The ground breaking has officially taken place for the new Indoor Sports Court Facility Expansion project next to the Uintah Community Center. “Since the original construction of the current Recreation Center in 2008, expansion for additional indoor court space has...
Well over a thousand dinosaurs roamed downtown Vernal on Friday as part of the annual Dinah SOAR Days celebration and an official attempt to break the world record for ‘Largest Gathering of People Dressed as Dinosaurs’. While an official announcement has yet to be...
A $1.2 million dollar federal grant has been approved for the Roosevelt City Rough Rider Shooting Complex. According to the announcement on the Roosevelt City website, members of the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and Jones &...
The Wyoming Highway Patrol has announced that the I-80 tunnel at Green River has sustained damage due to unauthorized oversized loads. “No oversized loads, under any circumstances, will be allowed through the Green River Tunnel and, additionally, through the city of...
Local, state, and federal firefighting agencies are once again partnering with UBTech to offer the Fall Wildland Firefighting School. “Bringing this training to the Uintah Basin directly benefits our communities by strengthening wildfire response capabilities at a...
The Utah Division of Water Resources announced last week that Utah’s reservoir levels are in drastic decline. Since June 1st, reservoirs have drawn down at a rate more than double the normal rate due to increased demand, lower-than-normal spring runoff, and an...
Utah Highway Patrol has reported that a fatal accident occurred in Jensen on Highway 40 on Sunday. According to the report, a John Deere Backhoe was being followed by and escorted by a pickup truck traveling eastbound on SR-40 near mile post 154 at Ashley Creek...
Plans for a tiny home village are underway in Vernal City. Vernal City Manager Quinn Bennion provided an update of the plans to Evans Family Media. “In a recent community survey, the top concern of residents was access to affordable housing,” shared Bennion. “Vernal...
The Uintah Basin takes care of its own and the wonderful family behind the Bluebell Cornmaze appreciates every year as the community rallies to help them support a local family in need. This year, the Lose Yourself 5K Fun Run will benefit Lydia Hampton of Bluebell....
Today is the day to be part of making history in Dinosaurland! If you have a dinosaur costume in the closet waiting to be worn, pull it out and get down to Main Street in Vernal at the Lamplighter this evening to help break the Guinness World Record for most people...