San Juan County
by David Boyle
News Director
The San Juan County commission heard a report on county plan updates, approved the rural county grant budget, and received an audit report at their latest meeting.
Members of the county commission received a report from County Administrator Mack McDonald on the efforts...
Sage Potash, a Canadian company set on developing a potash mining project in eastern San Juan County, received a $14 million grant from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).
The company says the funding will support the financing strategy for the construction of a 300,000 tonnes-per-...
An augmented reality experience premiered in Blanding over Labor Day weekend with hope of offering healing and hope in San Juan County.
The art installation revisited events of 1923 known as the Posey War and the Ankinuche Incarceration.
While the art installation focused on looking back to the...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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