If you’ve noticed hazy skies over the last few days you were right to guess there are wildfires to blame. Utah Fire Info shared on Saturday that the severe haze was from increased wildfire activity, including the Iron Fire and Sawmill Fire in western Utah. The biggest...
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Frost Ties For Win At Dinosaur Roundup Rodeo; DRR Weekend Results
A Uintah Basin local bullrider tied for 1st at the Dinosaur Roundup Rodeo over the weekend, thrilling the crowd. World champion bull rider Josh Frost received 88.5 points on bull ‘Workin Man’, tying with Dalton Allred on ‘Big Wishita’. Frost shared that this was a...
45th Country Showdown Winners Announced
The 45th Annual Country Showdown brought amazing talent to the competition stage this week in the old True Value parking lot in Vernal. This year’s winners were Sariah White in third place, Amy Joe Rosendahl in second place, and Hayden Punch winning the title of 2026...
Great Night Of Competition At Dinosaur Roundup Rodeo
The Greatest Show on Dirt kicked off Thursday evening with exciting rodeo competition. Prorodeo.com lists the leaders after day one as Jayco Roper in Bareback Riding, Tyler Waguespack in Steer Wrestling, Cory Kidd V/Carson Johnson in Team Roping, Mitch Pollock in...
Greater Local Control And Flexibility For Grazing Permits On Forest Service Land
Celeste Maloy visited the Evans Family Media studios this week while on the campaign trail in the race for U.S. Congress, running against Phil Lyman. During her interview in studio, Maloy spoke about being present just days before at the announcement made by U.S....
‘Relay For America’ Running Flag Through Uintah Basin On Saturday
From the Golden Gate Bridge to the nation’s capital, a special relay of the America flag across the United States is passing through the Uintah Basin this weekend and all are invited to join in some way, whether that be cheering the runners on or possibly taking a leg...
Senator Curtis FIRE SMART Act Aims To Help Rural Areas
As a member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, Senator John Curtis is part of a team that introduced the FIRE SMART Act, aimed to help rural areas like the Uintah Basin. Thursday’s release from Curtis’ office shares that the legislation would help build...
Utah DWR Acquires Book Cliffs Roadless Area Property As Wildlife Management Area
The purchase is final of a roughly 50,000-acre parcel of land in the roadless area of the Book Cliffs. The Division of Wildlife Resources issued an announcement that the purchase officially finalized on Thursday and the land will become part of an existing DWR...
Taylor Flat Airstrip In Daggett County Reopens After Nearly 30 Year Closure
The Taylor Flat Airstrip in Daggett County has reopened after a nearly 30 year closure. The backcountry airstrip closed in 1997 after an initial request to refurbish it was denied by the BLM in 1995. In 2023, the RAF (Recreational Aviation Foundation) and Utah Back...
Vernal City Revised Water Rates Adopted
Vernal City announced this week that, after a thorough review of community feedback, Vernal City Council has officially adopted the updated water rate structure outlined in Ordinance 2026-14. “Under the adopted structure, water rates will include a meter-based monthly...










