Funeral Services for Kim W. Abplnalp, age 63 of Vernal, will be held Monday, September 25, 2023 at the Uintah Stake Center at 11 am with viewings held Sunday from 6-8 pm at the Blackburn Mortuary, and Monday 1 hour prior to the service at the chapel. Interment will be...
Month: September 2023
Uintah County Commission Approves Bid For Western Park Roof Project
Uintah County’s Western Park has several improvement projects coming up, including a new roof for the Western Park. The Uintah County Commission considered bids for the roof project during Tuesday’s Commission meeting. Zeke Atwood presented 3 bids to the Commission...
Successful Scare Camp/Volunteer Effort Prepares Hotel Vernal Haunt For Opening
Enthusiastic volunteers are preparing for a favorite charity event that runs the month of October. That’s right! The Hotel Vernal Haunt is getting ready to spook and terrify for charity. Organizing the actors and other volunteers started months ago. An amazing crew of...
Improvements Planned For 500 North In Uintah County
No doubt there is more traffic on 500 North in Vernal headed east to the landfill with the increase in activity at Buckskin Hills. Improvements to the road are planned but the process takes time. Vernal City obtained a grant four years ago for improvements on 500...
Carnegie Stegosaurus
In a recent article for AZ Animals, questions were posed about stegosaurus’. The answer was deduced thanks to a famous stegosaurus uncovered in Dinosaur National Monument.The Carnegie Museum of Natural History in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is home to the stegosaurus...
Waterfowl Hunt Opener Conditions At Browns Park WMA
The 2023 waterfowl hunts are getting underway and the Division of Wildlife Resources has provided condition reports on their waterfowl management areas as spring runoff has affected some areas more than others. The report for the Browns Park WMA shows that water...
Presidential Caucus Vote To Be Held At 2024 Republican Party Caucus
The Uintah County Republican Party is rallying registered Republicans to get involved in the upcoming election year. The Utah Republican Party has decided to hold a Presidential Caucus Vote at the 2024 Caucus instead of holding a traditional primary. This means local...
Brad Williamsen
Funeral services for Brad Williamsen, age 31, of Roosevelt, the husband of Daisy Medina Williamsen, will be held on Saturday, September 23, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. at the Hullinger Mortuary. There will be a visitation on Friday from 6-8 p.m. and from 10-10:45 a.m. at the...
Rod Bird Jr. On Why He Is Running For U.S. Senate
By now you’ve likely heard that Roosevelt City Mayor Rod Bird Jr. has entered the race for the U.S. Senate seat that will be open at the conclusion of Senator Mitt Romney’s term. Bird’s motivation behind his run has a lot to do with the communities and people of the...
Public Asked To Avoid Rock Creek Road To Upper Stillwater Reservoir
Campers, hunters, and the public in general are asked to avoid Rock Creek Road to Upper Stillwater Reservoir for the next month. Ashley National Forest announced this week that road work will require closures for undetermined time periods as work progresses. Rock...










