By now you’ve likely heard there are water restrictions in effect for the Vernal area but what wasn’t as clearly stated is that these restrictions apply to all culinary water users in the entire Ashley Valley. Vernal City Manager Quinn Bennion shared with Evans Family...
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CUWCD Issues Water Restriction Order/Elimination Of Outside Water Use
On Friday, Vernal City announced that City water users needed to immediately reduce water use, including the elimination of all outside water use. The announcement made it clear that there is no issue with the quality of water but that the water treatment facility is...
Bluebell Man Pleads Guilty In Fatal New Year’s Eve Crash
A Duchesne County man is scheduled for sentencing this month after entering Guilty pleas last month to Negligently Operating A Vehicle Resulting In Death and Negligently Operating A Vehicle Resulting In Serious Bodily Injury. Court documents paint a tragic picture of...
Pride In America Citywide Clean-Up Being Held In Roosevelt
All hands on deck! The Roosevelt Interfaith group has teamed up with Roosevelt City to host a clean up effort ahead of upcoming summer events. “Roosevelt citizens love our country and our city, so the Roosevelt Interfaith Advisory Committee and Roosevelt City have...
CampTrailer Residence A Total Loss In Monday Fire In Roosevelt
Smoke billowed high in the sky above Roosevelt Monday morning leaving residents hoping the fire attached wasn’t as bad as it looked. Roosevelt City Fire Chief Lee Rockwood shared what details he could of the June 12th camp trailer fire that was called in about 5:30am...
Duchesne County Jail & UBTech Celebrate Graduates Of Building Trades Program
The Utah Department of Corrections is shining a spotlight on the graduates of the building trades program at the Duchesne County Jail. A state news release announced: A dozen students, under the supervision of the Utah Department of Corrections but housed in the...
Fatal Motorcycle Crash On SR-191 On Sunday
A tragic accident took place on Sunday in Indian Canyon. According to Utah Highway Patrol, on Sunday June 11th, troopers responded to a single vehicle motorcycle crash on SR-191 at mile post 256. A group of motorcycles were traveling southbound on SR-191 approximately...
Unique 5K This Month A Service Project To Assemble Bags For Foster Kids
A group of local interfaith Christian women have rallied the troops to make a huge difference for local foster children. In 2022, the group held an interfaith women’s conference with great success. They decided for their 2023 event to plan an interfaith service...
‘Drag Story Hour’ Held At Uintah County Library
Freedom of speech, freedom to assemble, and right to peaceful protest were in active use in Vernal on Wednesday. The Drag Story Hour put on by the Uintah Basin Equality Center took place in the upstairs conference room of the Uintah County Library. Three story hours...
Use Caution On And Around Rivers And Streams
Ashley National Forest is adding their own reminder for visitors of the Forest to always use caution around rivers and swollen streams as the runoff this year is higher than usual. Specifically, their message is to please monitor conditions before getting into the...









