San Juan County

San Juan County approves road agreements, contract for public safety building remodel

by David Boyle News Director Members of the San Juan County Commission approved road agreements, equalization adjustments, and a notice of award to remodel of the public safety building at their latest meeting. Members of the commission approved a notice of award and intent to contract for the San...

A new statue displayed outside the Monticello County Library building. Courtesy photo

The Library Corner: New statue honors memory of Vee, RD Carroll

by Sally Jack Contributing writer A beautiful new statue has a permanent home in front of the library in Monticello. The sculpture was gifted to the library by the T.R Paul Family Foundation on behalf of Flight Services LLC in memory of R.D. and Vee Carroll of Monticello. Flight Services LLC built...

County Commission hears Forest Plan update

by David Boyle News Director Members of the San Juan County Commission approved a keynote speaker for the annual business summit, received a report on the updated forest plan, and swore in the new county attorney at their latest meeting. Members of the San Juan County Commission received a report...

Fatality at Lake Powell in Wetherill Canyon

The body of a 41-year-old man from Midvale, UT was recovered from the waters of Lake Powell on August 25. Jackson Roy Law apparently tumbled 20 feet off the upper level of a houseboat while the boat was anchored in Wetherill Canyon. Wetherill Canyon is approximately 40 boating miles from the Glen...

Three deadly crashes on San Juan highways

by Bill Boyle San Juan Record Editor A series of crashes resulted in the deaths of three people on the highways in San Juan County. At around 1 p.m. on August 13, Rolland Lee, of Montezuma Creek, was killed in a head-on collision on Highway 162 east of Aneth. Three hours later, a two-vehicle crash...

Road crews will rebuild Hwys 162 and 262 over the next 18 months, with a round about and new bridge over the San Juan River at McElmo Creek. Art courtesy UDOT

$152 million project to rebuild Hwys 162, 262

by Bill Boyle San Juan Record Editor Work crews will begin work soon on a massive road project in southeast San Juan County. Groundbreaking ceremonies on the 54-mile, $152 million project took place on August 13 in Montezuma Creek. The road upgrade project, which will occur over the next 18 months...

San Juan plans admin building updates, Spanish Valley bike trail agreement

by David Boyle News Director Members of the San Juan County Commission approved help for prosecuting homicide cases in the county, moved forward on improvements at the administrative building and updated agreements for bike trails in northern San Juan at their latest meeting. Members of the San...

Uranium ore trucks on hold in Navajo Nation

by David Boyle News Director Energy Fuels began and then paused its transport of Uranium ore from its Pinyon Plain Mine in Arizona to the White Mesa Mill in San Juan County last week. The pause of transport of Uranium came after Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren issued an executive order requiring...

Mitch Maughan named new county attorney

by David Boyle News Director San Juan County Commission selected Mitchell Maughan to serve as the County Attorney following the resignation of Attorney Brittney Ivins. Maughan will serve for two years and four months through the end of 2026 when an election will be held for a four-year term for the...

The cover of a new book about Bluff Fort. Courtesy photo

Bluff Fort, Historic Site available at Bluff Fort

by Sally Jack Contributing Writer A new book, titled “Bluff Fort, Historic Site— Home of the Hole in the Rock Pioneers,” has just been published by the Hole in the Rock Foundation. The 330-page book, with over 100 pages of full color pictures, tells the interesting story of the rebuilding of Bluff...