Rural Online Initiative provides job opportunity
Meetings were held last week in Monticello and Blanding to educate attendees about a new program to train workers in online remote work opportunities. Utah is pioneering an initiative …
Ruth Maxine Christensen
November 29, 1933 ~ December 22, 2020 Ruth Maxine Christensen passed away peacefully at home in Monticello, UT on December 22, 2020. Maxine was born November 29, 1933 in Blanding to Ru…
Ruth Sloan Palmer January 29, 1925 ~ December 16, 2023
Ruth Sloan Palmer passed away on December 16, 2023 in St George, Utah at the age of 98. Our mother, “Ruthie” was born to George Guthrie and Polly Skousen Sloan in Colonia Juarez, Mexic…
RVing to Glacier National Park
I had a fever, and I had lost my sense of taste. It wasn’t sounding good to my overactive-hypochondriac-personality disorder, which I have honed over the years to catch nearly every fa…
Ryan Palmer
Ryan Palmer and his wife both grew up in the Blanding area and recently welcomed their third child to the family. Like many San Juan County residents, he loves the outdoors: hunting, f…Ryder Kodah Palmer
November 23, 2004 ~ December 11, 2019Ryder Kodah Palmer went into the loving arms of his Father in Heaven on December 11, 2019. Born in Monticello on November 23, 2004, he was dearly l…
Sacred places
It was early, pre-dawn as I trudged across what remained of the old alfalfa field toward the deer stand in the cottonwood tree along Spring Creek. The morning was frosty, caused by air…
Saddlebags meant for eating
One of the best decisions we have made, about entertainment, is to get rid of DISH, and switch to using an Amazon Firestick. Besides Prime, there are a slew of streaming options that a…Safer entrance projects set for four local schools
by David Boyle News Director Members of the San Juan School Board approved safe entrance conceptual plans at four schools, received reports from secondary schools in Blanding, and hear…Safety and behavior challenges are focus of school board meeting
Safety and behavior in local schools was a focus at the October 9 meeting of the San Juan School Board. After a threat against his school was made by a student on social media on Octob…
Safety Guidelines During Lake Powell’s Spring Runoff
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area is pleased to announce that snowpack in the headwaters of the Colorado River and its tributaries is resulting in a spring runoff that is positively…Sage Potash receives $14 million from USDA
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 (USD…