Downtown Vernal City continues to get a facelift. Vernal City Manager Quinn Bennion reports that there has been an excellent response on the facade grant program with 46 applications coming in over a 2 year period. This is considered an amazing response and the...
Month: September 2023
DWR Officers Highlight the Most Common Wildlife Violations in Utah
Officers with the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources want the public to be aware of the most common violations they are seeing so they can avoid them and really enjoy their adventures. In fishing, be sure to have a current fishing license and read the fishing...
UBTech Holding Fall Fire School
Are you interested in learning more about being a wildland firefighter or assisting in the effort? Local agencies, including staff from Dinosaur National Monument, are partnering with UBTech to provide a Fall Fire School to community members. In only 6 weeks on...
Sheriff’s Office Releases Identities In Duchesne County Murder Investigation
The Duchesne County Sheriff’s Office has released new details on a tragic crime reported last week. In their updated press release, the Sheriff’s Office shares that on September 21st, 2023, deputies responded to the Arcadia area of Duchesne County in response to Brent...
Virginia Man And Border Collie Bett Winners Of Meeker Classic
Meeker, Colorado is on the map every fall for professional dog handlers from around the world who compete at or tune into the Annual Meeker Sheepdog Classic. The 5-day event is a sanctioned championship trials of sheepdog herding competition for a purse that totaled...
Locals Presented With Inspirational Women Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards
Entrepreneurs abound in the Uintah Basin and add so much to local communities. An event held this week was all about celebrating some special locals working hard to make their dreams come true. Wednesday night, the Vernal Innovation Hub and the Women Business Center...
Local Service Providers Give The Gift Of Family Dinner And Fun At Fall Carnival
Local service providers, including DCFS and Northeastern Counseling, provided the food and fun last night for families at the 5th annual Fall Carnival at the Colton Pavilion. Booths, blasting karaoke, a fire engine, and plenty of food trucks filled the parking lot,...
Utah Attorney General Sends Letter to Ensure Local Input
Utah’s Attorney General, Sean D. Reyes, is supporting local governments by joining several states in opposing the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s proposed rule change to expand the federal government’s authority to designate land as endangered species habitat without...
Uintah County Library Hosting Halloween Party for Adults
Most of the time when you think of Halloween you think only of kids and trick or treating. Well, Uintah County Library also thinks about fun for the adults! The Library will be having a Halloween Town Party for those 18 and older. As they put it, “We'll have a tiny...
Duchesne County Man Arrested After Calling Police To Report He Killed His Wife
The Duchesne County Sheriff’s Office reports that their deputies responded to a 911 call in the Arcadia area of Duchesne County early Thursday morning. “The caller stated he had killed his wife. Deputies arrived on scene and took the caller into custody. A deceased...










