Navajo Nation Council approved an addition of 80 acres to a BIA oil and gas lease in the Red Mesa Chapter, located in San Juan County. The council passed the resolution in a split vote…

“You have to see it.” That’s the best way to describe the new Silver Queen Mine Miniature Golf Course that opened at the Monticello Merc last week. The traditional log cabin facade wit…

With the arrival of the pandemic last year, elective surgeries were put on hold for a while as medical resources were funneled toward fighting the virus. After a time, though, it was p…

We use a new measure this year as we look back on 2019 to determine the biggest stories of the year.Instead of using our in-house judgement to determine the biggest stories of the year…

“This business is a blessing as, it not only kept the family together, but helped us get closer. Not only that, we became closer to the residents, and feel welcomed by, and part of, th…

Here I sit, fingers playing lyrically over the keyboard, thinking about the meal we just had at the newest restaurant in Monticello. On July 20, 2023, The Over Bite made its grand debu…

It had been a while since Lorraine Black visited Twin Rocks. A few years ago she moved to western Utah, far from Bluff, and our relationship ebbed. In the past Lorraine would stop by t…

A new fire joined the Peavine Canyon Fire burning west of Monticello and Blanding in the Dark Canyon Wilderness last week. The lightning-sparked Poison Canyon Fire has grown to almost …

By Sally Jack Contributing Writer The Monticello Public Library and the Monticello America-250 Committee are pleased to announce that an exhibit, titled “The Pen is Mightier: Writing a…

December 21 was the night appointed for the annual (except for last year) La Sal Elementary School Christmas Program. After being skipped last year due to COVID, there was a lot of ant…

Nothing prepared me for the Procession Panel despite all the rock art my hubby and I had seen over the years. The Procession Panel is a famed tableau carved in a cliff face on the east…

The Poof is in the Honey. By Mary Cokenour The watering stations, in the backyard, are beginning to see more activity. Honey bees are finding their way back, with flowering plum and ap…