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Fire Sense Efforts Making An Impact
The State of Utah has been pushing the public to use their Fire Sense in a campaign to help stop human caused wildfires. The goal was to prevent roughly 70% of Utah wildfires with tips like calling the nearest fire department when doing a burn, making sure you check...
Biden Disconnect Grows On Topic Of Oil And Gas
The Biden Administration’s approach to energy continues to be critiqued, especially by supporters of the oil and gas industry. Western Energy Alliance is among those asking questions. “There’s a disconnect in the conservation agenda of this administration,” shares...
Sentencing Scheduled For Vernal Mother And Son Charged After U.S. Capitol Riot
Sentencing is scheduled for a Vernal mother and son who pleaded guilty to charges related to entering the United States Capitol building during the events of January 6th, 2021. ABC4 Utah reports that Landon Manwaring and his mother Susan Manwaring traveled to...
Duchesne County Ranchers Lose Home To Electrical Fire; Fundraiser Underway
An effort is underway to help a Duchesne County family that lost everything in a house fire this month. Bjorn and Shanna Carlson, owners of BlueTree Farms in Bluebell, are still sorting out how to make things work since the fire took their home on November 10th....
Boebert Claims Victory Though Mandatory Recount Expected
While Colorado law is still expected to initiate an automatic recount of the 3rd Congressional District race, incumbent Republican Representative Lauren Boebert and her challenger Democrat Adam Frisch have agreed that Boebert is the race’s winner. Boebert shared a...
Decreased Water Levels at Flaming Gorge Lead to Closure of Boat Launch
It is well known that Flaming Gorge has been affected by decreasing water levels, in part because of the area's drought conditions and the other part to help Lake Powell. As a result, the elevation of Flaming Gorge Reservoir has dropped below 6,011 feet, leaving the...
Fallen Officer Detective Kevin Orr Remembered 16 Years Later
Every year before Thanksgiving we pause and remember a Uintah Basin fallen officer. Uintah County Detective Cpl. Kevin Orr was in a helicopter accident on November 21st, 2006 while assisting with a search for a missing woman. Utahsfallen.org shares that as Detective...
Removing Highway 191 Switchbacks North Of Vernal To Greatly Increase Safety
Safety is the goal as plans continue on the Highway 191 project north of Vernal. UDOT Project Manager Larry Montoya made a presentation during the most recent Vernal Chamber luncheon, providing details on the much anticipated project. The goal is to improve safety as...
EvLABS CEO Interview Hits On Uintah School District Electric Bus Award
James Lawrence, President and CEO of evLABS in Vernal, visited the Newstalk KVEL studio on Wednesday morning and the recent announcement that electric buses will soon join the fleet of Uintah School District was discussed. It was announced in October that the EPA...
Get The Scoop On Gingerbread At The Uintah County Library
No cookie is quite connected to the holidays like gingerbread. Gingerbread houses originated in Germany during the 16th century and quickly became associated with Christmas. This year, the Uintah County Library is embracing the gingerbread/Christmas connection with...
DWR Announces Swan Hunt Closing Early
The 2022 swan hunting season opened on Oct. 1st and was scheduled to run until December 11th. Starting November 18th, however, hunters are prohibited from killing any swan in Utah. For the fourth consecutive year, the trumpeter swan quota was met, even though the U.S....
Band ‘Kitchen Dwellers’ Release Documentary Rafting The Green River
The Green River and all it offers is garnering extra attention on YouTube lately. The latest example of this is a new documentary from Bonfire Entertainment following the RiverWonderGrass excursion in which a limited group of 20 people spend four days rafting through...
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