A teen center project was preliminarily approved by the Uintah School Board during a special meeting last week as one of the district’s capital projects for the upcoming fiscal year. According to an announcement from the district, funding for the project includes a...
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March 5th Primary Election And Presidential Poll Update
Those receiving ballots for the 2024 Presidential Primary Election should have received them in the mail by now but remember, only the Democratic ballots for the 2024 Presidential Primary Election are arriving in mailboxes. The Uintah County Clerk Auditor Office...
Vernal City Council Approves Final Adoption Of Special Assessment Area 2
The final adoption of a second Special Assessment Area in downtown Vernal was approved this month by Vernal City Council. The special assessment areas establish a system for downtown property owners to help with maintenance costs of public improvements to the walkways...
Drug Arrest Takes Place After Car/Semi Head On Crash In Duchesne County
An arrest was made following a head on crash on Highway 40 in Duchesne County on Monday. According to Utah Highway Patrol, a westbound passenger car crossed over into the eastbound lanes and hit an eastbound semi. “That spun the passenger car and it hit a second semi...
Uintah High Boys Wrestling Wins 4th Consecutive State Championship
The Uintah High School Boys Wrestling team won their 4th consecutive StateChampionship over the weekend with 287.5 team points. Freshman Ethan Sharp,sophomore Rykan Hacking, and junior Brody Rhoades all won their first individual titlesand Junior Michael Alexander won...
Driver Cited After Crash On SR45 In Uintah County
A crash on Thursday morning south of Naples in Uintah County involved 4 vehicles but only 2 drivers. According to Utah Highway Patrol, a Ford F350 pulling a car hauler trailer was traveling westbound on 5000 South approaching the SR45 intersection while a GMC Sierra...
Another Successful Year For Uintah Basin Emergency Care Conference
Real life superheroes filled the Uintah Conference Center over the weekend for training and practicing skills at the Uintah Basin Emergency Care Conference. The conference invites emergency response and care providers from Daggett, Duchesne, and Uintah Counties as...
Happy Valentine’s Day! FBI Issues Warning Of Romance Scams
Happy Valentine’s Day! The Salt Lake City FBI has teamed up with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Utah to deliver a warning about confidence fraud, otherwise known as romance scams. “Romance scams occur when someone believes he or she is in a...
Uintah County Drug Dealer Arrested
Law enforcement continues the battle to get drugs off the street and arrest those responsible for distribution. Officers arrested a man this month known to be dealing drugs out of Uintah County. 55-year-old Lewis Lorenzo Rivas was arrested by an Agent with the Uintah...
Firearm Discharged During Robbery; Roosevelt Police Request Public’s Help Identifying Suspect
The public’s help is sought in identifying a robbery suspect. Roosevelt City Police Department reports that at 8:53 p.m. on February 8th, the Roosevelt City Police Department responded to a robbery at the Top Stop located at 201 South Main Street in Roosevelt. “The...










