A local teacher made the list of 40 educators across Utah to be awarded a grant at Utah First Lady Abby Cox’s ‘Show Up for Teachers’ conference. This is the second year for the grants through Mountain America Credit Union thanks to their foundation supporting...
The opportunity to check out the ‘Bringing War Home’ exhibit is winding down at the Museum of Uintah County. “Through a National Endowment for the Humanities sponsored program led by two Utah State University faculty from history and anthropology, the ‘Bringing War...
Uintah County Emergency Management has more tips and reminders ahead of the dangerous heat this weekend. National Weather Service issued an Extreme Heat Warning sharing that dangerously hot conditions with prolonged afternoon temperatures in the 100 to 106 degrees...
The opportunity to apply for grazing allotments in the Book Cliffs has again become available but closes this month. The Bureau of Land Management Vernal Field Office will accept applications through July 31st for 11 grazing allotments in the Book Cliffs area of...
Even in their off-season, there’s never a dull moment at Vernal Theatre Live. Summer means it’s time for the annual junior production. Roald Dahl’s Matilda Jr. opens July 15th and runs through July 18th. If you know a local in the production be sure that you purchase...
The Ute Indian Tribe was very well represented at this year’s annual University of Utah Native Excellence Gala held in the Natural History Museum of Utah last month. The Native Ascent Scholars Housing Scholarship recipients were Ute Tribe members Devinity Tauaalo,...
Summer heat is cranking up this week and Uintah County Emergency Management is encouraging the community to take preparation seriously. “Uintah County is under an Extreme Heat Watch this weekend with triple-digit temperatures expected,” shares the announcement. “Start...
Water conservation efforts in Vernal City are definitely headed in the right direction and Vernal City administration is thanking residents and businesses for their great efforts. “June water use showed a significant decrease compared with the same month last year,”...
A recount of the ballots is underway for one of the seats voted on in the Uintah County Primary Election. In the Uintah County Commission Seat B race, the final count of ballots was 2,437 votes for Joe McKea and 2,432 votes for Danny Harrell. With just a 5 vote...
Uintah Special Service District 1 reports that in recent weeks there has been an unusually high number of water line breaks and irrigation leaks throughout their park system. Current breaks have happened at Naples, Independence, Lapoint, Serenity, Ballard, Ashley...