Bluff

Earlier this month, a meeting was held in White Mesa, Utah, on the Ute Mountain Ute reservation, to remember the centennial of the town of Blanding’s attacks on the tribal community. From March 22 to April 29, 1923, Mormon settlers and townspeople from Blanding began a five-week assault that included the theft of Ute lands and children, and the murder and imprisonment of many White Mesa Utes. Regina Lopez-Whiteskunk is a former Ute Mountain Ute tribal council member and the cross-cultural programs manager for Montezuma Land Conservancy. According to Lopez-Whiteskunk, the attack on White Mesa was brought on, in part, by the Homestead Act of 1862, which allowed any American to put in a claim for up to 160 free acres of federal land.

Two embracing ravens will stand tall along Highway 191 in Bluff for the next few days — until the sculpture gets burned during the town’s annual winter…

As the legal battle for Bears Ears National Monument's designation goes on, the Utah landmark will get its first education center. Friends of Cedar Mesa…

San Juan County Clerk’s office has confirmed Ann Leppanen as the winner of Bluff’s mayoral election. Two weeks of waiting for a final canvass revealed a…

After a few days of mayoral candidates patiently waiting for results, San Juan County reports write-in Ann Leppanen won 74 votes and Marcia Hadenfeldt won…

If you drive west toward Bluff, Utah, one of the first things you’ll notice will be the Navajo Twins, a set of rock formations overlooking the city.…

The town of Bluff has moved a step closer to building a new school. The San Juan Record reports the San Juan School Board approved a land trade with the…

KSJD's Austin Cope spoke with Jennifer Davila, owner of La Posada Pintada Hotel in Bluff and the chair of the Bluff Business Owners Association, about the…

After its residents voted to incorporate on November 7th, the community of Bluff is taking steps to become an official town. Bluff Incorporation Committee…

Voters in San Juan County, UT face two local questions on the ballot this year. Voters registered in the community of Bluff will decide whether to…