Month: January 2025

Unemployment Report

Unemployment Report

Thanks to the Department of Workforce Services, the numbers on unemployment are in. December’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for Utah is estimated at 3.5% which is the same as the month before. Approximately 62,650 Utahns are unemployed. The December national...

For Health’s Sake: Preventing Underage Drinking

For Health’s Sake: Preventing Underage Drinking

Turns out, when it comes to preventing underage drinking, parents have a lot of power. Northeastern Counseling Center spent January celebrating Parents Empowered month and one of the things they provided local parents was with resources to help families bond and have...

Uintah Boys Wrestling Win 4A Division A Title 

Uintah Boys Wrestling Win 4A Division A Title 

The Uintah Boys Wrestling team continues to dominate having secured the 4A Division A title at the 4A Division A Tournament in St. George this week. The team finished with 21 state qualifiers and three alternates! The team scored 543 points, with 24 wrestlers...

Repeat DUI Offender Arrested In Naples City

Repeat DUI Offender Arrested In Naples City

An officer patrolling Naples City was in the right place at the right time to make our roads safer this week. On January 27th just before midnight, an officer observed a white Jeep swaying within its lane of traffic and then cross the center line and back over to the...

Man Arrested For DUI In Vernal City Injures Police Officer

Man Arrested For DUI In Vernal City Injures Police Officer

A man arrested for DUI in Vernal City this week injured a police officer during the arrest. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, police were dispatched on a call that a vehicle had struck a fence on 600 North in Vernal and left the scene. Officers located the...

Mike McKee Honored As UBTech Champion

Mike McKee Honored As UBTech Champion

The UBTech Champions Gala was held this month and Mike McKee was honored as the 2025 UBTech Champion. UBTech issued a press release this week sharing the many reasons McKee was chosen: A father of 12, McKee has balanced family life, farming, church service, and...

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