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Woman Arrested Gave THC Vape Pen To Teen To Hide From Officer
A traffic stop on February 8th ended in arrest after the driver gave a teenage passenger a THC vape pen to hold so she wouldn’t get in trouble for it. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, the driver was speeding and observed to have expired registration...

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Find all the accurate information you need about local news and events from one convenient, trustworthy source

Woman Arrested Gave THC Vape Pen To Teen To Hide From Officer
A traffic stop on February 8th ended in arrest after the driver gave a teenage passenger a THC vape pen to hold so she wouldn’t get in trouble for it. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, the driver was speeding and observed to have expired registration...
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Community Welcome To Free Freshly Caught Lake Trout During Mack Attack
If you’d like some freshly caught lake trout without putting in the work, the perfect opportunity is happening this weekend. Wyoming Game and Fish will be collecting lake trout donations from the Mack Attack fishing derby participants and will be giving them to anyone...
DWR: Please Report Any Groups of 5 Or More Dead Birds, Avian Influenza Virus
The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources has confirmed that highly pathogenic avian influenza has been spreading in wild birds in Utah since November 2024. The current outbreak has been ongoing in the U.S. since 2022, but typically spreads more during the spring and...
Obituaries
Gwen Sprouse
Funeral services for Gwen Case Sprouse, age 97 of Roosevelt, will be held Saturday, February 15, 2025 at 11:00 a.m. at the Roosevelt LDS 2nd Ward Chapel, 250 W. 200 N. Friends and family can call at the chapel at 10:00 a.m. prior to services.Interment will be at...
Ronald “Ron” Glen Horrocks
Funeral Services for Ronald "Ronnie" Glen Horrocks, age 63 of Lapoint, will be held Saturday, February 8, 2025 at 12 noon at the Lapoint LDS Chapel. Viewings will be held Friday, from 6-8 PM at the Blackburn Vernal Mortuary, and 1 hr prior at the Chapel. Burial will...
Joan J. Lucero
Funeral services for Joan Joyce Lucero, age 84, of Whiterocks, will be held on Saturday, February 8, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. at the Whiterocks Community Building. There will be a wake after 3:00 p.m. on Friday at the community building. Burial will be in the John Harmes...
Charles J Sowsonicut
Funeral services for Charles Sowsonicut, age 57 of Ft. Duchesne, will be held on Friday, February 7, 2025th, at 10:00 a.m. at the Ft. Duchesne Community Building. There will be a wake after 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, at the community building. Following the services,...
Dennis Jones
Funeral services for Dennis Jones, age 82 of Tabiona, the husband of Flora Wooley Johes, will be held on Tuesday, February 11, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. at the Tabiona Chapel of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. There will be a viewing at the church on...
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Community Spotlight
Congratulations to Eagle View Elementary art specialist Madison Young and Vernal Middle School art teacher Necia Collotzi as the Utah Arts Education Association has chosen Young as its Elementary Art Educator of the Year and Collotzi as its Middle School Art Education of the Year. Young and Collotzi will be honored and presented with their awards during the association’s annual state conference in Orem on February 7th.






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Obituaries
Nobody likes to think about death, but unfortunately, it is a part of life. At some point, we all have to say goodbye to the people we love. Our listing of local obituaries will help you remember and honor the member’s of our community who are no longer with us.
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Local Sports
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