San Juan County
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....
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 “...
by David Boyle
News Director
Members of the county commission held a discussion on November 4 regarding the future of the justice court system at their latest meeting on November 4.
The honorable Judge Lyon Hazelton is set to retire at the end of 2025. Hazelton presides over both the Monticello...
The latest release of ballots are providing more clarity on the results of November 4 municipal elections in Monticello and Blanding.
The San Juan County Clerk's office estimates about 50-70 ballots could be cured and counted including provisional ballots with an additional vote update anticipated...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved an aquifer exemption request from the Utah Department of Environmental Quality (UDEQ) that will allow the expansion of copper mining in a part of the Burro Canyon aquifer in San Juan County.
Working with UDEQ, EPA determined that a limited...
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