The Utah Attorney General filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against the Environmental Protection Agency’s recently released Ozone Interstate Transport Rule and elected leaders, including Congressmen John Curtis and Blake Moore, have issued a joint statement. It reads that...
Month: June 2023
Vernal City Council Approves Zions Block Max Price With BHI
Behind the scenes work on downtown Vernal revitalization continues. The Zions Block project was awarded to contractor BHI and the multi-step process to determine the cost and scope of the project is narrowing down. Vernal City Council approved the final guarantee...
Missing Indiana Teen Found In Vernal With Uintah County Man; Man Arrested
A missing Indiana teen was found in Uintah County this week at a Vernal man’s home. 23-year-old Matthew Brian Barrow was arrested on charges of Felony Kidnapping and Sexual Exploitation of a Minor on Monday. He is being held in the Uintah County Jail and is being held...
Bonnie Ann Shiner
Funeral services for Bonnie Ann Walker Shiner, age 78, of Altamont, the wife of Miles "Bike" Shiner, will be held on Saturday, June 24, 2023, at 11:00 AM, at the Moon Lake Chapel of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Viewings will be held on Friday...
Brent Evan Wilson
Graveside Services for Brent Evan Wilson, age 73 ov Vernal will be held Friday, June 23, 2023 at 2:30pm at the Manti City Cemetery, Visitation Friday morning from 9AM ~ 10AM at the Phillips Ashley Valley Funeral Home. Services under the direction of the Phillips...
Keep An Eye Out For Gang Of Service Oriented Cyclists Headed To Uintah Basin
A gang of service oriented cyclists are headed to the Uintah Basin this week as they continue a cross country adventure. The Fuller Center Bicycle Adventure has both an east coast and west coast unit, both of which are focused on repairing homes on their route as part...
Unattended Trailers Threatened As Water Levels Rise At Flaming Gorge
The Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Office is spreading the word that if you have or are planning to leave your camper or RV at a camping spot near the shoreline of Flaming Gorge, beware that water levels at the reservoir are rising and are currently over eight feet from...
Expect Travel Delays With Highway 40 Chip Seal
The Utah Department of Transportation is reminding travelers to plan ahead and be patient with delays as work continues on Highway 40. The pavement preservation project is resurfacing about 10 miles of Highway 40 in Uintah County between the turn-off to SR-88 and into...
Tree Stands Left On Ashley National Forest Have Been Identified for Removal
Change can be hard, especially when people have done things a certain way for decades or generations. As activity on Ashley National Forest increases, forest officials have had to focus on enforcing rules to keep things manageable, even though it may change the way...
Dinosaur National Monument Gets Real About Mosquitoes
Leave it to the Park Rangers of Dinosaur National Monument to see the good in all creatures, even the super annoying ones! Accompanied by a hopefully photoshopped image of three rangers being carried off by hulked out mosquitos, the Rangers have somehow pulled off the...










