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Respiratory illnesses are rampant in Utah with hospitals filling up. The Uintah Basin has been hit too. TriCounty Health Department reports that respiratory hospitalizations in the Uintah Basin this season have been 26% RSV, 55% COVID, and 19% Flu. Each of these can...

The Vernal Middle School Auditorium was bursting with Christmas music on Monday from a popular group in town performing a Christmas concert in support of local schools. Gentri, the Gentlemen Trio, took the spot this year as the concert guest for the Uintah Schools...

Dinosaur National Monument provided an update on Monday to the road closures throughout the park. Harpers Corner Road is partially open, up to Moffat County Road 16 North, for the remainder of the season. South of that closure requires 4x4 and high clearance with...

Smiles are contagious at each year’s Shop With A Cop events and this year was no exception. Shop With A Cop was held on Saturday in Roosevelt at Stewart’s Market/Ace Hardware. “This is one of our favorite days of the year where we are grateful for the opportunity to...

A resource promoted in the Uintah Basin and across the state is being hailed as a literal life saver. For six years, the SafeUT app has provided a way to connect users to licensed counselors that are ready to listen to any sized crisis or concern. Support is immediate...

Utah Division of Wildlife Resources announced some exciting news for anglers who fish at Strawberry Reservoir. There is now a new parking area that has been constructed  at Strawberry Reservoir in the Chicken Creek East area just off of Highway 40.So many...

Based on the forecast for additional snow over the next 12 to 24 hours, Superintendent Rick Woodford is announcing that all Uintah School District schools will begin two hours later than normal on Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022. The delayed start should allow state, county...

The snow is falling, the carols are in the air and it is time for that annual Christmas tradition of counting birds. Yes, it is the 24th annual Christmas Bird Count and the 18th time that Utah’s Division of Wildlife Resources has partnered with the U.S. Fish and...

In an effort to both address the increased visitors to the area and the changes in use that are throughout the landscape, Ashley National Forest will be holding public meetings. The meetings will discuss the current updating of the Flaming Gorge National Recreation...

Uintah School District enriches local education with the addition of special assemblies in the schools on a regular basis. Friday’s District update shared two that happened last week, both with great success: Jason F. Wright shared his inspiring message about the...