The statewide drought has created the need for all to learn to do things differently this year with their yards and landscaping. On Thursday, June 18, at 6pm, Uintah County is hosting a free ‘Localscapes: Creating Your Ideal Utah Yard Workshop’ in the Community...
Kristin Forbis
Basin Bash Baseball Tournament Happening This Weekend
Young baseball players are taking over the town this weekend for another great year of the Uintah Basin Bash Baseball Tournament. This is the 16th year for the event and this year's tournament will host 54 teams, utilizing 11 fields for games in Vernal and Naples. The...
Inspiring UBTech Welder Highlighted
UBTech has shared an inspiring student highlight in a recent press release. Carter Casanova has always felt drawn to hands-on work. While still in high school, he began taking welding courses at UBTech in 2019…After high school, he entered the oil and gas industry,...
Uintah County Special Public Meeting Monday To Appoint County Attorney
The Uintah County Commission has announced a special public meeting for Monday, June 8th. Last month, Uintah County Attorney Jaymon J. Thomas announced his resignation, effective June 5th. The Uintah County Republican Party Central Committee convened on May 26th in...
Utah Inland Port Authority Announces New Team Member From Vernal
The Utah Inland Port Authority announced this week that Lori Haslem has joined UIPA as the Associate Vice President of Business Development. The announcement shares that in her role with the Port, Haslem will support business development efforts across the state and...
Infrastructure Authorized For Veloci 16 Well Pad Gas Drilling Project
The Bureau of Land Management Vernal Field Office has issued an Environmental Assessment for the Veloci 16 Well Pad. The decision record was signed under which the BLM will authorize nine Applications for Permit to Drill to Caerus Uinta, LLC to drill up to seven...
Red Flag Warning Issued For Northeastern Utah/Northwestern Colorado
Critical fire weather conditions are expected in northeast Utah and northwest Colorado today and all are urged to exercise caution to prevent wildfires. National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning for most of Uintah County, the eastern side of Daggett...
Community Invited To Miss Utah Volunteer 2026 Send Off To Miss Volunteer America Pageant
The community is invited to a special send off event this weekend in Uintah County. Emma Shelton was crowned last fall as Miss Utah Volunteer 2026 and she is about to travel to Tennessee to compete in the Miss Volunteer America Pageant representing the state of Utah....
Uintah County Election Update; Commissioner Debate Tonight
Tonight there is a debate ahead of the Uintah County Primary Election between the Republican Convention winners for Uintah County Commission seats; Matthew Wilber and Keith Campbell for Commissioner Seat A and Joe McKea and Danny Harrell for Commissioner Seat B. The...
Forest Legacy Funds Awarded To Book Cliffs Nine Mile Canyon Conservation Project
The USDA Forest Service announced last week that it was funding a Forest Legacy project in the Book Cliffs region. The 1,344-acre Nine Mile Canyon Conservation Project will receive $750,000 from the federal Forest Legacy Program, shares the announcement. The funding...










