An Open House is happening tonight in Vernal for anyone interested in learning more about the new season of the Uintah Basin Youth Chamber Orchestra. The orchestra was founded in 2016 as an opportunity for local youth to take their musicianship to the next level and...
Month: October 2023
DWR Proposing Mandatory Reporting For General-Season Deer And Elk Hunts
The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources is proposing a variety of changes to big game hunting that would go into effect in 2024. Harvest surveys have been required for all limited-entry big game hunts in Utah for approximately the past 20 years. This year, mandatory...
Uintah County Man Arrested After Beating And Detaining 15-Year-Old Victim
The law caught up to a Uintah County man with statewide warrants last week when police were called after he was seen allegedly beating and holding down a 15-year-old female victim. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, 22-year-old Keagan Lee Mcdonald Knowles...
DWR Seeking Information After Bull Elk Left To Waste In Duchesne County
DWR conservation officers are seeking information after a bull elk was killed and left to waste in Duchesne County in the month of September. “The bull elk was killed in the Spring Hollow Area south of Highway 191 in Duchesne County sometime around the week of...
Work On Roosevelt City Nature Park Continues
Progress continues on the Roosevelt Nature Park project. Roosevelt City shared on Tuesday that last week, with the help of volunteers from Strata, 500 trees and shrubs were planted as part of the reclamation work in the park as well as on Cottonwood Creek Gulch. The...
USU Uintah Basin VP Named Interim VP For USU Statewide Campuses
USU Uintah Basin Vice President James Taylor has been named the interim Vice President for USU Statewide Campuses. Taylor will replace USU VP Rich Etchberger who is scheduled to retire on December 31st. “The statewide system provides an exceptional Aggie experience,”...
Unemployment Update
The Utah Department of Workforce Services reports that September’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate is estimated at 2.6%, a one-tenth of a percent increase over August. Approximately 47,500 Utahns are unemployed. The September national unemployment rate is...
Roosevelt City Website Getting New Look
On November 2nd, www.rooseveltcity.com will launch a new and improved version of itself. “The website’s new look is a reflection of our community and features the winning logo from our 2021 logo design contest, which was designed by Roosevelt Police Officer Justin...
Commission Meeting Public Hearing On Budget And Truth In Taxation
The Tuesday Uintah County Commission meeting included a public hearing on the proposed 2024 budget and a Truth In Taxation presentation regarding the intent to increase property tax revenue by $5,653,500 dollars. Clerk-Auditor Mike Wilkins presented the tentative 2024...
Connie Dale Warren
A celebration of life for Mr. Connie Dale Warren, age 76 of White Rocks, the husband of Cindy Warren, will be held Saturday November 4, 2023 at the Phillips Ashley Valley Funeral Home from 12 noon to 3:00PM. Military Honores will be held Saturday at 12 noon by the...









