Blanding
A city in San Juan County, Utah — population 3,556 as of 2020.
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News around San Juan County
Scott Carrier had spent the afternoon of July 10, 2025, with his partner Kris Jones, tossing a stick in nearby Medicine Lake for his dog Augi to fetch, about a half hour from their home near Old La Sal. The leisurely day soon became a nightmare, when another person at the San…
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After a year of ‘pure hell,’ charges against a prominent journalist accused of starting a Utah wildfire have been dropped
Prosecutors in San Juan County charged journalist Scott Carrier with starting a 2025 fire that burned nearly 18,000 acres. After he raised questions about the investigation, the charges have been dropped.
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Letter: Is anyone overseeing the Arches shuttle?
Saxon Sharpe tried to catch the Moab Arches Shuttle at the south Maverick stop on Sept. 17. A bus pulled into the lot, never came to the signed stop, and drove away. — Saxon Sharpe, Spanish Valley
TransportationIn and around Blanding
See & do
- Baus Butte Apartments
- Blanding Arts and Events Center
- Blanding City Park
- Blanding Museum
- Blanding Public Library
Eat, drink & stay
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Blanding by the numbers
- Area
- 13.18 sq mi (34.12 km²), 0.04 sq mi water
- Median age
- 30.8
- Households
- 1,039
- Persons per household
- 2.9
- Median household income
- $71,797
- Median house value
- $305,800
- Office
- MAYOR
- Address
- 50 W 100 S, BLANDING, UT 84511