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The Utah Department of Transportation has good news for those traveling US-191 into Duchesne. “The intersection at US-191 and US-40 is now open to traffic and the improvements are nearly complete,” shares the announcement. “The new right-turn lane and wider corner...

Roosevelt City shared this week that BHI has finished all of the water line work associated with the streets project and will now shift focus to the road reconstruction. “The tentative schedule for the next couple of weeks will be to prepare 100 South, 200 West, 1000...

Local anglers have had more than just the satisfaction of the catch as a reward for catching a variety of trout species over the last decade thanks to a state program. The Division of Wildlife Resources and Utah Trout Unlimited launched the Utah Cutthroat Slam program...

The installation of a new prehistoric shade structure is among the finishing touches of the Cobble Rock Block revitalization and Vernal City wants your help giving it a name. “Vernal’s Pteranodon shade structure has landed in its new home in the back of Cobble Rock...

Gold Cross Ambulance is the October Business of the Month for the Vernal Area Chamber of Commerce. Scott Adams, who has been with Gold Cross for 20 years and as local director for 14 years, graciously accepted the plaque on behalf of Gold Cross during Tuesday’s...

A man was arrested in Duchesne County on September 22nd after an officer recognized him as one with an active no-bail warrant out for his arrest. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, the officer observed the man traveling in Ballard City until stopping in a...

The Vernal Area Chamber of Commerce is providing opportunities for the public to hear from the election candidates. The Vernal Chamber luncheon on Tuesday hosted a candidate discussion with the candidates running for the two open positions on the Ashley Valley Water...

Steinaker, Red Fleet, the dinosaur museum and more are favorite local spots and, along with other state parks, are expected to stay open and operational in the event of a federal shutdown. Utah State Parks made the announcement on September 29th that the Utah Division...

A chapter of Turning Point USA is coming to Uintah County. Lys Taddei is a local that enjoys life in the Uintah Basin along with her husband. She enjoys her work as the founder of Equal Equine to make horsemanship and farm life accessible to all. After the devastating...

The success of the newly launched Uintah High Teen Center is thanks to the ongoing support and generosity of many, including students. A good example of this came from the members of the Uintah High FBLA chapter who stayed after school on Thursday to put together...