At a recent media event, the Utah Department of Public Safety announced how things are going with the Zero Fatalities program. So far, in 2023, there have been 180 lives lost on Utah’s roads with 82 of the fatalities occurring during summer months. The 100 Deadliest...
Month: September 2023
Ashley National Forest Announces Shaded Fuel Break Project to Begin
As part of the Vernal Municipal Watershed Restoration Project, the Ashley National Forest will start work along the Red Cloud Loop Road. The Shaded Fuel Break Project will create a fuel break 300 feet in depth along the west side of the Red Cloud Loop Road from the...
DWR Labor Day Weekend Report
As always, the DWR stays busy inspecting and decontaminating watercraft to prevent the spread of invasive quagga mussels. During the 2023 Labor Day weekend, 4,299 inspections were performed, and 133 boats were decontaminated. The Utah Lake dip tank has been very...
Get Healthy Utah Redesignated Vernal as a Healthy Utah Community
Get Healthy Utah and the Utah League of Cities and Towns announced cities this week that have been redesignated as Healthy Utah Communities and Vernal is one of them. “The Healthy Utah Community program recognizes cities and towns that are promoting policies and...
Alberto Silva
Funeral services for Alberto Apresa Silva, age 76, of Myton, the husband of Belen Silva, will be held on Monday, September 11, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. at the Myton Community Building. There will be a viewing on Sunday 5-7 p.m. at the Hullinger Mortuary and on Monday from...
RaNae Labrum
Funeral services for RaNae Labrum, age 86 of Vernal, will be held September 9, 2023 at 12:00 noon in the Vernal 9th Ward Chapel. Viewings will be held at the Blackburn Mortuary on Friday September 8th from 6:00-8:00 pm and at the chapel on Saturday morning...
Domanic Charles Cole
Funeral services for Domanic Cole, age 15 of Roosevelt, the son of Charles Cole and Shalena Allen, will be held on Saturday, September 9, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. at the Roosevelt Stake Center of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. There will be a visitation...
Rena Dawn McMickell Lopez
Funeral Services for Rena McMickell Lopez, age 60 of Vernal, will be conducted Friday, September 8, 2023 at 11 AM at the Blackburn Vernal Mortuary. Viewings will be Thursday 6-8 PM and Friday 1 hour prior burial in the Maeser Fairview Cemetery. Services under the...
Vernal Rotary Honors Michael Goddard with Paul Harris Award
H On June 9, 2023 Michael Goddard was presented with a Paul Harris Award for hisservice in the Vernal Rotary Club by member Cheri McCurdy. This award isRotary’s way of honoring those who provide a high level of service and/ormonetary donations to Rotary. This is his...
Search And Rescue Helicopter Finds Man Missing In Daggett County
An amazing volunteer effort turned out on Labor Day to assist with a search and rescue effort for a man who had been reported missing in Daggett County. Family shared that on September 1st, the man headed for the mountains to break down his summer camp but...










