TriCounty Health Department has shared its 2022 annual report. Nearly half of the Health Department’s revenue comes from federal sources, 19 percent is from fees, 17 percent is County tax contributions, 11 percent is from state grants, and the remaining funds are from...

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Vernal Equinox Means It’s The First Day of Spring
Spring is here! Well technically at least. The Vernal Equinox occurs on March 20th or 21st each year and represents the moment when the Earth’s axis is in position to deliver an equal amount of daylight and darkness. This year, the moment in which spring officially...
Wolf Management Plan Includes Animal Compensation For Death/Injury
Colorado Parks and Wildlife provided an update this month on the Wolf Restoration and Management Plan. The draft of the plan was released in December and since then CPW has received about 4,000 comments online and heard from 232 people at public meetings. Consensus...
Uintah FFA Enjoys Success At State Convention
Thirty-one Uintah High FFA chapter members joined over 2,000 FFA members from around the state in attending the FFA State Convention in Logan last week. The events were all highly competitive and Uintah represented very well. The Uintah FFA Conduct of Chapter Meetings...
Congressman Moore Leads Range Access Act Effort
Congressman Blake Moore is leading the way with the bipartisan Range Access Act for the 118th Congress to promote and expand access to safe recreational target shooting practice. This bill would require the Forest Service and BLM to ensure that each National Forest...
Theft Arrest Another Local Example Of High Theft At Unattended Properties
Theft, especially in the remote areas of Duchesne County, continues to be a problem. An arrest this month is an example of how unattended properties are targeted. According to court documents, including the Affidavit of Probable Cause, 58-year-old Cole Cuttler Warner...
Local Sheriffs Among Signatures On Second Amendment Focused Statement
The names Erik Bailey, Travis Tucker, and Steve Labrum can be found on the signature list accompanying a statement now circulating from the Utah Sheriffs’ Association titled “THE CONSTITUTION & INDIVIDUALS’ RIGHT TO BEAR ARMS”. In case you didn’t know, these three...
Uintah County Approves Participation In Public Lands Related Lobbying Effort
Uintah County Commissioners have approved their participation in an effort to lobby for greater representation in Washington D.C. when it comes to public lands. The effort is through the National Association of Counties for the Local Assistance and Tribal Consistency...
2023 Rural Utah Chamber Coalition Conference To Feature Speaker Dan Clark
You do not have to be a member of the Vernal Area Chamber of Commerce to attend the upcoming Chamber of Commerce Business Symposium. Every quarter, the Chamber hosts business seminar training for employers and employees. This next seminar is on April 6th at the Uintah...
Flaming Gorge Releases Decrease With DROA Plan Amendment In Effect
Releases from Flaming Gorge Reservoir have officially decreased with the amendment in effect to the 2022 Drought Response Operations Agreement Plan. As of March 8th, the Flaming Gorge Reservoir pool elevation was 6005.73 feet which equals 67 percent of live storage...