2019 in review: A sea change in San Juan County governance

A federal judge’s ruling and the “historical” election that followed has turned politics there topsy-turvy

• Last February, I asked “Who’s the Boss in Utah’s Bears Ears Country?” The following six-part essay is an attempt to partially answer that question after a year of watching events unfold there.

The election of Kenneth Maryboy and Willie Grayeyes to the San Juan County Commission sparked an interest in the way the county is run. (Bill Keshlear)