Author and speaker Nicholas Townsend Smith was all over Vernal yesterday, busy recruiting for his League of Giants. During one of his book readings at the Uintah County Library on Thursday evening he described a time in his life when he was feeling especially small as...
Month: January 2023
Local Response To HB 215 Concerning Teacher Salaries And Student Funding
Duchesne County School Board and Administration have distributed a letter in response to House Bill 215 ‘Funding for Teacher Salaries and Optional Education Opportunities’. The bill proposes giving parents public education money for private school or home school while...
Give’m Health: Children With Special Healthcare Needs
TriCounty Health’s Give’m Health topic this week is the Children With Special Healthcare Needs or CSHCN services offered. TriCounty Health Care Coordinator Ericka Wall visited the Evans Family Media studios on Tuesday and shared what the program is all about. Ericka...
Catch The ‘Ugliest Fish In The West’ At The Burbot Bash This Weekend
The Burbot Bash Ice Fishing Derby at Flaming Gorge doubles as a way to discuss an unwelcome invader while having a whole lot of fun. Called the ‘Ugliest Fish in the West’, the burbot is a freshwater cod with a serpentine-like body native to waters in the east that has...
Uintah Basin Healthcare Tips On Preventing RSV And Other Illness
Instances of RSV and other respiratory illnesses have been through the roof around the state and Uintah Basin Healthcare has issued the following tips as prevention is key: Make sure vaccinations are up to date. Cover your coughs and sneezes with a tissue or your...
Meet ‘The Giants and the Smalls’ Author On His Mission To Inspire Greatness
Whether you are 1, 100, or somewhere in between, you are invited to join the League of Giants! An author whose mission is to share Growth Mindset principles is making stops all throughout the Vernal area today and tomorrow with readings and discussion of his book ‘The...
Sheriff’s Office Requests Public’s Help Identifying Person Of Interest
Duchesne County Sheriff’s Office deputies are asking for the public's assistance in identifying a person of interest caught on video. Pictures were obtained of a man in a green camouflage coat at Al's Foodtown in Duchesne on January 4th at approximately 6:53 p.m. The...
Unemployment Update
The Utah Department of Workforce Services has provided updated unemployment numbers by County. Daggett County unemployment remained at 4.1%. Duchesne County unemployment ticked up from 2.9 to 3%. Uintah County stayed the same from the month before at 3.3%...
Congressman John Curtis Continues To Lead Conservative Climate Caucus
Congressman John Curtis will continue to Chair a Committee that acknowledges climate change but with a completely different approach from the mainstream as to finding solutions. Curtis was key to forming the Conservative Climate Caucus in June 2021 and this week’s...
Possibility Vernal Airport Will Add Salt Lake City Route With New Contract
Vernal Airport Director Ken Campbell addressed the Uintah County Commission during their Monday Commission meeting sharing exciting prospects for future air service. The airport’s contract with SkyWest was up in December and Campbell explained that SkyWest has bid on...