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A Uintah High School Junior has set herself up to be highly competitive over the next year of the college admissions and scholarship applications process by accomplishing something incredibly rare. Uintah student Lois Lyman earned a perfect score of 36 on the ACT. The ACT is a standardized test used for college admissions in the […]
The Uintah County GOP is taking a stand for the Caucus System and has issued a 2024 Convention Statement. It shares the following: “In response to Governor Spencer Cox’s Republican State Convention speech and fundraising email, the Uintah County GOP Leaders, Precinct Officers, and Delegates stand in solidarity with Salt Lake, Utah, Davis, and Washington […]
The professionals with the Ashley National Forest held their annual fire readiness review earlier this month as they prepare for another fire season. The readiness review includes a simulation involving a wildland fire as well as an emergency situation. “The simulation had both medical helicopters and an ambulance respond to an incident within an incident,” […]
Congressman Blake Moore’s Office is getting some much deserved credit for standing apart from many in the political realm having been named a finalist for the Congressional Management Foundation’s (CMF) Democracy Award for Constituent Service. The hard working people in Moore’s Office are known to give regular in-person and telephone town halls, staff-led mobile office […]
Details of the fun in store for this year’s county fairs are surfacing and it’s going to be another summer of free family fun. The 2024 Duchesne County Fair will still take place in the month of August. This year’s dates are August 5th through the 10th. The theme is ‘Kick The Dust Up!’ which […]
The Union High School baseball team worked hard to have a successful season and brought their A-game to the state tournament. Well it all paid off and the Union baseball team is the 3A State Champions after beating Canyon View with a score of 9 to 3. When summing up his team, Coach Matt Labrum […]
Community members lined Highway 40 in Vernal Thursday evening to welcome home the Vernal police officer shot multiple times while responding to a call on April 27th. A long line of lights and sirens traveled ahead of and behind Sergeant Chad Watt and his family as they traveled through town on their way home from […]
There has been a change in leadership at USU Uintah Basin. Utah State University named James Y. Taylor as vice president of Statewide Campuses. Taylor has been part of the USU Uintah Basin leadership since 2016 and has been serving as the statewide interim vice president since December 2023. The change has already taken place, […]
The Roosevelt Branch Library lives up to their promise to offer programs and events to enrich the community and an upcoming event certainly fits that category. ‘The Write Thing’ event is being held next month with talented people on the lineup. “We are pleased to again welcome some great Utah authors to our area,” shares […]
The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources wants to remind Utahns of ways they can prevent conflicts with bears this summer and also what to do if you encounter a bear. Store your food, snacks and scented items (such as deodorant and toothpaste) in an area where a bear can’t get to them. If a bear […]
After years of litigation and an extensive trial, a federal judge has ruled that Todd Murray’s death was self-inflicted. Murray was a passenger in a high speed chase in 2007 that ended within the Ute reservation. After the car crashed, the car’s occupants ran, including Murray who fired a gun at the pursuing officer before […]
While it is generally agreed that something must be done about the water shares shortage in the Ashley Valley, the topic is complex. During the City/County meeting held on Thursday in the Uintah County Commission Conference Room, several sides of the issue were discussed. Vernal City Councilman Corey Foley acknowledged the complexities but urged all […]