A popular documentary style series featuring downtown Vernal is coming back this month. Vernal City announced this week that new episodes of the ‘Small Town Comeback’ documentary series will kick off on January 24th. Project filming started about four years ago and...
Month: January 2025
Applications Being Accepted For Uintah County Small Business Microgrant
The Uintah County Economic Development Office has a fairly new program aimed at helping grow local businesses. The Small Business Microgrant program started last fall with the intention of making grant funding within reach of small businesses and through a simple...
DWR Thanks Volunteers Of Dedicated Hunter Program
The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources is shining a light on their dedicated volunteers, including those in northeastern Utah. In 2024, there were 8,792 people who participated in the Dedicated Hunter Program during which participants complete 32 hours of...
Uintah County Approves Land Purchase To Support Affordable Housing Efforts
Uintah County approved the purchase of property during Tuesday’s Commission meeting to be utilized for affordable housing opportunities. Uintah County Commissioner John Laursen provided a summary of the project during the meeting, explaining that the property is about...
Joan Potter
Funeral services for Joan Potter, age 79, of Myton, will be held on Saturday, January 18th at 12:00 p.m. at the Myton Chapel of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. A viewing will be held that morning from 10:30 - 11: 45 a.m.Burial will be in the Talmage...
Roger Shifflet
Funeral services for Roger Shifflet, age 68 of Roosevelt, will be held Friday, January 17, 2025 at 11:00 a.m. at the Hullinger Mortuary. A viewing will be held that morning from 10:00 - 10:45 a.m.Burial will be in the Roosevelt Memorial Park. Services under the...
Gena Simmons
Funeral services for Gena Simmons, age 46 of Roosevelt, will be held Friday, January 17, 2025, at 10:00 a.m.,at the Whiterocks Community Building, (11388 N Whiterocks Road, Whiterocks, Utah). . A wake will be held after 3:00 p.m. on Thursday at the same location..Per...
Petition Denied As Plans To Transfer 15 Wolves From Canada To Colorado Begins
The 2025 plans to transfer wolves from Canada to Colorado are underway in the same week that the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission voted down a citizen petition requesting a halt to the plans in order to focus on preventing conflicts between wolves and livestock....
Dutch John Experiences Another Mild Earthquake Over Weekend
A similar sized micro earthquake took place again near Dutch John over the weekend, about a month after the last one of this size. According to the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program, the Magnitude 2.7 quake was recorded on January 11th at 3:48pm. The location was pinned...
Duchesne County Sheriff’s Office Recognizes Search And Rescue Team
The Duchesne County Search and Rescue team received well deserved recognition this month by the Duchesne County Sheriff’s Office. Service awards were presented at an annual banquet on January 9th which gave individual recognitions to Dusty Jensen, Guy Taylor, and...










