A rising country band made a stop in Vernal this week to visit the Evans Family Media studios. Due West is a country music trio based in Nashville with all members originally from towns in the western United States. Due West’s new album Unbroken was written and...
Month: March 2025
‘Feed Utah’ Food Drive This Saturday To Benefit Local Food Pantries
There is an ongoing need to help put food on the table for local families and the Uintah Basin Association of Governments Food Pantries stays focused on helping families in need. Their hard work is meant to be combined with generous local donations and an opportunity...
Uintah Athlete Breaks 38 Year Discus Record
Another Uintah High School athletic record has been broken, this time by a member of the track and field team. Gideon Owen broke the school record in the Discus at the Red Rock Invite in Moab with a throw of 149 feet and 5.5 inches. The previous record stood for 38...
Abandoned Vernal Home Burns In Massive Fire
While a fire is never a good thing, there were some lucky circumstances with a house fire in Vernal on Wednesday, namely it was in an abandoned structure. According to Uintah County Fire Warden Jeremy Raymond, Vernal Fire Department was paged to a structure fire on...
Daggett County Turns In Ski Resort Application To Forest Service
Outdoor recreation is the economic backbone of Daggett County and some projects in the works will only further support that. The Daggett County Commissioners reported on what projects are underway with County grants in their March newsletter. “With the backing of...
ICE Books 12 Detainees Into Sweetwater County Jail In Single Day
Wyoming’s Sweetwater County Jail had an influx of a dozen new inmates on Thursday delivered there by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Cowboy State Daily spoke with Sweetwater County Sheriff’s spokesman Jason Mower who said that many is well-above the jail’s...
Utah And Wyoming Anglers Invited To Meeting On Flaming Gorge Fishery
Fisheries biologists from the Wyoming Game and Fish Department and the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources have updates to share concerning the Flaming Gorge fishery and community members interested in the status are encouraged to attend upcoming meetings. Biologists...
Airport Grant To Be Used To Run Utilities To New Vernal Airport Delta Taxiway
Vernal Regional Airport Manager Ken Campbell presented to the Uintah County Commission on Tuesday regarding a project to run utilities to one of the new taxiways at the airport. Campbell explained that the airport has been approved for a $250,000 dollar Rural...
Vernal Equinox Celebration This Month
The Vernal Equinox Celebration is happening again this year to celebrate Vernal’s name and the start of spring. The Vernal Equinox is the day each year in which the sun shines directly over the equator, marking equal hours of day and night and the slow increase of...
Uintah And Daggett County Request That BLM Reopen Sears Canyon Road
Uintah County has joined Daggett County in requesting that the BLM reopen a historic road in northeastern Utah. Uintah County Trails Manager Michael Cook presented the request to the Uintah County Commissioners on Tuesday, explaining that Daggett County asked Uintah...










