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School schedule changes made during the pandemic are being reconsidered in Uintah School District and parents and guardians are being asked to chime in. A survey is being shared with parents/guardians of Uintah School District students. “The purpose of this survey is...

The Utah Department of Workforce Services has provided updated unemployment numbers by County. Daggett County unemployment is 4.5 percent, up from 4.3 percent the month before. Duchesne County unemployment stayed the same at 2.9 percent. Uintah County also stayed the...

It’s time for ice fishing! The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources and Utah State Parks will be sponsoring or hosting several ice fishing tournaments from January to March around the state. Here are a few close to home to get on the calendar: The fourth annual...

They’ve done it again! Santa’s Angels rallied together and provided 54 local families with a full Christmas adoption. “We have done this for 20 years now and each year more families get the help they need,” shares Santa Clause Matt Tate. “We love doing this and being...

A Uintah County family lost everything in a house fire this week. Uintah County Fire Marshal Jeremy Raymond reports that Vernal Fire received a page for a structure fire on South Vernal Avenue on Tuesday morning around 2:37am. “Crews arrived in 8 minutes to find a...

Respiratory Syncytial Virus infection(RSV) is known for affecting babies with a median age for RSV in the Uintah Basin of 1 year old, according to the TriCounty Health Department. RSV, however, can also affect moms, dads, grandmas, and grandpas. Those that are 65 and...

Roosevelt City has announced that the outdoor ice rink is now open. The Roosevelt City Parks Department puts in some serious efforts in very cold temperatures to get the ice rink setup, filled , frozen and smoothed out thanks to the use of a home made mini zamboni....

The U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Land Management issued a press release concerning a proposed oil and gas lease sale within the BLM’s Vernal Field Office in Uintah County. The release states, “In accordance with congressional direction in the Inflation...

Ashley Valley Amateur Hockey Association, the only youth and adult hockey league in the Uintah Basin and home of the Vernal Raptors and Uintah High School Ute Hockey teams, is getting in the Christmas spirit. AVAHA Team Manager Lead, Taryn Howcroft, came across some...

The history of outlaws in the region is well known and pieces of that history still surface from time to time. The Vintage Firearms Research Program at the Sweetwater County Historical Museum in Sweetwater County, Wyoming recently came across a very rare find! A...