Month: March 2022

It’s been ten amazing years of the Vernal Gun & Knife Show and this year is set to be bigger and better than ever. From the beginning, the event’s proceeds have been used to fund upgrades to Buckskin Hills shooting range, starting with small projects such as providing specialty targets and concrete benches.

Seasonal trail camera restrictions will remain. The passing of HB295 during the 2021 Utah legislative session instructed the Utah Wildlife Board to make rules to govern the use of trail cameras in hunting.

The Uintah County Library is a haven and learning center for many people but perhaps most especially for local teens. Something the library is offering for youth ages 15 to 23 is an Adulting 101 Life Skills Class.

The 13-year-old missing Roosevelt girl was located at 3:39pm on March 10th in Cheyenne, Wyoming. The juvenile was found by the Cheyenne City Police Department in the back of a white bobtail semi truck being driven by Chris Evans, 25, of Florida.

The search continues for a Roosevelt girl, missing since Tuesday morning. The National Center For Missing & Exploited Children have joined the cause of helping find 13-year-old Rylie Secrest. Rylie is 5 foot 3 inches tall and 120 pounds with red hair and hazel eyes.

The people behind the scenes of the Ashley National Forest are exploring new ways to keep the public up to date on their happenings and a newsletter has been added to their offerings. In the newsletter’s first edition, Forest Supervisor Susan Eickhoff shares that the passing of the Great American Outdoors Act and other initiatives means the Forest is working to improve aged facilities.

The current list of candidates for the 2022 county elections include the following:

Showing appreciation for teachers can take many forms. One that could mean a lot to the amazing teacher in your life is taking the time to nominate them for the 2022 Uintah Schools Foundation Showalter Endowment’s Excellence In Teaching Award.

The Uintah Basin can shake off the winter blues this weekend with some bull riding madness. The annual PRCA Marvelous Xtreme Bull Madness is happening Friday and Saturday at the Western Park Arena and once again is presented by The Colby Lofthouse Memorial Scholarship.