The Duchesne County Sheriff’s Office is calling out their own for the great work in getting drugs off the streets of Duchesne County. On Wednesday, the Sheriff’s Office shared that Deputy Derrick Kearney made a drug arrest over the weekend and thanked him for his...
Month: May 2023
Funding For Blue Ribbon Fisheries Program Will Benefit Northeastern Utah
Funding awarded through the Blue Ribbon Fisheries program will be used for improvements to many waterbodies in the state, including within the Uintah Basin. The program recently allocated over $450,000 dollars to be used toward 17 projects. One of the projects will...
TriCounty Health Shares Alternate Entrance During 500 East Construction
A Vernal City project happening on 500 East is limiting access to several businesses along that street. TriCounty Health is asking those coming to the health department’s main entrance on 500 East to please instead use the Uintah County Safety Complex entrance on...
Still Time To Share Memories Of Kids Canal To Document History
People of all ages have memories of walks and water play at Kids Canal and there is still time to participate in an effort to preserve those memories. The Uintah Heritage Museum has been collecting stories, pictures, and even artwork of Kids Canal since last fall. At...
Union Cougars Track And Field Breaks Five School Records Over Weekend
There are many impressive high school athletes in the Uintah Basin and among those shining bright are the Union Cougar Track and Field team who had a banner weekend competing at the BYU Invitational. Over 50 1A to 3A schools were competing and they took 2nd overall...
Uintah Basin Healthcare Provides Update On Data Incident
Uintah Basin Healthcare provided an update Wednesday on an incident that took place last year. As they previously reported, Uintah Basin Healthcare became aware of unusual activity on their network on November 7th, 2022. They immediately secured the environment and...
Showalter Motor Company Building On 100 East Demolitioned
“Change is the only constant in life.” These were the words of Matt Showalter in 2019 when announcing that after 83 years in the automotive industry, the Showalter family had a buyer and Showalter Ford was becoming Heritage Ford. Showalter Ford was the oldest...
Coltharp Recipient Of Quarterly Outstanding Public Service Award
The Public Relations Committee of the Vernal Area Chamber of Commerce recognized their latest recipient of the Outstanding Public Service Award during Tuesday’s Chamber luncheon. Uintah County’s Executive Director of Travel and Tourism Lesha Coltharp expressed her...
Aquatic Invasive Species Open House In Daggett County Tomorrow
If you have an interest in Flaming Gorge Reservoir then you’ll want to attend an open house tomorrow in Daggett County ahead of the boating season. DWR Conservation Outreach Manager Tonya Kieffer-Selby visited the Evans Family Media studios this week to share details...
Give’m Health: Hepatitis Awareness Month
It is Hepatitis Awareness Month and TriCounty Health has a message for the public. Cyndie Mattinson visited the Evans Family Media studios with information everyone should note. There are several different viruses that can cause hepatitis; the most common types of...










