Monticello

Girls basketball It’s the week of weeks for the Lady Buckaroos as they travel to Richfield for what they hope is a lengthy stay. For those not familiar with the Utah 1A basketball tournament, it is a double elimination format that rewards steady play. Win and you play another day. Lose and you...
Meetings were held last week in Monticello and Blanding to educate attendees about a new program to train workers in online remote work opportunities. Utah is pioneering an initiative that aims to bring jobs back to rural communities – jobs created by individuals for themselves, I might add....
Adriana Johnson was the winner again in the San Juan School District Spelling Bee on February 5. Johnson, an eighth grade student at Albert R Lyman Middle School (ARL), is no stranger to the top of the spelling bee podium. Kaidence Mitchelle, a fifth grade student at Bluff Elementary, finished in...
Girls Basketball On February 12, the Lady Buckaroos (7-12, 4-4) honored a great group of seniors and hosted the Pinnacle Lady Panthers (5-15, 0-9) in a Region 19 tilt. A Monticello win would get the ladies above .500 in the region. Emotions were visible as Monticello honored their three senior...
Blue Mountain Entertainment presents the BYU Chamber Orchestra on Saturday, February 16 at 7 p.m. in the Monticello High School auditorium. The Chamber Orchestra originates in the School of Music in the College of Fine Arts and Communications at Brigham Young University in Provo, UT. BYU is one of...
Have you ever wanted to try ice fishing but didn’t know how to get started? Here’s your chance. The Division of Wildlife Resources (DWR) will host a free ice fishing clinic in Monticello on Saturday, February 23. It begins at 10 a.m. on the ice at Loyds Lake. Those who attend will learn about...
In their last year among the 1A ranks, the Monticello Buckaroo wrestlers dominated the competition at the Divisional Tournament this past weekend.  The Buckaroos brought home the division championship trophy with 278 points. Second place Milford was a distant second with 195 points followed by...
Search and rescue crews have recovered the body of a Monticello man who was caught in a massive avalanche in the La Sal Mountains on January 25. The body has been removed from the mountain. Scott Bradley Pehrson, age 39 of Monticello, was caught in a slide while snowmobiling at a...
The Monticello City Council held their regularly scheduled meeting Jan. 8, a meeting that lasted just over two hours. As usual, the meeting started with an invocation or a prayer, which Mayor Tim Young performed after no member of the public volunteered for the task. Monticello Police...
Although they have been open since December at 16 East 200 South, Suite D in Monticello, Desert Rivers Credit Union held their official ribbon cutting ceremony on Jan. 11. The credit union is celebrating their Monticello grand opening for the entire month of January with special deals...

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