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Reminder: ‘Property Watch’ Offered By Uintah County Recorder’s Office
Uintah County offered a recent reminder of a free service from the Uintah County Recorder’s Office. ‘Property Watch’ notifies you if documents are recorded under your name. It is widely known as an effective way to combat deed fraud. Once signed up, the Recorder’s...
Crude Oil Spilled Along Stretch Of Highway 40
Traffic had to be diverted on Highway 40 in Duchesne City and beyond while crews addressed a serious crude oil leak that stretched for miles last week. According to Utah Highway Patrol, a crude tanker had some sort of malfunction and spilled a large amount of crude...
Utah Department Of Health Ask All To Help Stop Spread Of Measles
The Utah Department of Health issued a news release on March 5th asking for the public to help stop the spread of measles. With the announcement that measles have been confirmed in the TriCounty Health District, the state reports that cases of measles are now found in...
Diamond Mountain Big Game Water Development Plans
The Bureau of Land Management Vernal Field Office has authorized the installation of big game water structures on BLM administered lands within the DWR-designated Diamond Mountain Hunting Unit in Uintah County. Five guzzlers are approved to be built for big game use,...
Utah Wellbeing Survey Clarifications
The Utah Wellbeing Survey is off to a great start and the study administrators have provided some clarifying information for potential participants. The Utah Wellbeing Survey is a short research survey conducted by Utah State University’s Utah Wellbeing Project in...
Uintah County Sheriff’s Office Issues Scam Alert
Scammers are hard at work doing what they do best. Finding ways, old and new, to suck the money from their latest victims. The Uintah County Sheriff’s Office is alerting the public of an old scam making the rounds again. “If you receive a call from someone saying they...
Chronic Wasting Disease Confirmed In New Areas Of Uintah County
Chronic Wasting Disease has been confirmed in new areas of Uintah County this year. A news release from the Division of Wildlife Resources explains that chronic wasting disease is monitored in big game animals across Utah each fall during the general-season rifle deer...
Senator Curtis On War Powers Resolution
Senator Curtis has commented on the War Powers Resolution that failed to pass in the Senate on Wednesday but which would have restricted President Trump’s further military action against Iran. Ahead of the vote, Senator Curtis stated, “It's fair to say that we want...
Vernal Area Chamber Of Commerce Holds Annual Gala And Awards Meeting
The Vernal Area Chamber of Commerce held its 77th Annual Gala and Awards Dinner last week at the Uintah Conference Center. This year’s business award winners were Coffee at 1020, Vernal Brewing Company, Liberty Energy, Uintah Basin Healthcare, Goodrich Mud Co., and...
Heber Bypass Route Pushback
Heber City officials are pushing back against the UDOT plans for the Heber Bypass that would route industrial traffic off Highway 40 through north fields and away from downtown. The letter from Heber City Council and Wasatch County Council states that “after careful...
Ashley Elementary Holds Dr. Seuss Career Fair
Oh, the places you’ll go and the jobs you’ll have! Ashley Elementary celebrated Dr. Seuss’s birthday with a special career exploration night this week with great success! Vernal City was among the organizations with booths. “City Recorder Sara Bell, Communications...
Ute Tribe Issues News Release Concerning EPA’s “Crusade”
The Ute Indian Tribe issued a news release on Wednesday calling out what it considers the EPA’s “crusade to seek and destroy fossil fuel production on tribal lands.” The release states that nowhere is this more evident than in the EPA Region 8’s inspection and...
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