San Juan County

Candidates filing for partisan offices closed on January 8, after being open for a week. 19 candidates filed for election in San Juan County. Among the seats up for election in 2026 include San Juan County Commission seats two and three, County Clerk/Auditor, Sheriff and Attorney. On the San Juan...
by David Boyle News Director Hours at the White Mesa Travel Center have been reduced under direction of tribal leadership. The travel center remains open to the public; however hours have been reduced from 8:00 am to 3:00 pm with doors remaining locked for employee safety. In a separate move, the...
Members of the San Juan County Commission approved the adjusted 2025 budget and approved the 2026 proposed budget as part of their last meeting of 2025. In relation to the budget year ending County Clerk-Auditor Lyman Duncan reported that all county funds including the general operating fund, road...
Election filings are open for public offices in San Juan County. Among the seats up for election in 2026 include San Juan County Commission seats two and three, County Clerk/Auditor, Sheriff and Attorney. On the San Juan School Board seats representing district three and five are up for election....
by David Boyle News Director Members of the San Juan County Commission approved property tax adjustments, approved an agreement related to the Bluff cemetery and showed support for a suicide prevention conference at their latest meeting. Members of the commission held a board of equalization...
Perry Maryboy, age 61 of Bluff, has been sentenced to 180 months’ imprisonment, and two years’ supervised release after he admitted to second degree murder.  The sentence, imposed by U.S. District Court Judge Robert J. Shelby, comes after Maryboy was originally convicted by a federal grand jury....
Pictured left to right:  Cortney Yazzie, Derryl Jack, Ben Muhlestein, Allison Yamamoto-Sparks, Dallin Tait, Bill Haven, Linda Sosa, and Jennifer Davila.  Not pictured:  Brian Ballard, Harold Simpson, Kaeden Kulow, Silvia Stubbs.  Courtesy photo
An Excellence Award was presented to Allison Yamamoto-Sparks, who serves as San Juan County Visitor Services Manager, for her 17 years of work and dedication to San Juan County. The award was presented on December 1 by Derryl Jack, Chairman of the San Juan County Tourism Tax Advisory Board.
by David Boyle News Director Members of the San Juan County Commission approved a $50,000 grant aimed at Blanding’s downtown, approved a wildfire plan, and once again tabled an item related to data privacy at their latest meeting. Members of the commission celebrated the approval of a community...
by Kara Laws Contributing Writer Gift giving is the best part of Christmastime. I hear it is part of the point. Giving the right gift; one that is unique, creative, and means something is an art. I find that the gift most often checking these boxes aren’t the gifts we find at big box stores that...
Members of the county commission approved a resolution related to forest management, tabled an item related to data privacy and provided reports on efforts throughout the county at their latest meeting. Members of the county commission approved a resolution urging the Forest Service to “...

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