Maybe you haven’t heard. There’s another paranormal show with a strong connection to the Uintah Basin. The Vernal Area Chamber of Commerce enjoyed hearing from local Russell Acord at their recent Chamber luncheon. Acord is one of the main researchers in front of the...
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Closing Of Tri-State Generation Craig Station Units Accelerated
Tri-State Generation and Transmission announced this month plans for the accelerated closure of their Craig Station coal units. A Tri-State press release explains that the proposal is part of their 2023 Electric Resource Plan that has been filed with the Colorado...
Uintah Theater Alum In Play Making Its Regional Premier
A local Uintah High Theatre alum is sharing his gifts with the arts community, which is a great thing even when it is not our community. Boston Anglesey is cast in the lead role in Sherlock the Musical, which is an especially big deal as the show is making its...
Daggett County Shooting Range Project Underway
There is plenty of excitement in Daggett County as work on a new shooting range is underway. An update in the Daggett County Fence Post shares that the facility will include a 60 yard pistol range, a rifle range, two trap shooting areas, an ax throwing area, and...
Federal Grand Jury Indicts Ute Fish And Game Officer In Uinta Canyon Shooting
A federal grand jury has indicted the Ute Indian Tribe Fish and Wildlife Officer that allegedly shot two unarmed people in Uinta Canyon north of Neola last year. According to the indictment, 40-year-old Waneka Rosebud Cornpeach, of Fort Duchesne, fired her weapon at...
UHP Confirms Wrong Way Driver Was Experiencing A Medical Condition
Utah Highway Patrol has provided an update on an accident that happened in Roosevelt on November 26th in which a wrong way driver ran head on into a patrol vehicle. Calls started coming in about a wrong way driver in the Fruitland area on the afternoon of November...
Burnout In Rec Center Parking Lot Ends In Arrest
Burning rubber at 3am is bound to catch some attention and in some cases, like the one on November 26th at the Rec Center in Vernal, it may even end in arrest. According to court documents, an Officer observed a black pickup truck doing a burnout in the parking lot of...
Scam Targeting Family And Friends Of Inmates
Wyoming’s Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Office announced this week an ongoing phone scam involving friends and family of current residents at county detention centers. “Scammers claim that if you send them money via peer-to-peer digital payment apps like PayPal or...
Collaboration Creating Career Path For Uintah Basin Social Workers
A collaboration between USU Uintah Basin and Northeastern Counseling Center is creating a career path for local social workers. USU is highlighting the collaboration on their statewide website this week. The feature explains that the collaboration enables the...
Santa’s Shiny Red Mailboxes Ready For Santa Letters
Every Christmas many kids prepare a well thought out wish list of items and perhaps a personalized message for the man in red. A community member has made sure local kids have an easy option for getting those letters to Santa in the North Pole. Santa and his helpers...










