If you love patriotic music and events honoring service members, there is a celebration concert Saturday night you won’t want to miss! Newstalk 104.5 FM and AM 920 KVEL is celebrating 75 years of serving the Uintah Basin by hosting an epic patriotic concert at the...
Month: September 2022
Uintah High School Football Update
The Uintah High Football team traveled to Payson last Friday. Three early miscues by the Utes spotted the Lions with 21 early points which was the difference in the game as the Utes then outscored the Lions 26-22 after that in the 43-26 loss. Jaron Colton caught three...
Vernal Teen’s Utah State Flag Design In Top 20 Flags Being Considered
A Vernal teen’s design of the Utah state flag is a semi-finalist under consideration as part of the ‘More Than A Flag’ initiative. Angelina Nading was attending her first Local Officials Day at the state Capitol as a member of the Vernal Youth City Council last...
Local Museum Curator Speaking in Paleontology Seminar Series
ReBecca Hunt-Foster, the paleontologist and museum curator for Dinosaur National Monument, will be speaking at the Fossil Freestyle - Paleontology Seminar which is a pretty big deal. The series was developed at Misericordia University to make paleontology more...
Work Pays Off For Local Youth At Utah State Fair
The time and hard work of three Vernal youth paid off over the weekend at the Utah State Fair. Stetson Rothlisberger, Rigden Horrocks, and Josie Wilkins each entered their steer in the biggest fair in the state and came out on top. Stetson Rothlisberger was Grand...
Vernal Regional Airport Emergency Exercise A Valuable Training Opportunity
Being totally prepared in an emergency isn’t often possible but that doesn’t stop local professionals from training as best they can. For example, a mock airplane crash held last week at the Vernal Regional Airport provided valuable experience for local law...
No Injuries In Uintah County House Fire; Locals Gathering Donations For Family
Thankfully there were no injuries in a tragic house fire on Saturday in Uintah County but the home and multiple vehicles were a total loss. According to Uintah County Fire Marshal Jeremy Raymond, Vernal Fire was paged at 1:33pm to a residential home on fire on 500...
New Trial Scheduled For Duchesne County Nurse In 2016 Death Of Inmate
A new trial has been scheduled for the nurse who was charged with negligent homicide in the death of an inmate. Duchesne County Jail nurse, Jana Clyde, was charged with negligent homicide in the 2016 death of 21-year-old inmate Madison Jensen and the case went before...
Employment Update
The Department of Workforce Services has released the latest employment data which shows Utah’s economic status remaining steady. Utah’s current job count stands at 1,673,200. The employment count in Daggett County is 488 which is down from 513 one year ago. The...
Where To See And Hear Unique Migratory Birds, The Sandhill Cranes
Bird watching may not be for everyone but there’s a unique bird found in the Uintah Basin that is worth making an exception for. "Sandhill cranes flock to the Uintah Basin during migration and are very easy to spot in the fields," shares DWR Northeastern Region...