Funeral services for Jack Gardner, age 89 of Vernal, the husband of Arlene Gardner, will held Saturday, September 27, 2025 at 12:00pm, with a visitation and viewing that morning from 10:45am ~ 11:45am all at the Phillips Ashley Valley Funeral Home. Interment in the...
Month: September 2025
BLM Approves Right-of-way For Uintah County Via Ferrata Parking Area
The parking area and walking trail to access the Uintah County Via Ferrata in Ashley Gorge has been given the green light. The BLM National NEPA Register shares that Uintah County submitted a request for a right-of-way to construct and operate a 1.5 acre parking area...
Ashley National Forest Announces Prescribed Fires
Ashley National Forest is planning prescribed fire operations this fall. The Forest Service announced on September 19th that the work will continue through November as weather conditions allow. Prescribed fires planned for the area include the D1 Ponderosa Pine...
George M Coonradt
Funeral Services for George Martin Coonradt age 89, of Vernal will be held Tuesday September 23, 2025 at the Ashley 2nd Ward Chapel 11 AM (3040 North Vernal Ave).Viewings will be Monday 6-8 PM at the Blackburn Vernal Mortuary and Tuesday at the Church 10-10:45.Burial...
Exhibitions at Uintah County Library And Museum Of Uintah County
A traveling exhibit has made its stop in Vernal at the Uintah County Library. To celebrate 100 years of filmmaking in the state, the Utah Film Commission curated the 100 Years of Utah Film & Television exhibition that displayed at the Utah State Capitol in 2024...
Roosevelt City K9 Team Has Podium Finish In Tuff Dog Competition
A local duo competed well at a special law enforcement competition event held earlier this month. Roosevelt City Police Department’s Cpl. Jared Harrison and his partner K9 Indie placed 2nd in the Tuff Dog category at the 2025 2nd Annual Bradley Taylor Police Memorial...
Candlelight Vigils In Memory Of Charlie Kirk Held Locally
Local vigils to remember Charlie Kirk joined thousands of other events across the nation over the weekend. On Saturday, a group of about 300 locals gathered at Old Mill Park in Roosevelt and on Sunday, a group of over 400 locals gathered on the lawn in front of the...
Repeat Offender Arrested For DUI After Fleeing Scene Of Accident
A repeat DUI offender is being held without bail after leaving the scene of an accident in Uintah County at 3500 West on SR-121. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, officers were dispatched to the traffic accident between a white sedan and blue Chevy pickup...
New 5K Record Set By Union Cross Country Athlete
A Union High athlete deserves recognition this week. Union Athletics shared on Thursday that the school 5K record has officially been broken. “This last weekend, the cross country team competed at the Border Wars Invitational,” shares the announcement. “The team...
CNCC Honors Meeker First Responders
Colorado Northwestern Community College honored Meeker's first responders Monday evening, emphasizing their dedication in combating the Rio Blanco fires that have burned over 141,000 acres since early August. The CNCC press release shared that the event, held in...










