Dean Thompson, Altamont’s own world champion cowboy, is now facing an even bigger battle than those faced in the rodeo arena. As the 2024 PRCA Bareback Riding World Champ, Dean is one of the best bareback riders in the world and on March 29th he experienced his very...
The passenger in a traffic stop was brought into custody on active warrants in Uintah County last week. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, a traffic stop was conducted on a Nissan on Main Street in Ballard. The vehicle had a revoked registration and the...
A man was arrested last week in Vernal after officers responded to calls in the early morning hours of a man with a glass tube pipe about the size of a baseball bat in the hotel parking lot brandishing weapons, talking about selling drugs, and displaying disturbing...
Vernal City Police Department is actively investigating a case of vandalism on the new piping of Kids Canal in Uintah County. With the project in the final stages, crews began pressure testing on the section from 500 North to 400 North, leading to the discovery of...
The Uintah Fire Suppression Special Service District passed a Fire Restriction Order that there will be no Spring Open Burning Window through May 2026. The Order states, “Due to current and forecasted weather conditions coupled with the record dry vegetation...
Measles infections doubled over the last week in the TriCounty Health district. According to the health department announcement on April 1st, TriCounty Health Department now has 56 confirmed measles infections, up from 23 infections last week. “Everyone’s working...
The public hearing on Tuesday revisiting the Uintah County Executive Officers compensation was to fix an oversight, not to make any changes to executive officers salary and base pay. Under Utah code, a public hearing is held anytime there’s a potential of any kind of...
A juvenile was taken into custody on Monday due to an incident with an airsoft gun. The Roosevelt City Police Department reports that on March 30th at approximately 12:15pm, Roosevelt PD officers responded to a report of a juvenile male allegedly displaying what was...
Raises for Uintah County elected officials has been a hot topic among the public in recent years and is once again up for consideration. A ‘2026 Executive Officers Compensation Public Hearing’ notice has been issued, stating, “Notice is hereby given by the Uintah...
The statewide GOP-led effort to put Proposition 4 back on the ballot for Utah voters to decide its fate appears to have fallen short of the signatures necessary. The initiative met the needed signatures in nearly all of Utah’s counties, including in northeastern Utah....