The latest data from the Department of Workforce Services reports that Utah’s nonfarm payroll employment for May 2025 increased an estimated 2.5% across the past 12 months, with the state’s economy adding a cumulative 42,900 jobs since May 2024. Utah’s current job...
Kristin Forbis
Uintah High Theatre Bringing Harry Potter To Stage This Fall
The magic of Hogwarts is coming to Uintah High School this fall with the announcement of Uintah Theatre’s upcoming production of “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” High School Edition. Director Chris Piner and the entire creative team are already hard at work and...
Vernal Chamber Presents Certificate Of Appreciation To Local Couple
The Vernal Chamber Public Relations Committee presented a local couple with a Certificate of Appreciation for their decades of service during the Chamber luncheon this week. "For over 30 years, Ken and Marty Kay have lovingly collected and respectfully retired worn...
Ute Fish And Wildlife Officer Pleads Guilty In 2022 Shooting In Uinta Canyon
The Department of Justice issued a press release on July 8th regarding the 2022 shooting by a Ute Fish and Wildlife Officer of a man and woman traveling on a UTV in Uinta Canyon. The release shares the following: The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado...
BLM Approves Wildcat Oil Loadout Facility Expansion
The Bureau of Land Management has approved a proposal from Coal Energy Group to expand the Wildcat Loadout Facility in Carbon County under an accelerated 14-day environmental review process, initiated in response to the national energy emergency declared by President...
Make Safety A Priority During High Temperatures
National Weather Service has a clear message for our region as we move into a period of prolonged heat. As heat ramps up, be sure to hydrate before you are thirsty, wear lightweight and light colored clothing, take frequent breaks in air conditioning or shade, and...
Work Underway On Daggett County Health, Business, and Community Center
An exciting project is underway in Daggett County on 1st West in Manila. The Daggett County Health, Business, and Community Center will house a new Uintah Basin Medical Center location, offices for Northeast Counseling and TriCounty Health Department, a fitness...
Space Limited, Get Registered For Hummingbird Banding Event
Space is limited so those interested in participating in the upcoming hummingbird banding event better get their name on the list. The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, Ashley National Forest, and Red Canyon Lodge join forces on this annual event focused on one of...
US-191 Realignment Construction Reduces Traffic To Single Lane
The US-191 realignment construction will reduce US-191 to a single lane as crews work to integrate the new alignment with existing alignment. As part of the US-191 realignment project, UDOT will reduce the road to a single one-way lane at milepost 365, just north of...
Ribbon Cutting For Soldier Silhouette Above Cemetery In Roosevelt City
What better day could there be for a ribbon cutting ceremony for the soldier silhouette in Roosevelt than the 4th of July? A crowd gathered on the bluff overlooking the cemetery in Roosevelt on Independence Day to share in their appreciation for veterans during a...










