Uintah High School initiated a brief ‘shelter in place’ as a precautionary measure on Wednesday while law enforcement investigated a possible threat. According to the Uintah County Sheriff’s Office, on March 6th, “law enforcement received information that a juvenile...
Month: March 2024
Republican Presidential Preference Poll Results
The Republican Party’s statewide Presidential Preference Poll revealed that Utah Republicans support Donald Trump as the 2024 party nominee. Results from Daggett, Duchesne, and Uintah County, as well as most counties throughout the state, reflected a strong majority...
Employment Update
Utah’s nonfarm payroll employment for January 2024 increased an estimated 1.9 percent over the last year, with the state’s economy adding a cumulative 32,100 jobs since January 2023. The state’s current job count stands at 1,720,900. Employment in Daggett County is...
Uintah County Tourism Launches “Play Like a Local” Campaign
Uintah County’s ‘Play Like A Local’ campaign launches today with videos and social media featuring 8 faces to represent the fun that can be had in Dinosaurland. Uintah County Tourism and Events Director Lesha Coltharp got the ball rolling on the campaign about a year...
Additional Open Houses Planned For Ashley National Forest New Forest Plan
The Ashley National Forest has decided to host two additional open house meetings about the recently completed Revised Forest Plan. “The meetings are in connection with the January 26th record of decision for the Ashley National Forest’s final revised land management...
Help Needed In Finding Missing/Runaway Teen
The Uintah County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public to keep an eye out for a missing/runaway juvenile. 16-year-old Ashbey Eckinger was last seen on February 27th at approximately 8:30pm in Jensen. She was discovered missing early in the morning of February 28th....
Legislative Review From Senator Ron Winterton
The Utah Legislative Session has concluded passing in total 591 bills. Senator RonWinterton provided a quick review on Monday of the final week of the session, sharingthat he enjoyed a visit from the students of White House Academy as well as othercommunity members...
UHSMTA Praise Uintah Theatre’s ‘Something Rotten!’
The judges have weighed in on Uintah Theatre’s production of ‘Something Rotten!’ andfive of the performers have received nominations to be considered for Top Ten StateRecognition. The Utah High School Musical Theatre Awards judges attended theSaturday night...
USU President Holds Listening Sessions In Vernal And Roosevelt
Utah State University President Elizabeth Cantwell visited the Uintah Basin recently andheld listening sessions with several groups on the USU Uintah Basin campus. One of thethings focused on was gathering information to help guide USU into the future as aland-grant...
End Of Uintah Basin Ozone Season
The experts at the USU Bingham Research Center shared some great news on Tuesday.They announced what they feel confident calling the end of the winter ozone season andone in which there were no ozone exceedances. “Not enough snow fell over the weekendto create much...










