A local leader who has spent his career dedicated to public safety was recently recognized. The 2023 Utah Association of Special Districts annual convention was held last week in Layton. Each year, the UASD accepts nominations for a Distinguished Board Member and a...
The public hearing concerning the proposed property tax increase in Uintah County waslikely a lot to take in for the County Commissioners who are responsible for setting andapproving the coming year’s budget before the end of the year. Every person that wantedto give...
Things went from bad to worse on Friday when officers were called to handle an intoxicated individual at the 7-Eleven Convenience Store on 500 East Main Street in Vernal. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, 25-year-old Lane Bow Hunt was intoxicated and...
The ballroom of the Uintah Conference Center was packed on Tuesday night for the Uintah County proposed property tax increase public hearing. While nearly 3 hours of the meeting was devoted to accepting public comment, the meeting began with elected officials sharing...
A local family is dealing with the aftermath of a tragedy that struck over the weekend and friends of this family are inviting the public to help if they can. Uintah County Fire Marshal Jeremy Raymond reports that Vernal Fire received a report of a structure fire...
A man found to already be on felony probation has new felony charges after an incident in Duchesne City when he claimed to be doing work for Adult Probation & Parole. 42-year-old Chistopher Micheal Chistensen was riding a bicycle on Main Street when he was almost...
A Fort Duchesne man was sentenced on Wednesday in federal court. 28-year-old Brandon Redfoot was sentenced to 45 years imprisonment followed by 60 months of supervised release for the murder of 24-year-old Julio Rodriguez on June 7th, 2018 outside a residence east of...
Vernal City is clearing up some confusion going around. “Property taxes are a trendingtopic in Uintah County,” shares a Vernal City announcement. “The proposed property taxincrease is only for the Uintah County levy. Vernal City is not proposing a tax increaseand...
A comment made during last week’s Uintah County Commission meeting has sparked a public response online. During the Public Hearing over the 2024 Budget, 6 citizens asked questions of the Commissioners and Clerk/Auditor, engaging in extensive discussion on the budget...
Change can be hard and for many it is confusing so it’s not surprising that changes underway and coming up at the Vernal Regional Airport are causing a stir of confusion online. Airport administration has set out to clear up the confusion with the following...