An opportunity has been announced to support Sgt. Chad Watt and his family while he isrecovering in the hospital after being shot multiple times while on duty last month. Thenewly formed civic group “Vernal Strong” has joined forces with Uintah Special ServiceDistrict...
Congratulations are in order for a Union High School student who won big at the stateInvestNest competition. InvestNest is a Shark Tank meets American Idol competition forhigh school students who participate with CAP Studies. Union High School’s KysonPowell won 1st...
A man fleeing from police after striking and killing a Santaquin police officer on Sundaymorning was apprehended in the Vernal area. This took place after a pursuit ended withthe suspect, 41-year-old Michael Aaron Jayne, crashing west of Vernal on Highway 40.According...
The smell of fresh cut grass and the sound of ball connecting with bat…It’s officially baseball season and Vernal Youth Baseball is celebrating opening day tomorrow from 7:30am until the last game of the night ends. A special part of the festivities will be the...
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Utah is alerting the public about a reported scammer making phone calls throughout the region claiming to be with their office and requesting restitution payments. “This week, the office received multiple phone calls from...
Roosevelt City is giving thanks where it is due as community partners make a difference in making life a better place. Most recently, Moon Lake Electric provided volunteers and equipment to make some much-needed improvements to the playground at Constitution Park as...
National Park Service announced this week that increases to camping fees are proposed for Dinosaur National Monument and public input is being sought. The increases are based on comparability studies done with surrounding private and public facilities and fees have...
Daggett County Sheriff Erik Bailey has a serious message for the community shared in this month’s Daggett County newsletter. “It has been reported that there is a group of teens, all of which attend Manila High School, that have been drinking and binge drinking...
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, May 4, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. at the Whiterocks Branch of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. There will be a wake after 4:00 p.m. on Friday, May 3, 2024, at the Whiterocks Community Building. Burial in the John...
The former manager of funds over Green River’s Flaming Gorge Days event will serveprison time for her theft of funds meant for the 2023 event. Wyoming 3rd District CourtJudge Bluemel sentenced Jennifer Nicole Melvin to 4 to 8 years in the state prisonfollowed by 3...