Uintah School District leaders were among the presenters at the Utah School Boards Association Conference in Salt Lake City last weekend. “Superintendent Dr. Rick Woodford, Human Resources Director Dr. Mistalyn Leis, and Secondary Curriculum Director Christy Nerdin...
Month: January 2025
‘Songs For A New World’ Opening Tonight At Vernal Theatre Live
The actors of ‘Songs for a New World’, opening tonight at Vernal Theatre Live, seem to have found the cure for the January blues. The show only has four actors and while they undoubtedly have spent countless hours in rehearsal together, the group has also invested...
Vernal Regional Airport Announces Service To Denver
When service changed at the Vernal Regional Airport from Skywest to Contour Airlines in early 2024, the hope of reestablishing flights to Denver was an expressed goal but not immediately possible. Well that goal has become a reality as the Vernal Regional Airport,...
Senator Mike Lee introduced Liberty Energy CEO As President’sTrump’s nominee for US Secretary of Energy During a SenateCommittee hearing on Wednesday.
Senator Mike Lee used his opening statement during his first hearing asCharman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee onWednesday to welcome President Trump’s nominee for Secretary ofEnergy, Chris Wright. Chris Wright is the chairman and CEO of...
Missing Plane And Deceased Pilot Found Southwest Of Rock Springs
The search for a suspected plane crash came to an end on Wednesday with the discovery of the crash site southwest of Rock Springs. The Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Office announced on Wednesday that the pilot, 50-year-old Kelly Melvin of Green River, was found deceased...
Disabled Outdoorsmen Utah Youth Ice Fishing Derby Rescheduled
The Youth Ice Fishing Derby hosted by Disabled Outdoorsmen Utah and the DWR has been rescheduled due to ice conditions. The date has been changed to February 8th and it will be held on Steinaker Reservoir. “Join Disabled Outdoorsmen Utah, Steinaker State Park, and the...
Flags To Be Raised To Full Staff On January 20th For Presidential Inauguration
It was announced this week that flags will be raised to fly at full-staff during next week’s 47th Presidential Inauguration. Following the death of President Jimmy Carter on December 29th, the White House ordered that flags fly at half-staff for 30 days. House Speaker...
Burdick Materials Winner Of 2024 Quality In Construction Award
A favorite place for a lazy Sunday drive and summer tourist hot spot received a beautiful facelift recently and the company behind the work has been recognized for it. Burdick Materials was awarded the 2024 NAPA Quality In Construction Award for their work on the...
Chase R. Krissman
Funeral services for Chase R. Krissman, age 36, of Altonah, will be held on Saturday, January 18, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. at the Altamont Stake Center of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. There will be a viewing prior to the service that morning from...
Search Underway For Missing Pilot And Plane Near Rock Springs
The Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Office in Wyoming reports that at approximately 1:22pm on Tuesday, January 14th, sheriff’s deputies received a missing person report for a pilot whose private aircraft departed from the airport near Rock Springs but failed to reach its...









