The Bureau of Land Management Vernal Field Office announced this week plans to conduct prescribed burning operations on approximately 300 acres at the Pariette Wetlands from the last week of February through March 31st. “Located in Uintah County, southwest of Ouray...
A new map has been issued by Colorado Parks and Wildlife that shows where collared wolf activity has taken place in Colorado over the last 4 weeks. “The February 2025 map is the first that includes a full month's of data for wolves translocated from during the...
Red Fleet State Park is open and taking reservations for the new facilities. The newly renovated and updated Red Fleet State Park officially reopened on November 1st. The project has been several years and a few detours in the making, leaving the community just that...
The Vernal Area Chamber of Commerce has announced that Priority First Real Estate is their Business of the Month. Priority First was started in 2017 by Emily and Clint Pedersen. “We are incredibly grateful for this recognition and for the support of our amazing...
A Duchesne County grandpa is facing child endangerment and drug charges for being high on Methamphetamine while watching his 1-year-old grandson. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, the situation was discovered when probation officers located 65-year-old...
Funeral services for Leon Harding, age 81 of Mt. Emmons, will be held on Saturday, March 1, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. at the Altamont Stake Center (15709 4000 N, Altamont). There will be a viewing on Friday from 6-8 p.m. at the Hullinger Mortuary (457 E 300 North,...
A Fort Duchesne man has received his prison sentence after being found Guilty of a 2022 gun crime. The U.S. Department of Justice issued a press release on Tuesday, sharing that 32-year-old Kasey Todd Reed of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation was sentenced to 96...
A Duchesne County man was arrested this month after a report was called in of an assault. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, a third party made the phone call but the person reported was unable to be located and questioned. Later that night another 9-1-1...
Uintah High DECA certainly stood out at the annual DECA State Conference in Layton over the weekend, being named the Utah DECA Chapter of the Year for the second time in just 5 years. Nearly 1,700 students and more than 90 advisors from across Utah competed in over...
Forbes Family Farm, located in Daggett County, is featured in the February edition of Utah Business magazine and for good reason. Daggett County relies almost entirely on the recreation and tourism industry and being a small, remote county there are challenges in...