Tuesday was a very exciting day for the Thompsen House of Hope and all who support addiction recovery in the Uintah Basin. A groundbreaking ceremony was held for a new transitional housing location next to the Thompsen House of Hope Recovery Residence. The...
TriCounty Health Department is encouraging the community to consider a very important aspect to their health: Sleep. The recommended daily amounts of sleep each day is 12 to 16 hours for infants, 11 to 14 hours for toddlers, 10 to 13 hours for preschool age kids, 9 to...
Foster families are needed in northeastern Utah and an event is coming up to help the kids who are or will be in the foster system. “If you have a desire to help kids, we want you. There’s not a specific kind of parent we are looking for,” shares local foster mom...
Promoting literacy is among the pillars of the many ways the Vernal Rotary Club supports the community and they have found a new way of doing just that. The Rotary Club’s Literacy Committee presented Davis Elementary with a check for $2,300 dollars to purchase books...
The Department of Transportation has rejected an application from SkyWest Airlines to continue service at the Vernal Regional Airport which means a change in service will come later this year. A press release issued on Tuesday and shared on the Vernal City website...
The spring burn window is still open and the Uintah County Fire Marshal has a message for the public. “We encourage residents to clean up their properties and be proactive when it comes to mitigating fire hazards around your home,” shares Fire Marshal Jeremy Raymond....
Mother Nature is making life interesting throughout the region, most recently, in western Colorado. A mudslide has covered Routt County Road 129 near Fetcher Ranch while National Weather Service issued a Flood Warning for Moffat and Routt County for Elkhead Creek. The...
The statewide shed antler hunting closure has officially been lifted. The Division of Wildlife Resources announced the statewide emergency closure to shed antler hunting on February 7th on both private and public lands. The reason was that big game animals were...
Vernal is included on a top 10 list of places to see UFOs in the United States and it is exactly what you think it is. KnowInsiders.com provides descriptions of each of the fun and often quirky towns, including Roswell, New Mexico and Marfa Lights, Texas but there is...
Remember the Maine Park in Uintah County is quite soggy these days and the Uintah County Road Department has been busy mitigating flooding risks around the County, including lining areas on Ashley Creek with rock. These and similar efforts are happening all over the...