San Juan County

More than 5,000 members of the Navajo Nation live on the Utah side of the reservation but only about half of Navajo households in San Juan County have running water.

The latest Utah news for Monday evening, Feb. 21, 2022.

The latest Utah news from Wednesday morning, Dec. 22, 2021.

The county’s two Native American commissioners voted in favor of maps that have the least amount of changes from current district maps. They said they want to avoid legal scrutiny.

Due to limited resources, students on the Navajo Nation struggled with remote learning throughout the pandemic. This year, many will be returning to the classroom for the first time since March 2020.

An off-roading advocacy group is warning campers about road closures on public lands. The move is a response to ongoing travel management planning by the Bureau of Land Management in Utah.

The San Juan School District is still working on getting internet access to all of its students on the Navajo Nation. The project was supposed to be completed by the summer, but it ran into some delays.

The latest Utah news from Friday evening, May 7, 2021.

Utah’s public school students are required to wear masks, unless they have certain medical conditions. But at least two school districts in the state are now granting exemptions for students without a doctor’s note.

The lawsuit involves public land between Bears Ears and Hovenweep national monuments. It claims drilling there could cause irreparable damage to cultural sites.

The Navajo Nation is considering lifting a restriction on in-person education. That would allow schools in San Juan County that serve Navajo students to re-open, but only if parents are ready.

The Navajo Nation announced it will begin lifting COVID-19 restrictions due to a steep decline in cases across the reservation.