Phase 1 of the new Roosevelt Nature Park is nearing completion. Phase I includes the planning, easements, trail construction, bridges, and parking lot, among other features. Phase II includes the construction of a fishpond, additional trail work, restrooms and more. A...

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Vernal Avenue Streetscape Improvement Open House Coming Up
Improvements to Vernal Avenue in downtown Vernal are under design. Vernal City Manager Quinn Bennion shares that the project will improve the streetscape, parking and pedestrian safety from 100 North to 200 South. Vernal City is hosting an open house to share the...
Don’t Miss ‘Women’s Day Out’ This Saturday
Ladies! Call your Mama and text your best friends for a girls day out this Saturday in Vernal. A long time Basin tradition, Women’s Day Out is the perfect place to peruse goods, sample treats. Joe and Teddie Evans hatched the idea for the event 22 years ago, wanting...
Warning Signs To Watch For Of Those Considering Suicide
It takes a community to watch for signs to help prevent suicide as instances continue to grow. Live On Utah teaches that it is important to recognize the risks and familiarize ourselves with the warning signs. Pay attention to recent events in others’ lives like the...
Duchesne Volunteer Fire Department Offers Winter Fire Safety Tips
When temperatures go down, the use of fireplaces, space heaters and heaters in general go up, as does the chance of a house fire. The Duchesne Volunteer Fire Department has shared some tips on how to get ahead of the winter freeze and be safe. A furnace should be...
‘Breakfast With Santa’ Just One Of Many Things Vernal Elks Lodge Do To Serve
There’s definitely a long list of those to thank for the Breakfast With Santa event happening tomorrow at Uintah Middle School but there is one group that will be rolling up their sleeves in the morning to literally make things happen. The Vernal Elks Lodge members...
Beware of the Package Grinch!
The spirit of Christmas is in the air but it’s still important to watch for a Grinch or two out to take what isn’t theirs. Package theft is always a risk, shares Vernal City Assistant Police Chief Keith Campbell. “During this time of year, do not leave packages...
Rhonda Colleen (Dick) Moore
Rhonda Colleen (Dick) Moore, age 59 of Vernal, Utah, wife of Greg Moore, passed away on Saturday October 8, 2022. Funeral Services for Rhonda will be held Wednesday October 12, 2022 at 11:00am at the Phillips Ashley Valley Funeral Home. Visitation for family and...
Vacant Duchesne County Commission And Assessor Seats Filled
The vacant Duchesne County Commission and Duchesne County Assessor positions havebeen filled. On Monday, the Duchesne County Commission approved the namespresented to them by the Duchesne County Republican Party Committee, Tracy...
State of the Industrial Workforce in the Uintah Basin
Derek Howcroft and Darren Royer from Howcroft Field Services discuss the state of the workforce, and trucking industry in the Uintah Basin. Howcroft and Royer discuss benefits of working in the industrial field including aquired skills, discipline and work ethic,...