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Teenage Suspect Charged In February’s Roosevelt Top Stop Robbery
A teenage suspect has been charged in February’s robbery at the Roosevelt Top Stop. A press release from the Roosevelt City Police Department states that at 8:53pm on February 8th, officers responded to a robbery at the Top Stop located at 201 South Main Street in...
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Teenage Suspect Charged In February’s Roosevelt Top Stop Robbery
A teenage suspect has been charged in February’s robbery at the Roosevelt Top Stop. A press release from the Roosevelt City Police Department states that at 8:53pm on February 8th, officers responded to a robbery at the Top Stop located at 201 South Main Street in...
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Vernal Man Arrested After Truck Found To Be Stolen
A Vernal man is behind bars this week after the vehicle in his possession was determined to be stolen. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, officers were investigating a trailer theft out of West Jordan when a black dodge truck in the pictures was recognized...
Hunter Orange Changes During 2024 Utah Legislative Session
The 2024 Utah legislative session saw several changes to wildlife-related laws and one relates to the amount of ‘hunter orange’ an individual has to wear during specific hunting seasons. The law previously required an individual to wear a minimum of “400 square inches...
Obituaries
Shirley Fenn
Funeral services for Shirley Fenn, age 64 of Roosevelt, will be held on Friday, March 29, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. at the Hullinger Mortuary. There will be a visitation prior to the services from 9:30-10:45 a.m. Burial will be in the Cedarview Cemetery. Services under the...
Beth Wynn
Funeral Services for Beth Wynn, age 84 of Roosevelt, will be held Saturday, March 30, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. at the Myton Chapel, 75 East Main Street. Viewings will be held on Friday evening from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at the Hullinger Mortuary and Saturday at the church from...
Phebe Jane Merkley Hall
Funeral Services for Phebe Jane Merkley Hall, age 95 of Vernal, will be held Thursday, March 28, 2024 at 11 am with viewings held Wednesday, from 6-8 pm at the Blackburn Vernal Mortuary, and Thursday 1hr prior to service at the chapel. Burial will be in the Maeser...
Lewis Ronald Farnsworth
Funeral services for Lewis Farnsworth, age 93 of Mountain Home, the husband of Veloy Rust Farnsworth, will be held on Wednesday, March 27, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. at the Moon Lake Ward Chapel of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. There will be a viewing that...
James LeRoy Hardman
Funeral services for Jim Hardman, age 83, husband of Carolyn Hardman, will be held Friday. March 22, 2024 at 2:00PM at the Glines 7th Ward LDS Chapel (1270 West 11500 South). A viewing for family and friends will be held Friday, 12:00 - 1:45PM at the Church. Interment...
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Community Spotlight
A Uintah High School teacher is in the news again for being a standout educator in the state of Utah. Uintah High teacher and DECA advisor Kami Elison has been recognized as the CTE Teacher of the Month for the state of Utah. Uintah High School shares that Elison teaches nine to 11 career and technical education (CTE) courses from business communications to web development to TV broadcasting in any given school year. Kristina Yamada, an education specialist with the Utah State Board of Education, shares that “what sets Kami apart is not just her technical proficiency but also her unwavering commitment to her students’ development.” This is not the first time Elison has been recognized as a dynamic educator. She was named the 2022-2023 Teacher of the Year for Uintah School District, has received a Best In State award twice for her students’ performance on the Business Communications 1 exam, and is a finalist for Utah’s Teacher of the Year. Congratulations to Kami Elison on the latest of many deserved accolades.
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Obituaries
Nobody likes to think about death, but unfortunately, it is a part of life. At some point, we all have to say goodbye to the people we love. Our listing of local obituaries will help you remember and honor the member’s of our community who are no longer with us.
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