Tuesday marks the official first day of spring and the Vernal Downtown Alliance is hosting its 1st annual Vernal Equinox Celebration. The Vernal Equinox is the day each year in which the sun shines directly over the equator, marking equal hours of day and night and...
The Union High School Girls Golf team are proving they are a force to be reckoned with. On March 13th they brought their skills to the Dinaland Golf Course for their first tournament of the season and took first place with a score of 381. Brooklyn Brown took 1st...
Vernal City’s new police chief is qualified and ready to serve. A Vernal City press release shares that Michael Gledhill has over 18 years of service to Vernal PD. He has served as a Patrol Sergeant and as the Drug Task Force Commander for the Uintah Basin. Gledhill...
Reservoirs across the state are looking good for this time of year with most reservoirs at around 80 percent capacity. Reservoirs in northeastern Utah fit this trend. Data released on March 12th show the reservoir fill percentage at 83 percent for Flaming Gorge, 87...
If you’re not locking your vehicles and clearing them of valuables it's pretty much the same as asking for trouble at this point. Agencies throughout the region are reporting the same thing, vehicle burglary is an ongoing problem. This week the Rock Springs Police...
More counties in the United States experienced population gains than losses in 2023. About 60 percent of U.S. counties gained population from 2022 to 2023 which is up from 52 percent the year before. The West, with an average population change ranked highest among the...
Uintah Basin stakeholders and leaders have been part of the effort to conserve greater sage grouse habitat in recent years but the Bureau of Land Management has announced a new draft plan to increase greater sage-grouse conservation and management on public lands. The...
The ‘Women Business Owners of the Uintah Basin’ organization is helping spread the word about a great small business funding opportunity through Main Street America. The Backing Small Businesses grant is for businesses within any area that people "flock" to in a town....
The growing popularity of the Vernal Oilers hockey team is well deserved. The team clinched their spot at Nationals after winning the 2024 Northwest Division Championship. The Oilers defeated the Seattle Totems at home in the Western Park Ice Rink over the weekend...
Citizens of Duchesne County have an excellent opportunity approaching to learn more about the candidates running for the one open Commission seat for this year’s election. After years of dedicated service, Commissioner Irene Hansen is not running for reelection of her...