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The Uintah Basin Youth Chamber Orchestra took home top honors at the ‘Music In The Parks’ festival on May 4th. The group performed before judges Saturday morning and then headed to Lagoon where the awards ceremony was held. The group received a Superior rating from the judges for their performance and was awarded 1st place […]
Amazing members of the community were recognized at the Uintah School District’s annual Employee Recognition Banquet held on Thursday night at the Uintah Conference Center. Employees were honored for 20 years, 25 years, and 30 plus years of service in the District. The three recognized for over 40 years were Ruth Ann Nelson and Anna […]
The Utah Wildlife Board approved the big game hunting permit numbers for 2024 and also approved some changes to shed antler gathering in Utah during a public meeting on Thursday. In total, the board approved 71,525 general-season deer hunting permits, which is a 6,800-permit or 10.5% increase from the previous year. In Northeastern Utah that […]
The identity of the Santaquin police officer killed in the line of duty on May 5th has been released along with a basic update on the suspect. A press conference held on Monday shared that the officer killed was Sgt. Bill Hooser who leaves behind a wife, two daughters, sons-in-law, and a new granddaughter. During […]
Interview aired on KVEL 5-6-2024 Photo Credit- Deseret News
The Ute girls softball team hosted a regional match with the Orem Tigers last Friday and Saturday. Friday, the Utes trailed most of the way, then finally caught up in the seventh inning to send the game into extra innings, but the Tigers exploded for six runs in the top of the eighth, and the […]
City and county officials, as well as other local stakeholders, met on Thursday in theUintah County Commission Conference Room and discussed the hot topic of water in theAshley Valley. Vernal City Manager Quinn Bennion presented an overview of the issue.He explained that because the Ashley Valley Water and Sewer Improvement District nolonger has water shares […]
The Ute boys baseball team hosted the regional match with the Green Canyon Wolves last Friday and Saturday to start the 4A state tournament. The Wolves scored first on Friday, then the Utes got that back in the third inning, then Angel Rios stroked a two ribby double as part of a three run fifth […]
Crowds gather every year to literally feel the majesty of stampeding horses in westernColorado as part of the Great American Horse Drive and this weekend was no different.The unbelievable event is put on each year by Sombrero Ranches where cowboys andcowgirls work for a week rounding up all the horses from the ranch’s vast winter […]
An opportunity has been announced to support Sgt. Chad Watt and his family while he isrecovering in the hospital after being shot multiple times while on duty last month. Thenewly formed civic group “Vernal Strong” has joined forces with Uintah Special ServiceDistrict 1 and Charitable Friends of Ashley Valley to organize the upcoming “Back theBlue […]
Congratulations are in order for a Union High School student who won big at the stateInvestNest competition. InvestNest is a Shark Tank meets American Idol competition forhigh school students who participate with CAP Studies. Union High School’s KysonPowell won 1st place at the state InvestNest competition for his business ‘He Speaks’which is a drop-shipping business […]
A man fleeing from police after striking and killing a Santaquin police officer on Sundaymorning was apprehended in the Vernal area. This took place after a pursuit ended withthe suspect, 41-year-old Michael Aaron Jayne, crashing west of Vernal on Highway 40.According to the official report from Lt. Cory Slaymaker, the Utah Highway PatrolRichfield Office received […]