Graveside services for William 'Bill' Hackler, age 75 of Vernal, the husband of Margaret Hackler,will be held Saturday, April 5th at 11:00am in the Maeser Fairview Cemetery with Military Honors by the American Legion Post 11, and the Patriot Riders of Utah. Visitation...
Month: March 2025
Brooke Lynn Day
Graveside services for Brooke Lynn Day, age 35 of Randlett, will be held, Friday April 4, 2025 at 11:00am at Vernal Memorial Park. Visitation for family and friends will be held that morning from 9:30am ~ 10:30am at the Phillips Ashley Valley Funeral Home prior to the...
Rise & Thrive Business Speed Pitch 2025 Winners
The spirit of competition was in the air at the 2025 Rise & Thrive business speed pitch competition on Thursday evening at the Uintah Conference Center. The enthusiastic applicants had been narrowed to a Top 10 for Thursday’s competition and these finalists were...
Wilma O’Driscoll
Graveside services for Wilma Hayes O'Driscoll, age 92 of Myton, will be held on Wednesday, April 2, 2025 at 10:30 a.m. at the Strawberry Cemetery. A viewing will be held at the Gateway Senior Center (Gateway Senior Center has recently moved into the same building as...
Governor Cox Vetoes SB197
The voices of concerned public officials around the state were heard as Governor Cox considered S.B. 197, ‘Property Tax Amendments. Governor Cox emphasized that he is proud of the historic tax cuts implemented in Utah in the last five years but that it is time to go...
Uintah Wrestler Finishes 2nd At 2025 NHSCA High School Nationals
Success continues for the Uintah boys wrestling program as one of their own proudly stood on the podium over the weekend in a huge tournament. Caden Young finished 2nd in the 285-pound weight class at the 2025 NHSCA High School Nationals in Virginia Beach, Virginia....
Senator Curtis Introduces Bill To Boost Tribal Access To Federal Energy Resources
Utah’s Senator John Curtis introduced the Tribal Energy Fairness Act last week to boost tribal access to federal energy resources, allowing Tribes to directly apply for and manage energy and grid resilience resources without needing to pass funds through utility...
DWR: Fees To Increase For Nonresident Hunting And Fishing
While out of state visitors are certainly welcome in Utah and the Uintah Basin, they will see a jump in fees if they are coming to enjoy hunting and fishing. While all resident fees will remain the same, SB8 allows the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources to increase...
Vernalite Featured On Sunday’s ‘American Idol’ Episode
From the Alive After Five stage in Vernal to a national stage, a Uintah High graduate and Vernalite was among the contestants featured on American Idol on Sunday night. 23-year-old Lillian Vandaam performed Doris Day’s ‘Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps’ but was given more...
Senator Curtis Introduces Bill To Increase Transparency In Environmental Reviews
A bill aimed at improving transparency and accountability in environmental reviews was introduced on Thursday by Utah Senator John Curtis and Arizona Senator Mark Kelly. The ‘Studying NEPA’s Impact on Projects Act’ requires the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)...










