damage from radioactivity.
How ironic that the same man who helped to...
Approximately 50 Backcountry Santa pilots delivered 500 boxes of gifts, food, supplies and more to poor and needy kids and the elderly across the south end of San Juan County on December 18.
The deliveries extended into the Navajo Reservation and as far south as the Hopi people in Polacc, AZ....
This month the Edge of the Cedars State Park Museum’s “New to the Edge” exhibit features a remarkable pair of “jog toe” sandals and a beautiful Wingate Black-on-red bowl.
We show the two of these items together because the bowl illustrates a similar pair of sandals in its painted design.
The bowl...
You already know that shopping locally helps provide jobs; fund education; and support teams, sports, and clubs. But, sometimes shopping locally is hard when you don’t know where to go to find the things that you need.
This guide will help you know what is available in your local community. The...
Utah State University Blanding will hold a blessing ceremony and celebration event for its newly completed Hogan on Tuesday, November 30, 2021, beginning at 8 a.m. The structure began construction in May.
“The Hogan will be a great blessing for all of our students and our campus,” said Kristian...
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