San Juan County

Legislature considers issues that might impact San Juan County

The Utah State Legislature is in full session in Salt Lake City, with a number of issues that may impact San Juan County. The 75 members of the Utah House of Representatives include the first San Juan County resident to serve in 16 years, Representative Phil Lyman. Lyman is on a number of...

Appeal filed on Greyeyes residency

Attorneys representing Blanding resident Kelly Laws have filed a notice of appeal of the January 29 ruling by Seventh District Judge Don Torgerson. Judge Torgerson ruled that San Juan County Commissioner Willie Grayeyes is a resident of the county and the State of Utah. Laws filed the suit, arguing...

Oil and gas leases bring opportunity, challenge

On February 6, Friends of Cedar Mesa filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging federal oil and gas leases on lands in San Juan County managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). On the same day, Acting Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt announced that the BLM generated $1.1 billion ...

New sheriff sets sights on partnership and trust

San Juan County Sheriff Jason Torgerson’s office in the public safety building is big and bright. A window on the west side lets in the afternoon sun, almost enough to make you forget the office is housed in a jail. He’s getting a new computer set up, and the office is relatively bare. Sheriff...

New County Commission signals change is coming

After decades of a Republican majority on the San Juan County Commission, a new Democrat-controlled Commission is signaling a number of changes in San Juan County. The Commission considered several issues at the February 5 Commission work meeting. Commission Chairman Kenneth Maryboy introduced...

Project sets the stage for Spanish Valley growth

A massive infrastructure development project, totaling more than $11 million, is setting the stage for continued growth and development of Spanish Valley. The project is bringing water and sewer services to the area. The infrastructure will bring needed services to the current residents of Spanish...

Judge rules that Commissioner Willie Grayeyes is a resident of San Juan County

Seventh District Judge Don Torgerson has ruled that San Juan County Commissioner Willie Grayeyes is a resident of San Juan County and eligible to serve as Commissioner. The ruling states, "The Court has no problem concluding that Grayeyes maintains his principal place of residence in...

In depth coverage of residency hearing

by Easton Bowring Judge Don Torgerson heard more than eight hours of testimony in a marathon hearing in Seventh District Court on January 22. The hearing was for a civil lawsuit filed by Blanding resident Kelly Laws which alleges that San Juan County Commissioner Willie Grayeyes is not...

Residency of Commissioner Grayeyes is the focus of lengthy hearing on January 22, ruling this week

In depth coverage of residency hearing The residency of San Juan County Commissioner Willie Grayeyes was the topic of a lengthy hearing on January 22 before Judge Don M. Torgerson in Seventh District Court in Monticello. A ruling by Judge Torgerson was expected on January 28, but had...

School board declines CRA projects, awards bids for new school and gym

The San Juan School District will not participate in two Community Reinvestment Agency (CRA) projects. In a unanimous vote at the January 22 board meeting, the school board declined participation in projects that would have assisted the Bluff Dwellings project in Bluff and a proposed...