Is there a teacher in the Uintah School District that has positively impacted your life or the life of a student you know? The Uintah Schools Foundation is requesting nominations of outstanding teachers who have given extraordinary service to students. The Foundation...
Kristin Forbis
Duchesne Christmas Festival Plans On ‘Making Spirits Bright’
Plans for this year’s Duchesne Christmas Festival are more magical than ever. The theme this year is ‘Making Spirits Bright’ and fun festivities are guaranteed. This year plan to bring toys for the toy drive to benefit Duchesne’s ‘Sub For Santa’ effort. It’s...
Operation Green Light For Veterans Shines Support For Local Veterans
If you saw green lights shining from buildings or businesses in Duchesne County leading up to Veterans Day, it was for a special cause. Locals joined a national effort to show support for veterans as part of the Operation Green Light for Veterans. The National...
Longest Shutdown In U.S. History Ends
The longest government shutdown in U.S. history had finally ended. Following the Senate vote, Senator John Curtis shared the following statement: “I commend the Senate’s action to end the shutdown that has cost taxpayers hundreds of billions of dollars and negatively...
Brady Trucking Makes Valuable Donation To UBTech CDL Program
Most know that UBTech provides professional technical education but may not know that local industry plays a key role in supporting technical education in the Basin. UBTech shared a powerful example of this in a press release this week: When leaders from Brady...
Locals Enjoy Northern Lights Experience; Watch For Repeat Tonight
If you didn’t catch the experience first hand, chances are you’ve seen photos from friends and family who saw the Northern Lights on Tuesday night but why were they visible? The Space Weather Prediction Center issued an alert of a severe solar storm from November 11th...
Local Woman Sets Up Food Exchange Group In Vernal
Connecting those that need help with those that want to help can often prove the biggest obstacle to meeting needs in a community. With many residents struggling to put food on the table, one local woman found a way around the obstacle through the creation of the...
Meetings Scheduled To Explore Enhancing Water Monitoring Infrastructure
An opportunity has arrived to explore funding and new opportunities to enhance real-time water monitoring in Utah’s Upper Colorado River Basin. The Upper Colorado River Commission and the Colorado River Authority of Utah, with support from Jones & DeMille...
Veterans Day 2025
Veterans Day is a U.S. federal holiday celebrated each year on November 11th to honor all veterans and their willingness to serve. A group of businesses, including Delsco Northwest, WCF, The Perforators, and UDES, have invited veterans to enjoy a complimentary lunch...
Volunteers Needed For VITA – Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program
VITA, the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program, is currently recruiting volunteers to help local residents with upcoming filing of taxes. “Don’t let the word TAX scare you,” shares the announcement. “This position is really more like data entry. Volunteers are...










