There have been reports of people seeing the northern lights (also known as aurora borealis) throughout Northern Utah, including in northeastern Utah! Many pictures have been shared online, including stunning images taken from Flaming Gorge. NASA ambassador Patrick...
Month: March 2023
Uintah Special Service District 1 Recreation Report
SSD1 Director Cheryl Meier presented at the Vernal Chamber luncheon last week and provided an update on Recreation projects anticipated this year. The rec center pool of course requires a lot of focus. The Wibit is set up the 1st Saturday of every month and there are...
EVOLVE Presents On Development Projects Coming To Downtown Vernal
The efforts of Vernal City and the Vernal Downtown Alliance are already paying off as an outside investor will soon be breaking ground on two high end mixed use buildings downtown. EVOLVE Real Estate & Management made a presentation to the Vernal Downtown Alliance...
Uintah County Woman Identified As Victim In Fatal Crash
A Uintah County woman was identified as one of two people killed in a car crash on Saturday. KSL reports that Unified Police identified 20-year-old Victoria Keanea Thompson of Whiterocks as one of the victims. Little more has been shared about the circumstances of the...
Hospice Volunteers Requested
A very unique volunteer experience is now available in the Uintah Basin. Volunteers are needed to help with hospice patients and their families. “Family sometimes do not want to leave their loved ones when the time is becoming so precious to be with them,” shares...
So You Bought Some Sandbags…Now What?
At this point we’ve all heard to get sandbags in case of spring flooding so here’s some tips from Uintah County Emergency Preparedness when it comes to using sandbags. When filling your sandbags, make sure to only fill them about 2/3 full. When stacking sandbags, use...
Craig Ranchers Upset And Push Back On Wolf Reintroduction
Proposition 114 is a Colorado law that passed in 2020 that mandates that the state reintroduce gray wolves west of the Continental Divide by the end of 2023. A meeting was held in Craig last Wednesday hosted by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in which public...
Investigation Reveals Cause Of Fire That Destroyed Two Roosevelt Businesses
The investigation into the cause of the commercial fire that destroyed two Roosevelt businesses on Friday has found no sign of foul play in the tragedy. Assistant Roosevelt Fire Chief Nathan Goodrich shares that the fire call came in at 3:57am on March 24th and 9...
Sweetwater County Family Lucky To Be Alive After Carbon Monoxide Scare
A Sweetwater County family in Wyoming is lucky to be alive after a serious scare with a Carbon Monoxide leak. The Eastman family of five was at home in the early morning hours when Matt Eastman witnessed his wife and 8-year-old collapse. He called emergency services...
Life Size Replica Of The Tabernacle Of The Old Testament Coming To Roosevelt
What started as a giant object lesson 8 years ago in California has turned into a traveling exhibit that will be making a stop in Roosevelt this spring and all are invited to see it for themselves. The traveling exhibit is a historically accurate life-size replica of...