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The Ute boys basketball team traveled to Orem to take on the Mountain View Bruins last Friday. The Utes trailed by 18 at the half, then staged massive comeback that fell just short in the 60-59 loss. Dauson Gardiner scored 24 in the loss. They then hosted Grand Junction Saturday afternoon. The Utes trailed by […]
The future leaders of our cities and towns are busy learning and growing. The Vernal Youth City Council is a great example of this, having attended the Utah League of Cities and Towns’ Local Officials Day during the Utah Legislature this week. “Meeting Senator Winterton and Representative Chew was a highlight, and the tours of […]
Lawmakers in Colorado are urging for action after an especially deadly year on Highway 40 in Western Colorado. In a letter written to the Transportation Commission of Colorado, legislators representing Routt and Moffat Counties stated that they have an urgent request to direct all available resources and efforts to improve the safety of Highway 40 […]
This week, USU State TODAY highlighted the USU Uintah Basin middle school science fair. “Since its beginnings at the USU Vernal campus over one decade ago, the Uintah Basin Middle School Science Fair has grown into a wonderful opportunity for local middle and high school students to carry out and share their own scientific research with the […]
The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources has been awarded up to roughly $37.2 million in federal grants that would help benefit fish and wildlife in Utah. “All across the Colorado River Basin, federal investments are providing billions of dollars of critical funding to communities and states to help Western states better manage long-term drought and […]
It’s been a busy week for the hard working staff at Ashley National Forest. If you have noticed smoke, that has been the result of personnel burning slash piles in the Greens Draw area on Wednesday and Thursday. “The locations contain piles of cut vegetation created during construction of a fuels break associated with the […]
DevPipeline’s apprenticeship program continues to transform local lives and the organization has shared an inspiring example of this in a press release this week. After years of frustration in going the traditional route with higher education, Mike Caldwell discovered DevPipeline, an educational organization that combines coding education with practical work experience. The program’s approach, which […]
The Duchesne County Sheriff’s Office reports that on Wednesday, January 22nd, at approximately 3:37am, deputies responded to an auto accident involving a white Nissan Altima and a semi-trailer pup. The incident occurred at the Shell Convenience Store located at 94 East Main Street in Duchesne City. The driver of the Nissan Altima backed out of […]
Ovintiv Inc. announced on Wednesday the sale of its Uinta assets located in northeastern Utah. According to the press release, Ovintiv closed on the previously announced all cash sale of its Uinta assets to FourPoint Resources, LLC, for approximately $2 billion dollars. Ovintiv President and CEO, Brendan McCracken, says, “The Uinta sale builds on our […]
Ashley Regional Medical Center has welcomed Justin Romney as their new chief financial officer, effective January 6th. The announcement shares that Romney joins Ashley Regional Medical Center from Havasu Regional Medical Center, where he served as assistant chief financial officer. “We are so excited to have Romney step into this important leadership role,” shares Alan […]
The best time of year to see America’s national bird in the state of Utah is almost here. Typically hundreds of bald eagles arrive in Utah by the month of February and many of them end up in the northeastern portion of the state. There will not be any formal bald eagle viewing events this […]
January came with some unexpected surprises for the Blanchard family of Vernal and yet they freely express their gratitude. On January 13th, Alecia Blanchard’s water broke and, being only 24 weeks pregnant, she was flown to the University of Utah hospital where the focus was on preventing the premature birth of her son for as […]