There are potentially two data centers coming to the Uintah Basin. Senator Ron Winterton shares that they are in various stages but the Duchesne County project is much further along than the Uintah County project. Senator Winterton could not yet share the entity names...
Month: March 2026
Youth Fishing Event Coming Up At Steinaker
Ice fishing tournaments have been a bust for a few years so enthusiasts are taking a new approach this year. Rather than an ice fishing event, Disabled Outdoorsmen Utah is teaming up with the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources for a 2026 Youth Fishing Event at...
Meet The Candidate: Danny Harrell For Uintah County Commission Seat B
Danny Harrell recently visited the Evans Family Media studios for an interview as part of the Meet The Candidate series. Harrell is a Republican running for Uintah County Commission Seat B as a convention and signature gathering candidate. Also running for Uintah...
‘Holy Week Walk With Christ’ Event Happening This Saturday In Roosevelt
The community is invited to a special event this Saturday in Roosevelt to kick off Easter’s Holy Week. Roosevelt’s Interfaith Group is presenting the ‘Holy Week Walk With Christ’ at the Roosevelt Nature Park on March 28th from 10am to 2pm. Groups will go through the...
Aerial Support Joins Dry Fork Fire Suppression Efforts
Several positive things happened with the Dry Fork Fire yesterday. First, Utah Fire Info reported on Wednesday evening that the fire remained in its existing footprint at 24 acres. The decrease is due to more accurate mapping compared to original estimates that the...
PIO Update On Dry Fork Fire
A wildfire reported in Dry Fork Canyon has been aptly named the Dry Fork Fire. Ashley National Forest PIO Don Jaques shared on Tuesday evening at 9pm that the fire is located east of Red Cloud Loop Road in a canyon. It was called in at 6:46pm and was only burning on...
Lapoint-Tridell Fire Department Shares Reminder Following Park Fire
A small wildland fire named the Park Fire was reported on Tuesday afternoon in Uintah County. The Lapoint-Tridell Fire Department reports that at approximately 3:19pm on Tuesday, fire crews responded to the Park Fire near 7550 East on Highway 40. Highway 40 was...
Food Drive Boxes Set Up For Local TSA Agents And Their Families
A five-week federal standoff over funding the Department of Homeland Security is affecting airports across the nation. The Vernal Regional Airport has continued to function as TSA employees continue to work even though it has been without pay. In response, concerned...
Great Horse Rescue During Sweetwater County’s Scott’s Bottom Fire
First responders are credited with saving lives during the Scott’s Bottom/FMC Park Fire that was reported in a nature preserve on Saturday before 5pm in Wyoming’s Green River. The community was devastated and frustrated after not being allowed into the area where many...
Measles Exposure Locations
TriCounty Health Department confirmed new measles exposure locations late last week. The two added to the list are Uintah Basin Healthcare Women’s Clinic on March 16th and Vernal Brewing Company March 12th, 13th, and 14th. “If you have been to any of these places on...










