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Vernal City residents interested in applying for the vacant City Council seat, listen up: Those applying must submit a letter of interest that can be hand delivered, mailed, or emailed to Vernal City Recorder Roxanne Behunin. Candidate interviews will be held during the Vernal City Council meeting on January 19th where regular business will be handled first with the interviews to follow.

Many are excited by the news that the Uinta Basin Railway received final approval from the Surface Transportation Board. For those interested, a meeting is coming up to hear first hand what this means and what comes next. The Roosevelt Business Alliance is hosting the meeting at the Crossroads Senior Center in Roosevelt on January 11th.

If you’ve been dreaming of a white Christmas you are in luck! Fresh snow and a lot of it is forecast for the region. Uintah County Emergency Management is getting the word out of a winter storm warning in effect from 11:00am on Thursday through 11pm on Friday,

A wolf kill of livestock in north western Colorado has been confirmed. According to the Colorado Cattlemen’s Association, the confirmed kill of a 500 pound purebred heifer was discovered near the town of Walden. This was the first confirmed wolf kill of livestock in over 70 years in the state of Colorado. Colorado Parks and Wildlife confirmed the existence of wolves in northern Colorado in early 2021.

Getting caught up in a social media trend can have serious consequences when threats of violence are involved. That lesson has become very real for several local students after Roosevelt Police Department investigated a situation in which students were linked to the TikTok challenge promoting bringing guns to school.

There are several changes coming up on the Vernal City Council. After an incredible 28 years of service, Vernal City Council member Bert Clark was recognized and thanked at his last City Council meeting that took place this month.

Anyone who held back on desired holiday travel in 2020 is making up for lost time this year as Christmas travel reports show a sharp increase this year. The AAA Newsroom reports more than 109 million people have made plans to travel between December 23rd and January 2nd.

Now that the word is out that the Uinta Basin Railway received final approval from the Surface Transportation Board, there is a common question asked: What’s the construction timeline? Rio Grande Pacific Senior Vice President Mark Hemphill provided an answer to this and many other questions during a radio interview that is available to listen here https://basinnow.com/public_affairs.php.