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An empty space in one of the main shopping centers in Vernal will soon be filled by a national chain store. Highland Capital representatives shared with Evans Family Media that a brand new 15,000 square foot ‘Five Below’ store is signed on to fill a space in the Diamond Mountain Shopping Center at 1180 West […]
A hit and run incident resulted in an arrest in Duchesne County on Tuesday evening. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, 55-year-old Russell Don Robertson was visiting a friend when an orange truck was driving around making loud noise outside the residence. After some time he left and then came back and met up […]
The use of counterfeit money is of course a crime and unfortunately there are fake bills being used around the community. One such example occurred in Roosevelt last week at the Crumbo’s gas station. A 19-year-old man entered the gas station, waited for the clerk, and removed a single bill from his wallet. He looked […]
This year’s recipients of the ‘Teachers in Excellence’ award were announced during the Uintah Schools Foundation State of the District event on Tuesday morning. The Foundation’s Executive Director Shannon Deets presented the award to Ashley Elementary kindergarten teacher Kelsey Hartle and Eagle View Elementary 1st grade teacher Mindy Rasmussen. Portions of the nominations were read […]
Due to public interest, Colorado Parks and Wildlife have shared that they will be updating information about reintroduced wolves on a monthly basis. An updated map was shared on Wednesday showing the most recent gray wolf activity using collar data from at least 2 of the wolves. The map shows that the wolves have traveled […]
The Daggett County Commission meeting had a special visitor last week with Senate hopeful Brad Wilson in attendance. County citizens were given the chance to address issues and concerns with him and Wilson discussed the housing needs in rural communities, among other topics. Brad Wilson is the former Speaker of the Utah House of Representatives […]
The Outlaw Trail Theater has announced audition dates for not just one but two productions planned for this summer. The “Let’s Go! A John Wesley Powell Story”, written by local Jonathan Steamer with music from the award winning musician/songwriter Alan Doyle, will run June 24th through July 6th. The second production will be Rodgers and […]
Two people are in critical but stable condition and the suspect is in custody after a shooting incident in Naples on Wednesday. Uintah School District announced at 12:30pm that Naples Elementary School was on a lockdown due to police activity in the neighborhood near the school for police activity NOT related to the school. The […]
Uintah County is participating in state and federal programs to improve cyber security. During Tuesday’s Commission meeting, I.T. employee Ryan Mattson presented a Memorandum of Understanding to the Commissioners for the State of Utah Center State and Local Cyber Grant Program. Mattson explained that the federal government has a grant program for cyber security and […]
The Ashley National Forest Winter newsletter announced that the Forest Supervisor has taken a new assignment in the Regional Office. Susan Eickhoff started her service as Forest Supervisor in August 2020. The list of her many accomplishments during her time as the Forest Supervisor is shared in the newsletter. Eickhoff has taken a new assignment […]
The 2nd annual ‘State of the District’ event for Uintah School District was held at the Uintah Conference Center on Tuesday morning. The event hosted by the Uintah Schools Foundation had a great turnout with live entertainment from Uintah High School’s Pandemonium jazz band as well as performances by the Uintah High Polyphony choir and […]
The Uintah County Library has received grant funding that will help with some repair projects around the facility. Library Director Sam Passey reported on the grant during Tuesday’s Uintah County Commission meeting stating that it is CLEF funding in the amount of $10,401 dollars. His suggestion was to use it for some upkeep and repairs […]