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Plenty Of Ice Fishing Tournaments Coming Up In Northeastern Utah

Plenty Of Ice Fishing Tournaments Coming Up In Northeastern Utah

Dec 22, 2022 · Kristin Forbis · News

It’s time for ice fishing! The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources and Utah State Parks will be sponsoring or hosting several ice fishing tournaments from January to March around the state. Here are a few close to home to get on the calendar: The fourth annual Disabled Outdoorsmen Utah Ice Fishing event will be held […]

Uintah County Home A Total Loss In Early Morning Fire

Uintah County Home A Total Loss In Early Morning Fire

Dec 22, 2022 · Kristin Forbis · News

A Uintah County family lost everything in a house fire this week. Uintah County Fire Marshal Jeremy Raymond reports that Vernal Fire received a page for a structure fire on South Vernal Avenue on Tuesday morning around 2:37am. “Crews arrived in 8 minutes to find a trailer with fire coming from the windows,” shares Raymond. […]

Quality Inn Evacuated After Room Catches Fire

Quality Inn Evacuated After Room Catches Fire

Dec 21, 2022 · Kristin Forbis · News

Thankfully, there were no injuries after an unoccupied room caught fire at the Quality Inn in Vernal on Wednesday morning. According to Uintah County Fire Marshal Jeremy Raymond, Vernal Fire received a page for a fire at the Quality Inn around 8:30am and arrived within 6 minutes to find smoke coming from a second floor […]

TriCounty Health Department Educating Public About RSV

TriCounty Health Department Educating Public About RSV

Dec 21, 2022 · Kristin Forbis · News

Respiratory Syncytial Virus infection(RSV) is known for affecting babies with a median age for RSV in the Uintah Basin of 1 year old, according to the TriCounty Health Department. RSV, however, can also affect moms, dads, grandmas, and grandpas. Those that are 65 and older are especially at risk for this severe illness. In fact, […]

Roosevelt City Announces the Ice Rink Opening

Roosevelt City Announces the Ice Rink Opening

Dec 21, 2022 · Kristin Forbis · News

Roosevelt City has announced that the outdoor ice rink is now open. The Roosevelt City Parks Department puts in some serious efforts in very cold temperatures to get the ice rink setup, filled , frozen and smoothed out thanks to the use of a home made mini zamboni. The rink adds a little more fun […]

The Bureau of Land Management Seeks Feedback on Oil and Gas Lease Sale

The Bureau of Land Management Seeks Feedback on Oil and Gas Lease Sale

Dec 21, 2022 · Kristin Forbis · News

The U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Land Management issued a press release concerning a proposed oil and gas lease sale within the BLM’s Vernal Field Office in Uintah County. The release states, “In accordance with congressional direction in the Inflation Reduction Act, the Bureau of Land Management Utah State Office started a 30-day […]

New Roosevelt Library Getting Final Touches

New Roosevelt Library Getting Final Touches

Dec 21, 2022 · Kristin Forbis · News

The new Roosevelt library is receiving its final construction touches and the big move is being planned. In preparation, the final day of operation for the current Roosevelt library will be Friday, December 30th. The library will then be closed and moved to the new building. It will start on January 3rd and it will […]

Couple Suing Uintah School District Over Softball Field Upgrade

Couple Suing Uintah School District Over Softball Field Upgrade

Dec 20, 2022 · Kristin Forbis · News

It probably just depends on the individual but for many people, bigger isn’t always better. This is the case with a couple suing Uintah School District over the way the softball field upgrades at Uintah High School have affected their lives. In an ABC4 report, Melissa and Rod Allen shared that there was a time […]

Man Booked After Threatening Officer with Machete

Man Booked After Threatening Officer with Machete

Dec 20, 2022 · Kristin Forbis · News

Additional details have been made available following an arrest earlier this month in Myton. The Duchesne County Sheriff’s Deputy stopped a man in Myton who was riding a bicycle in the dark without an attached light. Not only was there an outstanding warrant on him but he had with him on the bike a makeshift […]