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You may have heard by now that Vernal City is inviting residents to take a Community Wellbeing Survey but this message is also for those beyond Vernal City limits. Naples City has also partnered up to encourage their residents to participate in the survey in...

A public hearing is scheduled for today concerning the UDOT proposed project to construct a section of raised concrete curb in the median along Highway 40 at the intersection of 1500 West in Vernal. “If constructed, the raised curb would restrict left turns from 1500...

Altamont’s own professional cowboy, Cash Robb, is having a strong start to the 2026 Pro Rodeo Season after a dip in standings during the 2025 season. Robb had an incredible rise in the rodeo ranks being named the Resistol Steer Wrestling Rookie of the Year during his...

The Uintah County Commission met for their regular weekly Commission meeting on Tuesday. A representative from the Museum of Uintah County gave a 2025 report. The museum welcomed 11,043 visitors which included 4,154 people who attended museum events. The museum also...

Are you hoping for the chance to hunt big game in Utah this fall? The application period opens next week. “We don’t have the data from the winter big game captures, the previous fall hunt harvest rates, and other big game surveys until March each year,” shares DWR...

Vernal has made the list once again for towns recommended to visit in Utah, this time for being among the ‘Small Towns In Utah With The Best Downtowns’. The World Atlas publication selected the destinations based on information on historic features in downtowns as...

Uintah Basin competitors represented well at the Northeast Region Sterling Scholar competition at UVU on Monday night. Five Uintah Utes earned awards, including two taking the top spots. Lauren McKee won in the Vocal Performance category. Lauren was recognized as...

Students of Terra Academy got an early release on Monday afternoon thanks to a water line break that affected the area through much of the afternoon. Vernal City reported that their utilities crew responded to the water line break on 500 South and 1650 West and was...

Congratulations are in order for young Jackson Labrum, the 2026 Utah State Elks Hoop Shoot Champion and runner-up at the Western United States Region 7 Championship. In January, Jackson traveled to Tooele to represent Vernal in the Utah Northern District contest....

Natural Resources Conservation Service issued an updated Utah Water Supply Outlook Report on March 1st: Statewide, Utah’s snowpack was 88% of normal as of March 1st, which is up 12% from last month and does not include the fresh dose of snow we’ve received since the...