San Juan County
The Miss San Juan / Blue Mountain Roundup Rodeo pageants were held on June 21.
The Miss San Juan Royalty for 2025 is Alise Lewis Queen, Madison Adair 1st Attendant, and Lizzie Palmer 2nd Attendant.
The Blue Mountain Roundup Royalty is Brinkley Knight Queen, Lucy Black Attendant,
Haygen Carlson...
A 50-year old Kayenta, Arizona man drowned in the San Juan River on June 8.
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area reported the man was overtaken by river currents downstream of Paiute Farms Wash around 3:00 pm on Sunday June 8.
The Navajo Nation Police Department served as the lead agency in search...
The San Juan Record is pleased to release the new 101 Ways to Experience San Juan County Visitors Guide.
The packed 64-page magazine was included in the most recent issue of the newspaper and is distributed by the tens of thousands throughout the area at visitor centers and businesses.
The book is...
by David Boyle
News Director
Members of the San Juan County Commission approved a rezone to allow temporary housing near a mining complex, approved an increase in transient room tax, and tabled a decision on a subdivision built around a private airstrip.
Members of the commission approved a rezone...
The Department of Interior has approved the reopening of a uranium mine in Lisbon Valley.
On May 23 the Department of Interior (DOI) announced the approvals for Canadian based Anfield energy to operate the Velvet-Wood mines in Lisbon Valley.
The approval came just 11 days after the department...
Members of the San Juan County Commission received reports on wildfire safety, building code and approved a grant for OHV trail maintenance at their latest meeting.
Members of the San Juan County commission received a report from San Juan County Fire Warden Ryan McArthur presented on wildfire...
by David Boyle
News Director
Members of the San Juan County Commission moved forward on handing fire fighting equipment to the Navajo Nation, approved the name of rock formations in Beef Basin and heard a survey report from citizens about unincorporated San Juan County at their latest meeting....
by Bill Boyle
San Juan Record Editor
Separate crashes claimed two lives on San Juan County roads on May 8. Both single-car crashes resulted in the driver being thrown from the vehicle and dying at the scene of the crash.
At around 2 p.m., 71-year-old Bruce Griffith of Copper Mountain, Colorado, was...
While none of the 36 people onboard a bus were injured, the bus was totally destroyed after a fire on Highway 191 south of La Sal Junction on May 9.
A total of 36 people, mostly sixth grade students from the Denver area, were on a bus that started to experience mechanical difficulties while...
by David Boyle
News Director
Local law enforcement arrested a suspected drunk driver after a chase on 191 ended in a single-car collision on Friday May 2.
San Juan County Sheriff’s office shared law enforcement officers located the driver of a red pickup truck after receiving reports of a possibly...
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