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A local was recognized at the 2025 Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) Utah Conference and Awards luncheon on June 11th in Salt Lake City. Roosevelt Police Sergeant Morant A. Harrison received the 2025 CIT Officer of the Year award for the State of Utah in June. “Sergeant Harrison was nominated by his peers for his compassionate […]
A Fire Danger Alert has been issued locally. Ashley National Forest announced that the local forest area has entered very high fire danger. “While the Forest has not implemented fire restrictions at this time, many of the surrounding areas have,” shares the announcement. “If you build a campfire, do not leave it unattended. Remember to […]
A 30-day comment period is now open for the Environmental Assessment of the proposed Roosevelt City Shooting Range Complex. The announcement states that the “Utah Division of Wildlife Resources is proposing to construct a new shooting range complex on land owned by Roosevelt City that consists of the following ranges: 1,000-yard rifle range; 200-yard rifle […]
A Vernal man who was an ex-employee of a youth camp in Texas was arrested on June 20th outside the camp after making threats. According to Livingston Police Department in Texas, local agencies worked together to stop a threat to children and staff at Camp Cho-Yeh that was made by Mario Bernal of Vernal, Utah. […]
The interview with U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins focuses on the ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ working its way through Congress right now. Secretary Rollins talks about what is in the bill, emphasizing that it includes a lot of great changes across the board but especially for the agricultur
Amanda Strack shares that they are working to be better partners with those here in the Uintah Basin and provides details on rebates and incentives available when it comes to water. A landscape conversion rebate offers $1.50 per square foot for lawn replacement while converting irrigation to a drip
The Duchesne County Master Plan is in the draft stage and your county commissioners would like your input. Duchesne County Commissioners Greg Miles, Jeff Chugg and Tracy Killian discuss the master plan and investments needed in infrastructure to meet the future demands over the next 5 to 10 years. V
A Vernal woman was arrested on Thursday after making threats and spreading a white substance she claimed was anthrax around the apartment complex she lives in. According to a KSL report, officers responded to the call to a multi-resident apartment complex for elderly persons near 1800 West 1500 South in Uintah County. The call claimed […]
A vehicle fire on Highway 40 near Dinosaur, Colorado on Sunday afternoon caused a wildfire, prompting the temporary closure of Highway 40 from milepost 3 to milepost 11. By 5:30pm, Highway 40 reopened with traffic alternating directions as wildland firefighters remained in the area to continue fighting the Spencer Fire. An update on the Spencer […]
One structure was lost in a wildfire that started on June 27th in Duchesne County. According to Utah Fire Info, the Hanna Fire is under investigation but was human caused. Initially the wildfire was being called the Tabiona Fire but it was soon changed because it is close to the town of Hanna. The structure […]
The Dinosaurland Freedom Festival kicked off on Sunday evening with a patriotic program at the Vernal City Park. The comment was made that it is important to kick off the festivities first with a moment of reverence and recognition of the price of freedom. All were encouraged to be sure to walk through the field […]
There have been multiple local bear sightings and incidences of bears getting into camp sites. The DWR encourages all to get educated and stay Bear Aware. “Even though they’re incredibly strong and surprisingly fast, black bears will typically do everything they can to avoid people,” shares DWR Game Mammals Coordinator Darren DeBloois. “When a bear […]