Snow might not be everyone's favorite topic but everyone generally understands howmuch it is needed to address drought conditions. The SNOTEL report from January 16threports that the Duchesne River Basin is measuring at 197% of normal for the SnowWater Equivalent and...
Slick, icy road conditions resulted in multiple accidents on Highway 40 Monday evening. According to Utah Highway Patrol, two accidents occurred on Highway 40 at Mile Post 139 about 2 miles west of Vernal. At 4:55pm, a Ford F150 traveling eastbound and too fast for...
Vernal Cinemas movie theater is the latest victim to the damage being caused by the accumulating snow. On Sunday morning, Vernal Fire was called out on a fire alarm at the Vernal Cinemas building at 1400 West Highway 40 at around 8:45am. “We have a roof collapse over...
Roosevelt Fire Department responded to a fire north of the Roosevelt industrial park on Thursday afternoon. According to Roosevelt Fire, the fire took place at about 1:14pm in a pit at a company that washes oilfield vehicles. The oilfield vehicles are backed up to the...
The Uintah Basin has joined the list of counties in Utah where avian flu has been confirmed in wild birds. The first case of highly pathogenic avian influenza, more commonly referred to as avian flu, was confirmed in Utah in April 2022 and until recently cases had not...
In the final meeting of 2022, the Uintah County Commission approved salary and benefit raises within the county. A special Commission meeting was called on December 27th in order to get the final budget for 2023 approved before the year’s end. Budget Officer Mark...
It’s been an incredibly wet winter which of course is just what is needed for the drought conditions. The Utah SNOTEL Current Snow Water Equivalent report from January 5th shows that the Northeastern Uintahs are at 174 percent of normal and almost the entire state of...
Evans Family Media has officially acquired Duchesne County radio station’s KNEU and Jack FM. The FCC granted approval of the merger in December and the media company took possession of the Ballard station on January 3rd. “KNEU is Duchesne County’s heritage country...
A public hearing has been scheduled for the Highway 191 project in the planning stages for North of Vernal that will eliminate switchbacks to improve safety. According to the UDOT announcement, the project will realign 2.6 miles of Highway 191 about 12 miles north of...
Duchesne County officials were sworn into office this week. Janet Jenkins from the Clerk Auditors Office performed the ceremony to swear in the following elected officials: newly elected Tracy Killian for Commission Seat A, newly elected Chelise Jessen as...