Dry conditions and low snowpack put a target on Flaming Gorge for states and communities downstream. During a meeting last week of the Wyoming Colorado River Advisory Committee, the likelihood of Flaming Gorge being turned to this spring for extra releases to keep...
Kristin Forbis
Report Of Firearm On Bus A False Alarm
A report of a firearm on a bus in Duchesne County on Tuesday was thankfully a false alarm. Roosevelt City Police Department reported that on January 27th between 3 and 4pm, a report was received by Duchesne County School District that a gun was present on a bus after...
‘Heart Of The Basin’ Warming Center In Vernal Needs Volunteers To Stay Open
The Heart of the Basin Warming Center in Vernal is keeping those who would be sleeping in the cold safe and warm one night at a time but more volunteers are needed to continue this important effort. “Heart of the Basin is currently struggling to fill overnight and...
Public Meetings Tonight And Tomorrow On Heber Valley Corridor
A UDOT project 120 miles from Vernal will affect future travel for many Uintah Basin travelers, especially industrial truck drivers, and public meetings on the project are being held tonight and tomorrow. The Heber Valley Corridor aims to create a four-lane corridor...
Few Days Left For Duchesne County School District “Jingle/Rap” Submissions
There’s just a few days left to enter a submission into a special Duchesne County School District contest. Starting December 1st, the District invited all students from Kindergarten through 12th grade to get creative and create a jingle/rap with an important theme:...
Interview With Duchesne City Mayor Deborah Herron
Newly elected Duchesne City Mayor Deborah Herron, who also serves as Duchesne County Economic Development Director, recently visited the Evans Family Media studios for an interview on issues facing the city and administrative goals moving forward. Mayor Herron shared...
Bureau Of Reclamation Gives Flaming Gorge Report And Forecast
The Bureau of Reclamation provided a report on Flaming Gorge this month. As of January 7th, the Flaming Gorge Reservoir pool elevation is 6022.55 feet, which amounts to 82 percent of live storage capacity. Inflows for the month of December totaled approximately 40,000...
Vernal City Youth Council Attends Local Officials Day At State Capitol
The 2026 Utah Legislative Session got underway last week and the Vernal City Youth Council took the opportunity to attend local officials day on Wednesday. “As part of the experience, youth councils from across the state had the opportunity to participate in mock...
Uintah School District Announces New Provider For School Fees
If you have received multiples of emails related to an ‘Alio Fee Pay’ account, you are not alone. The Uintah School District is letting the thousands of families in the District know that those emails are connected to a new District provider to be used for school fee...
Warning! Keep An Eye Out For Scam Emails
Scammers never rest and Vernal City is sounding the alarm on an increase in scam emails being sent to local business owners. “Fraudulent invoice emails deceptively designed to appear as official communications from the Vernal City Community Development Department are...










