A Vernal woman has been sentenced 25 years to life in prison for the 2019 death of her young step-daughter. 25-year-old Mckenley Yadon (also known as Mckenley Stout) was arrested and booked into the Uintah County Jail on May 23rd, 2019 for First Degree Felony Aggravated Murder and Second Degree Felony Child Abuse in connection with the death of 3-year-old Arianna Stout on March 14th, 2019. Court documents paint a chilling account of the events that resulted in the young girl’s death.
It was a devastating week for two Vernal families after suffering unrelated house fires a day apart on December 3rd and 4th. According to Uintah County Fire Marshal Jeremy Raymond, the first one took place December 3rd in the early morning at about 12:30am in the Painted Hills area.
Uintah School District released information to changes to the grab and go meals program. Effective Monday, December 14th, Uintah High School, Uintah Middle School, and Vernal Middle School will no longer be locations to pick up grab-n-go meals because of consistently low levels of participation.
National Influenza Vaccination Week has wrapped up but it's not too late to get the flu shot for you or your loved ones. Uintah Basin Healthcare shares that the typical flu season runs October through May and a yearly flu vaccine is recommended for everyone 6 months old and older in order to protect against the flu.
Uintah County Library is holding a Virtual Family Christmas Tree Decorating contest. Trees can be entered in one of three categories: Traditional, Themed or Crafted. A traditional tree is decorated in typical Christmas colors with no real theme or concept.
Rio Grande Pacific Senior Vice President Mark Hemphill and 7 County Infrastructure Coalition Executive Director Mike McKee visited the Newstalk KVEL AM 920 studio on Thursday to discuss the progress of the Uinta Basin Railway ahead of the final public meeting.
During the Christmas season it is often traditional to decorate the home with opulent holiday decorations. The Utah Department of Public Safety has some tips to make sure that the holiday stays safe. Christmas trees are a signature decoration and though Christmas tree fires are not common they are dangerous as 1 in every 45 reported home Christmas tree fires resulted in death.
Trees for Charity is a great community event that benefits so many. From the chance for the public to see these beautiful trees to the money that they raise for causes it is such a great way to start Christmas. Sometimes in the busyness we don’t get a chance to know the stories behind the trees.
An arrest has been made in a homicide that took place on Monday in Moffat County. According to the Moffat County Sheriff’s Office, the Sheriff’s Office was advised on the evening of November 30th of a deceased male found in a remote area of northwest Moffat County about 2.75 miles from the Utah/Colorado border.
TriCounty Health Department will be hosting public meetings as they develop a system for enforcing new legislated rules in the beauty industry. TriCounty’s Environmental Health Scientist Daniel Koons provided the details during a Give’m Health interview on 105.5 Eagle Country explaining that the state legislature asked the state health board to develop rules to ensure public health for services including barber shops, hair salons, estheticians, electrologists, nail salons, and beauty schools.