Utah Division of Wildlife Resources officers are getting serious about hunters getting educated before heading out. One common mistake they often see is someone killing wildlife without a valid permit or fishing on an expired license. This occurs when people neglect...
Month: September 2023
Roosevelt Mayor Announces Run For Romney’s U.S. Senate Seat
The Roosevelt City Mayor has joined the race for Mitt Romney’s U.S. Senate seat. Rod Bird Jr. made the announcement on Monday just 6 days after Romney’s announcement that he will not seek reelection. Bird kicked off his campaign with a website that explains who he is...
Employment Update From Department Of Workforce Services
The Department of Workforce Services reports that Utah’s nonfarm payroll employmentfor August 2023 increased an estimated 2.5% over the last year, with the state’s economyadding a cumulative 41,400 jobs since August 2022. Utah’s current job count stands at1,725,100....
Former Green River URA Director Pleads Not Guilty to Felony Theft
It was disappointing for many in the region when it was announced in the spring thatFlaming Gorge Days in Green River, Wyoming had been canceled due to mismanagedfunds. The former Green River Main Street/Urban Renewal Agency Administrator waseventually charged for...
GeekWire Publisher’s Worst Butt-Dial Experience At Dinosaur National Monument
Thousands of people have magical experiences at Dinosaur National Monument eachyear, including rafting trips down the Yampa and Green Rivers. John Cook, co-founderand publisher of national tech news site GeekWire, added to the list of those experiencesin an article...
Pediatric Research Site Network Act Introduced by Representative John Curtis
Recently, Representative John Curtis introduced new legislation called the PediatricResearch Site Network Act aimed at closing the gaps within pediatric clinical trials.Curtis explains that “the efficacy of pediatric clinical drug development strategiescontinues to be...
Crash at Eagle View Elementary
A crash on school property did not affect the school schedule at Eagle ViewElementary last week. On Thursday evening, a crash on Highway 40 damaged the fencealong the south side of the Eagle View school property. A vehicle involved in the crashended up on the school...
Smoke Column Visible In Uintah Basin From Lighthouse Fire
On Saturday, the Lighthouse Fire that started in Emery County on August 16th sawincreased fire activity, producing smoke that was visible in the Uintah Basin. Utah FireInfo reported over the weekend that the LighthouseFire is 30 percent contained with nochange in...
Ute football team drops a game to Mountain View
The Ute boys football team traveled to Orem last Friday to take on the Mountain View Bruins. Jaron Colton and Dace O’Bagy each had scoring runs in the first half to take the early lead, but that was all the scoring the Utes could muster as the Bruins went on for the...
Ute golf teams hosts region meet
The Ute boys golf team hosted the Region meet last Wednesday. Eastyn Ewell fired a 71 to lead the Utes to a consistent third place finish in the region










