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Every year, thanks to the Showalter Endowment Fund, a teacher is recognized in the Uintah School District for their excellence in teaching. The community nominates teachers and the Uintah Schools Foundation has the near impossible job of narrowing the pool down and...

Cities and Counties throughout the region have met the snow overload this winter as best as they could and while most people have been patient, others wonder where the plows are. Roosevelt City recently shared that the City has just 5 snow plows and drivers to...

Ashley Regional Medical Center has been named a top 20 rural and community hospital in the country by the National Rural Health Association. The determining factors for the top 20 rural and community hospitals are based on inpatient market share, outpatient market...

While there has been less ozone lately thanks to the storms, strong inversions are expected to begin again starting Thursday. “The end of the ozone season is still not in sight,” shares USU Bingham Research Center Director Dr. Seth Lyman. “At this stage in the season...

A local educator and advisor has been selected by his peers for a prestigious award. Uintah High agriculture teacher and FFA advisor David Wilson has been named by the Utah FFA Association Executive Committee to receive the Distinguished Service Award! The...

It’s time for a fitness class that suits all body types. ‘Tai Chi for Arthritis and Fall Prevention’ is in Vernal and Roosevelt this week. The classes have sitting routines and standing routines so that it can accommodate all abilities. “Even with it being for fall...

Moon Lake Electric has made a positive difference in an effort to bring power to thousands of people living in the backcountry of the Navajo Nation. The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association reported this week that Moon Lake Electric Association donated...

A sad fact of life is that as long as you have a dollar in your pocket there will be a scammer giving their best efforts to take it from you. With this truth in mind, the Duchesne County Sheriff’s Office is reminding the public to stop falling for smooth talking...

Senator Ron Winterton released another legislative update on Thursday. Winterton is sponsoring SB169 ‘Enticement of a Minor Amendments’ that aims to tighten up the law to prosecute grooming behaviors over the internet. This will make it easier to prosecute those using...

A fantastic lineup of local experts will participate in an upcoming conference in Duchesne County and all families are invited. The Uintah Basin Community Matters Conference is taking place in less than 2 weeks. The keynote speaker will be Stephen Wright. Wright is...