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Duchesne County Sheriff’s Office has tips to avoid being the victim of mailbox theft, a situation that unfortunately many locals now find themselves in. Checks and personal information are being taken out of personal mailboxes. To avoid being the next victim: Remove...

Saving the monarch butterfly starts with understanding the species’ migration and a local group has joined the cause to learn just that and are having amazing experiences in the meantime. Several members of the Uinta Basin Birds & Butterflies group attended the...

If decluttering is on your to-do list listen up. This is the last week for the annual Electronics Recycling event. Electronic drop-off locations include the Vernal Chamber Office and TriCounty Health Department in Vernal and Roosevelt. Items being accepted are...

A volunteer opportunity that is guaranteed to make you smile so much it hurts is approaching and additional volunteers are greatly needed.  The event, being put on by the Vernal Christian Church, is called “Night To Shine” and it is sponsored by the Tim Tebow...

Hitchhiking is a gamble and choosing to pick up a hitchhiker is a gamble and one that a local Sheriff says you shouldn’t take. Daggett County Sheriff Erik Bailey would like to remind people that picking up hitchhikers is unsafe.  If you see someone stranded, call...

Duchesne County residents in the North Crescent and Cove areas please be on alert. Duchesne County Sheriff’s Office announced on Sunday that investigators are working on multiple cases of suspicious activity in the North Crescent and Cove areas where mailboxes have...

Another thrilling Bull Riders Challenge is in the books providing some intense entertainment at the Western Park over the weekend. The 2023 Bull Riders Challenge Champions are 1st Place Kade Madsen, 2nd Place Brock Udy, and 3rd Place Waylen Daley. The Bull Riders...

Collecting shed antlers is a popular hobby in the Uintah Basin but the Division of Wildlife Resources has an important reminder for all who plan to head out on the hunt. The DWR Antler Gathering Ethics course is required if you plan to go ‘shed hunting’ between...

New employment data has been released by the Department of Workforce Services. The state’s nonfarm payroll employment for December 2022 increased an estimated 2.4% across the past 12 months, with the state’s economy adding a cumulative 40,100 jobs since December 2021....

Social media can be a useful tool or at least local law enforcement have found it useful. Roosevelt City Police Department is the latest agency to utilize the tool of social media in seeking to identify a suspect. They shared two images on Thursday morning of a woman...