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Vernal City Manager Quinn Bennion was recently a guest on the USU and You radio program and discussed the downtown revitalization projects that are ongoing. Bennion shared that it is still the early stages of the revitalization and the transformation will continue to spread. The completed project is the improvements to the block south of […]
Wednesday was a big day for local professionals in the Career and Technical Education field. Uintah School District reported that teachers, counselors, and administrators from the Daggett, Duchesne, and Uintah school districts, along with faculty and staff from UBTECH, and representatives from local businesses gathered at the Uintah Conference Center on Wednesday for the Uintah […]
Wildfire prevention is an ongoing process and Ashley National Forest has some projects this month focused on just that. They announced this week that the Roosevelt/Duchesne Ranger District plans to conduct burning of slash piles during November or December just off the Argyle Canyon Road east of Highway 191. “The burning will occur once sufficient […]
The former manager of Roosevelt’s McDonald’s was recently arrested and is facing a felony theft charge from her time as a McDonald’s employee. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, 29-year-old Nikita Ami Martin stole over $26,000 dollars from the store’s cash deposits and the owner of the Roosevelt McDonald’s had a signed confession and […]
A Myton man was sentenced to prison on Tuesday after he was previously convicted of seven felonies, including assaulting law enforcement officers with dangerous weapons during the January 6th, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. A U.S. District Judge issued the verdicts in June against 30-year-old Odin Meacham of Myton, finding him guilty of assaulting […]
Over 15,000 citizens in Uintah County voted in Tuesday’s election and the Uintah County Commission and Uintah County Clerk-Auditor have shared a message to thank the voters of Uintah County for another successful election. “The majority of ballots were cast by mail-in or drop-off with approximately 1,250 in-person votes cast on Election Day,” shares their […]
Come January 1st, Congressman John Curtis will step into the role of U.S. Senator after winning the seat being vacated by Mitt Romney. As Senator-elect, Curtis visited with Evans Family Media about his plans for his first 100 days in office and beyond. Specifically, Curtis referred to the Uintah Basin and other energy hubs in […]
The preliminary election results for Duchesne County include the following: In the State House 67 race, incumbent Christine Watkins received 86.9 percent of the vote. Cole Kelley received 86.05 percent of the vote for State School Board 12. The local School Board District 5 race resulted in Mark Thacker receiving 76.48 percent of the vote […]
A special opportunity is available this holiday season if your family is looking for a new way to serve. Adopt a Foster Family is a new service opportunity that is focused on helping local families with current foster placements. “Your family, business, group etc can support one family with services in December,” shares the announcement. […]
The switchbacks on Highway 191 south of Flaming Gorge and north of Vernal are notoriously dangerous and an accident that took place Wednesday morning certainly demonstrates that. According to Utah Highway Patrol, at approximately 11am a semi was traveling too fast and couldn’t negotiate a curve. The semi ended up on its side with the […]
A complete count of the election preliminary results in Duchesne County are anticipated this afternoon. Duchesne County Clerk/Auditor Chelise Jessen reported to Evans Family Media that ballots would be picked up from the ballot drop boxes located around Duchesne County that evening and the Clerk/Auditor Office would resume counting the next day. As of Tuesday […]
A semi with a dash cam was in the right place at the right time early this week on North Vernal Avenue. The former Don Pedro’s Mexican Restaurant building located at 3340 North Vernal Avenue was the victim of a hit and run on Monday afternoon and thanks to the dash cam on a semi […]