New voting districts were formally approved for the San Juan County Commission and School Board positions in a January 11, 2018 ruling by Federal Judge Robert Shelby.
The ruling formalizes Shelby’s previous rulings and sets an election for all three commission seats and all five school...
Judge Lyle R. Anderson has announced his retirement from the Seventh District Court on July 1.
Anderson announced his retirement in a letter to Utah Governor Gary Herbert on January 2.
Anderson said it was a privilege and great honor to serve as a Seventh District Judge since 1993....
Shelby Seely has been removed as San Juan County Assessor after he failed to earn the required certifications for the position. Seely was no longer eligible to serve as Assessor beginning January 1.
The Blanding-area business owner was elected to a six-year term as assessor in November...
Voting districts in San Juan County have been restructured by a federal judge.
The new boundaries create voting districts that maintain a Native American majority in two of the three commission districts and three of the five school board districts.
Commission and school board elections...
Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes has appealed a ruling that dismissed charges against San Juan County Sheriff Rick Eldredge and Deputy Alan Freestone.
Seventh District Judge George Harmond dismissed the charges on November 15 after an August 25 preliminary hearing.
Harmond ruled, “The...
Dr. Bernard Grofman has submitted a final recommendation for changes in voting districts in San Juan County. The recommendation will form the basis of an anticipated December 15 ruling by Federal judge Robert Shelby. The recommendation will create three new voting districts for San...
Judge George Harmond of the Seventh District Court in Price released a ruling on November 15 in which he dismissed charges against San Juan County Sheriff Rick Eldredge and deputies Alan Freestone and Rob Wilcox.
The three top law enforcement officers in the county had been charged with...
DUST IN THE WINDby Bill Boyle
On November 15, Seventh District Judge George Harmond dismissed all charges against San Juan County Sheriff Rick Eldredge and his two top deputies, Alan Freestone and Rob Wilcox (see our page 1 story).
The top three law enforcement officials in the county...
Federal Judge Robert Shelby and "Special Master" Dr. Bernard Grofman were involved in public hearing on November 16 regarding the proposed new boundaries for Commission and School Board districts.
More than 120 people attended the hearing in Monticello, with 16 people making public...
Preliminary conceptual plans have been released for new boundaries for the voting districts that are used to select members of the San Juan County Commission and the San Juan School Board.
The boundaries are being redrawn after a lawsuit was filed by the Navajo Nation which argues that...
