Organizations and community groups across Utah came together on the third Saturday in March for the Feed Utah Food Drive and Uintah Basin residents rose to the cause. The Ashley Valley Food Pantry in Vernal received 46,235 pounds of food donations and $100 dollars in...
Today is considered the annual peak for state snowpack and even after a slow start to winter, state snowpack landed well above average. As of April 1st, the state snowpack was recorded at 132 percent of the median. Specific to the Uintah Basin, the Snow Water...
2023 was the biggest year yet for races through Uintah Recreation and 2024 is gearing up for another great year. The 2024 Race Series kicks off on May 11th with the Icebreaker Triathlon. The Kid Tri will be on June 21st and the Firecracker 5k and 1 Mile race is coming...
The search for a missing Moffat County man has come to an end as officials announced that on Tuesday his body was found. 70-year-old Thomas Ray Velasquez was officially entered into the National Crime Information Center as a missing person in January. He had last been...
A new felony drug charge was added to the existing charges against a fugitive arrested on March 27th in Vernal. During the arrest, officers found a chain with a small black vial attached to it in the man’s pocket. The vial contained two small plastic bags. One...
Tourism season is coming up and the Daggett County Commission is ready. This month’s Daggett County Commissioner Corner invites all to stop and enjoy the spring flowers as the county’s second home owners come ‘home’ and tourism begins again for another round of...
A fine group of musicians showed what can happen when you don’t skip piano lessons and put in the work at home as they put on an impressive piano recital at the Uintah Conference Center last week. The National Federation of Music Clubs/Vernal Chapter held its yearly...
University of Utah Health Researchers are working to map what areas of Utah are harboring an underground fungus that causes a dangerous respiratory illness. Back in 2001, a group of archaeologists were working at a site in Dinosaur National Monument when the majority...
Government In The Basin training is coming up this month as part of a UBAOG training seminar. All government and other interested parties within the Tri-County area are invited to the training on April 24th. Topics of discussion will include planning and zoning,...
A Vernal man has been sentenced to state prison after his latest conviction. 50-year-old Mannix George Glines was sentenced last week to one to 15 years in prison for financially exploiting a vulnerable adult and was ordered to pay $60,168 dollars in restitution. The...