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Behind The Scenes Of Essential Air Service At The Vernal Regional Airport
What does it take to maintain air service in a rural area? Vernal City Manager Quinn Bennion explains the current happenings of Vernal’s air service like this: Currently, the commercial service into and out of the Vernal Regional Airport is operated by Skywest in...
Roosevelt City Committed To Gun Range Project While Handling Funding Hiccups
Roosevelt and Ballard City have teamed up on an exciting project anticipated by many in the Uintah Basin. The neighboring Cities are working to see a proposed gun range project become a reality. “We’ve had some hiccups when it comes to funding for this project, but...
Sign Your Special Needs Loved One Up For A ‘Night To Shine’ At Adult Prom
Friday night will be a night to remember for hundreds of Uintah Basin residents at the ‘Night to Shine’ hosted by the Vernal Christian Church. This event is a prom for our special needs community members age 14 and up and there is still time to get signed up! Pastor...
Local Sheriffs Support HJR10 Proposal To Preserve Sheriff As An Elected Office
A proposal before the Utah legislature to amend the Utah Constitution has the full support of the Utah House and is now before the Senate. HJR10 defines the position and term of county sheriff which is something that the Uintah County Sheriff’s Office considers of...
Vernal Avenue Streetscape Improvement Open House Coming Up
Improvements to Vernal Avenue in downtown Vernal are under design. Vernal City Manager Quinn Bennion shares that the project will improve the streetscape, parking and pedestrian safety from 100 North to 200 South. Vernal City is hosting an open house to share the...
Uintah School Board Changes Friday Schedule For K-5
After months of deliberation, the Uintah School Board met on Wednesday and made a final decision regarding the District’s Friday schedule. The District’s announcement shared that starting next school year, students in grades K through 5 will attend 4 hours of...
Vernal City Receives $5 Million In Grant/Loan For Water Project Upgrades
Maintaining infrastructure comes with a price tag and pursuing funding options is a must for municipalities to accomplish needed projects. Faced with the need for water infrastructure upgrades, Vernal City applied for and received final approval for CIB mineral lease...
Duchesne County Commission Responds To Proposed Rule Affecting Royalties
The Duchesne County Commission has issued a letter to the Bureau of Land Management regarding a proposed rule entitled ‘Waste Prevention Production Subject to Royalties and Resource Conservation’. During last week’s Duchesne County Commission meeting, Community...
Uintah Schools Foundation Hosting Upcoming ‘State Of The District’ Event
The Uintah Schools Foundation is inviting the community to a meeting to celebrate the academic achievements of Uintah School District. The ‘State of the District’ event will feature Superintendent Dr. Rick Woodford and is being held at the Uintah Conference Center....
Uintah County Library Annual Report
The staff and administration of the Uintah County Library presented their 2022 year in review to the Uintah County Commissioners on Monday. It was emphasized that this is an event driven library. In many ways it doubles as a community center which is backed up by the...
Snow Depletes Resources And Budgets As Winter Continues
Snow is causing headaches all over and reports from the Duchesne County Public Works Department is likely a common story at this point. Director Ben Henderson reported to the Duchesne County Commission last month that his crews were busy clearing snow from storms as...
Excitement Growing For Roosevelt Sports Complex
Excitement is growing on plans for a new sports complex in Roosevelt City. “We have received a loan/grant package for the entire project from the Community Impact Board, most of which is a very low interest bearing loan,” shares Roosevelt City PIO Sunshine Bellon....
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