Roughly $3.4 million was allocated to habitat restoration projects at the recent annual Utah Division of Wildlife Resources Habitat Council funding meeting, including projects in northeastern Utah. Among the 79 projects will be the Strawberry River Restoration...
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Fishing Derby To Benefit Project To Bless Single Moms
An upcoming fishing derby on the Wyoming side of Flaming Gorge will benefit a really great cause for single moms in Green River, Wyoming and beyond. The McKenzie Home Fishing Derby is happening June 1st and 2nd with the support of Ashley National Forest Service and...
Vanderlinden Now In State Prison While Trial For New Abuse Charges Upcoming
A Duchesne County woman who pleaded Guilty to 1st Degree Felony Child Abuse Homicide in 2020 and who was arrested last fall on a new offense of Child Abuse has been transferred to the State Prison. Court documents show that 46-year-old Lisa Jo Vanderlinden was...
Uintah High Junior Receives Perfect Score On ACT
A Uintah High School Junior has set herself up to be highly competitive over the next year of the college admissions and scholarship applications process by accomplishing something incredibly rare. Uintah student Lois Lyman earned a perfect score of 36 on the ACT. The...
Uintah County GOP Convention Statement
The Uintah County GOP is taking a stand for the Caucus System and has issued a 2024 Convention Statement. It shares the following: “In response to Governor Spencer Cox’s Republican State Convention speech and fundraising email, the Uintah County GOP Leaders, Precinct...
Ashley National Forest Holds Annual Fire Readiness Review
The professionals with the Ashley National Forest held their annual fire readiness review earlier this month as they prepare for another fire season. The readiness review includes a simulation involving a wildland fire as well as an emergency situation. “The...
Rep. Moore’s Office Finalist For Congressional Constituent Service Award
Congressman Blake Moore’s Office is getting some much deserved credit for standing apart from many in the political realm having been named a finalist for the Congressional Management Foundation’s (CMF) Democracy Award for Constituent Service. The hard working people...
2024 Fairs In Uintah Basin Scheduled For August
Details of the fun in store for this year’s county fairs are surfacing and it’s going to be another summer of free family fun. The 2024 Duchesne County Fair will still take place in the month of August. This year’s dates are August 5th through the 10th. The theme is...
Union High School Baseball Team Crowned 3A State Champions
The Union High School baseball team worked hard to have a successful season and brought their A-game to the state tournament. Well it all paid off and the Union baseball team is the 3A State Champions after beating Canyon View with a score of 9 to 3. When summing up...
Community Welcomes Home Vernal Police Officer Shot On Duty
Community members lined Highway 40 in Vernal Thursday evening to welcome home the Vernal police officer shot multiple times while responding to a call on April 27th. A long line of lights and sirens traveled ahead of and behind Sergeant Chad Watt and his family as...










