San Juan County

Rains finally arrive, bring soaking storm

by Bill Boyle San Juan Record Editor Rains have finally arrived in San Juan County, at the end of a summer in which the annual monsoon season never fully materialized. Area residents are hoping that a few days of rain will extend into a late – but much appreciated – rainy season. After a long dry...

Unsecured loads to county landfill will be fined

by David Boyle News Director Members of the San Juan County Commission approved an update to the county landfill fees, received a report on the update to the land use section of the general plan and heard from EMS services at their latest meeting. Following a public hearing, members of the county...

San Juan County Fair Results

Check out results from the 2025 San Juan County Fair

Utah Food Bank makes impressive progress

by David Boyle News Director Staff at the Utah Food Bank Southeast Distribution Center held a lunch on August 7 to update a crowd of about 50 community leaders on the group’s efforts over the past few years. Speaking to the group, Utah Food Bank President & CEO Ginette Bott outlined the history...

County moves on new children's building, landfill fees and land use code

by David Boyle News Director Members of the San Juan County Commission moved forward on a new building for the Children’s Justice Center, discussed a fee schedule doubling tipping fees for uncovered loads at the landfill, and continued talks about the land use code at their latest meeting. Members...

Construction contines as $40 million new San Juan Health Hospital rises in Monticello

by David Boyle News Director Construction is underway in Monticello for the new San Juan Health hospital. The $40 million project includes upgrades and new amenities for patients with a completion date at the end of 2026. San Juan Health Chief Executive Officer Clayton Holt speaking with the Red...

88 pounds of fentanyl pills recovered in bust

San Juan County’s Major Crimes and Drug Task Force unit had a major haul taking drugs worth an estimated $1.2 million off the street. San Juan County Sheriff’s office reports in the early morning hours of August 2 a traffic stop was conducted for a registration violation. Local K-9 drug sniffing...

San Juan County Fair starts this week

by David Boyle News Director The San Juan County Fair is back with rodeos, auctions, family games and a concert with Country star Joe Nichols. Running August 1 through August 9 there Ain’t no fun like fair week fun. The week begins August 1 with the Abajo Enduro. The mountain bike two-day three...

Tensions run high at Planning Commission

by David Boyle News Director Tensions ran high during a nearly five-hour meeting of the San Juan County Planning Commission. Despite a tense high point about an hour into the meeting, the commission moved forward to review and discuss community comments on Chapters 1-6 of the 2025 Land Use...

County okays Sky Ranch again, makes plans for updating General Plan

by David Boyle News Director Members of the San Juan County Commission reviewed a potential doubling of landfill rates for unsecured loads, moved forward on a partial amendment to the General Plan, and approved the Sky Ranch subdivision again at their latest meeting. The commission continued...