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Utah’s House Bill 215, which establishes the Utah Fits All Scholarship program, passed in the Senate on Thursday with enough majority that it is essentially impossible for voters to overturn or the Governor to successfully veto. While concern and opposition have been...

Have you heard that upgrades are in store for the Western Park ice rink and amphitheater? If you’d like to take a close look at the plans in store then you’re in luck. An open house is planned for next month during which the public is invited to view the plans and get...

Is there a teacher in the Uintah School District that has positively impacted your life or the life of a student you know? The Uintah Schools Foundation is requesting nominations of outstanding teachers who have given extraordinary service to students. The Foundation...

Author and speaker Nicholas Townsend Smith was all over Vernal yesterday, busy recruiting for his League of Giants. During one of his book readings at the Uintah County Library on Thursday evening he described a time in his life when he was feeling especially small as...

Duchesne County School Board and Administration have distributed a letter in response to House Bill 215 ‘Funding for Teacher Salaries and Optional Education Opportunities’. The bill proposes giving parents public education money for private school or home school while...

TriCounty Health’s Give’m Health topic this week is the Children With Special Healthcare Needs or CSHCN services offered. TriCounty Health Care Coordinator Ericka Wall visited the Evans Family Media studios on Tuesday and shared what the program is all about. Ericka...

The Burbot Bash Ice Fishing Derby at Flaming Gorge doubles as a way to discuss an unwelcome invader while having a whole lot of fun. Called the ‘Ugliest Fish in the West’, the burbot is a freshwater cod with a serpentine-like body native to waters in the east that has...

Instances of RSV and other respiratory illnesses have been through the roof around the state and Uintah Basin Healthcare has issued the following tips as prevention is key: Make sure vaccinations are up to date. Cover your coughs and sneezes with a tissue or your...

Whether you are 1, 100, or somewhere in between, you are invited to join the League of Giants! An author whose mission is to share Growth Mindset principles is making stops all throughout the Vernal area today and tomorrow with readings and discussion of his book ‘The...

The Utah Department of Workforce Services has provided updated unemployment numbers by County. Daggett County unemployment remained at 4.1%. Duchesne County unemployment ticked up from 2.9 to 3%. Uintah County stayed the same from the month before at 3.3%...