Every year an impressive lineup of local high school seniors are selected as their school’s Sterling Scholars and every year these youth show that the future is in capable hands. Union High School recognized their 16 Sterling Scholars during the Duchesne County School...
It’s not actually a new practice but the concept of avalanche control exercises is new to many in the Uintah Basin as controlled explosions were set off on Tuesday morning in Daniel’s Canyon, temporarily closing Highway 40. UDOT is who conducts the exercises while UHP...
The application period for hunting big game opens this month. This has been a change from previous years which opened big game hunt applications in January. Moving forward it will stay with March and April so hunters are able to see the proposed permit numbers before...
After a whirlwind 7 weeks, the Utah 2023 Legislative Session is over and lawmakers are left to catch their breath. Representative Scott Chew shared some highlights from the session with Evans Family Media. First, Chew emphasized his and others ongoing efforts to...
TriCounty Health’s Give’m Health message this week is on the proper disposal and purchase of e-cigarettes. New member of the health department team, Ben Muffler, visited the Evans Family Media studios this week and invited all to register for a virtual training being...
It won’t come as much surprise but Americans are using more energy than ever before. Yankton Johnson, CEO for Moon Lake Electric, presented to the Vernal Chamber and Vernal Rotary Club on Tuesday sharing uncomfortable facts for what is to come if net zero goals...
Roosevelt City Fire presented their 2022 statistics at the Roosevelt City Council meeting this month. In 2022, Roosevelt Fire responded to 139 calls; 7 were vehicle fires, 41 were wildland fires, 22 were hazmat fires, 17 were structure fires, 5 were extrication calls,...
A special training event is happening next month in memory of a well respected and missed member of the law enforcement community. The 1st Annual Andrew Cox K9 Memorial Seminar is happening April 26th through the 28th in Roosevelt and Vernal. At 47-years-old, Andrew...
Melting snow is a good sign for anyone interested in local air quality. “We are already seeing a lot of surface exposure,” explains Dr. Lyman, Executive Director of the USU Bingham Research Center. “In other words, some of the land surface in the Basin is now...
While winter might be putting up a fight, spring is forcing its way through. Dinosaur National Monument has pointed out a hopeful omen that spring is around the corner. Always encouraging Dark Sky activities, the Monument shared that the dwarf planet named Ceres can...