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Now is the time for the community to give their input on what they would like to see developed on the Vernal Community Block, often called the Lamplighter Block. For those that would like a closer look than just driving by, Vernal City is hosting a Design Workshop and...

The Republican Party Organizing Convention was held on Thursday evening to elect new officers and vote on Party Amendments. There were 125 delegates in attendance, the largest Organizing Convention attendance in recent history. The following were elected: Kason...

Projects, planning, and looking to the future are always ongoing in our local governments and Uintah County is no exception. Uintah County Economic Development Director Travis Campbell visited the Evans Family Media studios this week to discuss the county’s current...

Uintah Special Service District 1 has an important announcement about the All-Wheel Park currently Under Construction on the property south of the rec center in Vernal. Excitement is growing for the project with the latest announcement that cement crews for the skate...

USA Archery has announced the names of the top archers in the United States that will represent the US at the World Archery Youth Championships later this year. Among those named is Abigail Winterton who will represent in the Compound U21 Women’s category. The USA...

With growth comes change and the Vernal Regional Airport has announced new policies that travelers will want to make note of before arriving for any flight. “Starting April 29th, a new policy and new equipment for TSA will cause both Contour and TSA to significantly...

Officials announced Wednesday that projects benefitting wildlife have been funded a record $6.6 million dollars in Utah and the Book Cliffs Wildlife Habitat project received one of the highest awards. This project received $292,500 in funding and is designed to...

UDOT reports that construction on the Indian Canyon Corridor will begin on Monday, April 28th. “Multiple improvements will be made throughout the corridor over the next two construction seasons,” shares the announcement. “Crews are beginning work on the north side of...

You know about the epic journey of pioneers on the Oregon Trail but a modern journey for a great cause has a play on the name. The ‘Organ Trail’ is a charity bike ride of Mark Scotch, a man riding from Los Angeles to Denver to bring attention to the need for and...

The Duchesne County Library System has hired new management for the Roosevelt Branch Library. Haylee Toland has been hired as Branch Manager and Melanie Petersen has been hired as Assistant Branch Manager. Haylee Toland is from Altamont and brings experience as an...