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The Bureau of Land Management announced this week the opening of an important application period. The BLM Vernal Field Office will accept applications from May 1 through July 31, for 11 grazing allotments in the Book Cliffs area of Uintah County and nearby areas. “The...

Ashley National Forest issued a news release on Thursday sharing that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service will publish a final environmental impact statement in the Federal Register, issuing a record of decision authorizing domestic sheep grazing on 10...

Uintah High FFA has plenty to be proud of this school year. Recently, they attended the Deseret Peak Invitational in Tooele with many teams competing well. The Horse Evaluation team took first place with Jayleigh Bartlett, Natalee Lamoreaux, Kaler Bartlett, and Ruby...

Uintah and Duchesne counties make spring cleanup more affordable each year by sponsoring Free Dump Week and it is coming up April 25th through May 2nd. K and K Sanitation is partnering with Duchesne County Landfill and Uintah County Landfill for residential Free Dump...

Vernal is an important stop on a state tour aimed at helping ranchers and farmers during the drought. The Utah Department of Agriculture & Food will host their first ‘Drought Meeting’ on Monday in Cedar City, then they’ll stop on Tuesday in Richfield before...

A traffic stop eventually led to arrest in Uintah County on Friday. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, the driver failed to pull over when the officer activated the overhead emergency lights and eventually sirens, and instead just continued to drive around...

The Ute Indian Tribe issued a Public Notice dated April 14th of an enacted Ordinance concerning ‘Trespassing on Tribal Lands’. The Notice states, “As its title suggests, Ordinance No. 25-006 amends the Tribe’s existing code governing trespass on Tribal lands and...

It’s a very tragic end in the search for a vulnerable young man who was reported missing out of Sweetwater County early this week. The public was asked to watch for a missing young man who was classified as a vulnerable adult due to having Autism and a seizure...

Varied spring weather has arrived and Uintah County Emergency Management is keeping the community informed on what to watch for. An official Wind Advisory is in effect today from 11am to 8pm. The Advisory notes that southwest winds 25 to 35 mph are expected with gusts...

The weather is warming up, and if you are starting to make plans to take the boat out to the lake, the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources wants to remind you of a few requirements before you hit the water. Anyone who launches a boat or any other watercraft in Utah is...