How shocked would you be to see a black bear in your yard or on your street? Well a group of residents in Naples along 4500 South can tell you after a bear popped in for a stroll on Friday. The Division of Wildlife Resources responded and were able to tranquilize the...
Month: May 2023
Karlton Lund
Funeral services for Karlton E. Lund, age 81, of Duchesne, the husband of Kathie Lund, will be held on Wednesday, May 10th at 12:00 noon at the Duchesne Stake Center. A viewing will be held that morning from 10:00 to 11:45. Burial in the Duchesne City Cemetery under...
Uintah County Republican Party Holds Organizing Convention
The Uintah County Republican Party 2023 organizing convention was held on Thursday evening. Retiring Chairman Brian Gorum gave an emotional presentation encouraging party members to get involved in fighting against the degradation of party values, attacks on the...
What Are Community Standards? Does ‘Drag Story Hour’ Violate Them?
What are Community Standards and how are Community Standards governed? Court rulings regarding Community Standards do exist and generally determine whether an act resides with or against the average person’s moral judgment on decency within a community. The topic of...
End Of Year Banquet Celebrates Service In Uintah School District
Uintah School District celebrated employees and their service at their end of the year banquet Thursday evening at the Uintah Conference Center. Retirees were recognized and those with over 20 years of service included Shary Hill, Kaleen Millecam, Alisa Thacker, and...
Employment Update
Utah’s nonfarm payroll employment for March 2023 increased an estimated 2.7% across the past 12 months, with the state’s economy adding a cumulative 44,100 jobs since March 2022. Utah employment currently stands at 1,705,400. Daggett County employment reported at 332....
Ute Tribe Again Files Lawsuit Over Water Rights Against Tridell Landowner
The Ute Indian Tribe has again filed a federal lawsuit against a Tridell farmer over water rights. In 2015, the Ute Indian Tribe brought a suit before the Ute Tribal Court against Greg McKee, a non-tribal member who the Tribe alleged was unlawfully using water from...
Great American Horse Ride This Weekend In Moffat County
Crowds gather every year to literally feel the majesty of stampeding horses in western Colorado as part of the Great American Horse Drive taking place this weekend. The unbelievable event is put on each year by Sombrero Ranches where cowboys and cowgirls work for a...
Youth Conservation Corps Returning To USU Uintah Basin Vernal Campus
A program for 17- and 18-year-old high school students has returned to the USU Uintah Basin Vernal Campus and the application deadline has been extended for interested candidates. The Utah Conservation Corps has partnered with USU Uintah Basin to re-launch the Youth...
Partnership Between Local Libraries A Mutually Beneficial Venture
Daniel Mauchley, the director of the Duchesne County Library System, recently reported on the opening of the new Roosevelt Branch Library. The move upgraded services from a 4,300-square-foot building to a 16,700-square-foot library on one level that increased their...










