For the fifth year, law enforcement agencies and first responders will gather for a 9/11 Memorial Walk to honor the lives lost in the terrorist attacks on September 11th, 2001. First responders from the Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Office, Rock Springs Fire Department,...
Kristin Forbis
Davis Elementary Only School In Utah Named ‘Super Stretch School’ In Math
Davis Elementary has been recognized as the only school in Utah to earn i-Ready Super Stretch School status in mathematics and one of 84 schools in the nation to accomplish this achievement. The award is based on i-Ready Diagnostic data from the 2024-2025 school year,...
Anglers At Flaming Gorge And Pelican Lake Asked To Target Specific Fish
If you are planning to fish at Flaming Gorge Reservoir or Pelican Lake, the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources is requesting the harvest of specific fish species that are negatively impacting the fishery. “Historically, anglers used to harvest more fish, which would...
School LAND Trust Funds Building Fluency in Reading In Uintah/Duchesne Districts
Statewide, schools received a record $111.3 million dollars this year from the School LAND Trust Program—including $1,208,290 for Uintah County School District and $1,001,597 for Duchesne County School District. The press release shares that the program is funded...
Planned Power Outage Tomorrow Night In Vernal Area
A planned power outage is taking place tomorrow night in a large portion of the Vernal area. On Tuesday, September 9th, Rocky Mountain Power has a planned power outage that will affect approximately 6,755 customers. The start time is listed as 11:30pm and the outage...
Uintah Football Wins Annual Rivalry Game, The Basin Bowl
The Basin Bowl drew fans from across the Uintah Basin on Friday as The Uintah Utes football team faced off with the Union Cougars. “Uintah High Football headed home with the trophy after beating the Union Cougars 15-14 in a game that saw the Utes’ defense come up big...
Ice Age Fox “Roxy” Goes On Display In Vernal
A 26,400-year-old Red Fox found in the Uinta Mountains a year ago is now temporarily on display at the Utah Field House/Dinosaur Museum in Vernal. The last year has been spent carefully acclimating the bones to warmer and drier conditions. According to an announcement...
Uintah Ute Gets First Strike Out During Major League Debut
Locals joined baseball fans across the country to watch as a Uintah Ute stood on the mound and got his first Major League strikeout last night. Jayden Murray is a member of the Uintah High School Class of 2015 who was called up to pitch last night for the Houston...
Ashley National Forest Lifts Stage 1 Fire Restrictions
Cooperating weather has done the trick, leading to an announcement by Ashley National Forest. “As recent rainfall has reduced the threat of wildfire, Stage I fire restrictions [have been] rescinded on the Ashley National Forest beginning at midnight, Friday, September...
Uintah County Elected Officials Seeking Salary Increase; Public Hearing Scheduled
Notice has been given by the Uintah County Commissioners that a public hearing will be held Tuesday, September 16th, at 3:00pm in the Uintah County Commission Chambers to consider a planned compensation increase for executive county officers in the 2026 Budget. This...










