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Aztec Leaders Say Community's Future Is Bright
Business owners and community members gathered in Aztec on Friday, June 5, for the State of Aztec Breakfast, an event that gives local residents a rundown of what's happening in the city and the wider region. Speakers from across San Juan Count...
96 Years Strong: The Ute Mountain Roundup Returns to Cortez
The Ute Mountain Roundup returned to Cortez for its 96th year bringing thousands of visitors and top PRCA cowboys and cowgirls to the Montezuma County Fairgrounds. From the board members who org...
Farmington Library Connects Four Corners to the World
The Farmington Public Library hosted New York Times bestselling author Douglas Preston as part of its ongoing effort to connect the Four Corners region to...
Indoor Play Cafe Builds Community for San Juan County Families
Madison Smith moved back to San Juan County after nine years and found a community short on resources for young families. She opened Piper's Play Cafe in Aztec, a sensory-inclusive indoor toddler pl...
San Juan County Seniors Share Stories, Change Lives
A San Juan County program called UmattR is putting high school seniors in front of younger kids, not with lectures, but with their own stories. The program gives $1,000 scholarships to selected seniors who ...
Music in the Mountains Celebrates 40 Years
Music in the Mountains is celebrating its 40th anniversary season this summer, running July 9th through August 2nd across the Four Corners region. What started in 1987 with just 11 musicians has gr...
Farmington Museum Celebrates Lowrider Culture
Farmington Museum is hosting the Smithsonian's "Lowrider Culture in the United States" traveling exhibit through July 25, 2026. The museum added its own touches: t...
Bestselling Author Louis L'Amour's Unfinished Novel Published
Skyring Water is a Cold War thriller bestselling author Louis L'Amour wrote around 1960 but never published. After L'Amour's death in 1988, the manusc...
Locally Raised, Nationally Proven: How a Farmington Local Became an Off-Road Legend
Today we're spotlighting one of Farmington's finest — Loren Healy, a born-and-raised San Juan County native who turned a love of desert rock crawling into a full-blown professional motorsports...