The U.S. Department of Agriculture released a draft record of decision and final environmental impact statement on July 23rd regarding sheep grazing in the High Uintas. The Ashley and Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forests each have 5 allotments covering an area of...
Month: July 2025
Driver Sentenced To Prison In Hit And Run That Dragged Vernal Woman
The driver convicted in a hit and run nearly a year ago in Vernal in which a young woman was struck and dragged several blocks has been sentenced in 8th District Court. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, camera footage showed that on August 13, 2024, a...
Uintah County Heritage Museum Renamed “Museum Of Uintah County”
It’s official. The Uintah County Heritage Museum has a new name. During the regular Commission meeting held on Tuesday, the Uintah County Commission approved the renaming to the ‘Museum of Uintah County’. Uintah County issued a release, sharing that this is a change...
Local ER Doctor Shares Important Summertime Safety Message
A local Doctor has an important summertime safety message for the community. “As an emergency physician at Ashley Regional Medical Center in Vernal, Utah, I see firsthand the serious, and often preventable, dangers that summer can bring,” shares Dr. Nolan Brooksby....
Rotenone Treatments Coming Up In High Uintas
Another round of rotenone treatments to help restore native Colorado River cutthroat trout on drainages in the High Uintas is coming up. This is the 4th consecutive year that the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources has coordinated with Ashley National Forest on the...
Uintah County Library Reduces Hours Due To Reduced Federal Funding
Effective August 4th, the Uintah County Library will have new operating hours. The change was announced during Tuesday’s Uintah County Commission meeting, explaining that the reduction in hours is due to changes in federal funding but still aims to maintain a...
Project Alley Fundraisers Aim To Help Open Doors Of Sober Living Home
Years of fundraising and thousands of volunteer hours are bringing the reality of a local women’s sober living home closer than ever before. Project Alley has two opportunities for the public to come support this important cause as they raise funds for certain...
Speeding Motorcycle Pulled Over; DUI/Weapon/Drug Arrest Follows
A motorcycle pulled over for speeding resulted in arrest for the driver in Duchesne County on Monday. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, the officer observed that the driver had a large knife on his back, a firearm in his vest, and there was no license...
Dean Allred
Funeral services for Dean Allred, the two year old son of Samuel and Summer Angel Allred, will be held on Saturday, July 26, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. at the Ballard Chapel of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. There will be a viewing from 1:00 to 1:45 p.m....
Lynn R Winterton
Funeral services for Lynn R Winterton, age 83, formerly of Ioka, will be held on Saturday, July 26, 2025, at 11:00 A.M. at the Myton Chapel of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. There will be a viewing that morning at the church from 9:30 to 10:45 a.m....










