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Zipp’s Laundry Building A Total Loss In Roosevelt Fire
A Roosevelt business is a total loss after a building fire on Friday evening. According to Roosevelt Fire Chief Lee Rockwood, the fire department was called to a structure fire at 7:51pm on July 10th. The Zipp’s Laundry building had a black column of smoke showing and...
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Zipp’s Laundry Building A Total Loss In Roosevelt Fire
A Roosevelt business is a total loss after a building fire on Friday evening. According to Roosevelt Fire Chief Lee Rockwood, the fire department was called to a structure fire at 7:51pm on July 10th. The Zipp’s Laundry building had a black column of smoke showing and...
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1972 Vernal Murder Case On Hold After Defense Attorney Withdraws From Case
Another attorney has withdrawn from representing Darrell Eugene Choate, the man charged in the 1972 murder of Gregory Nickell. 76-year-old Darrell Eugene Choate of Tooele was taken into custody on November 26th, 2024, by Uintah County Sheriff Detectives at a Salt Lake...
New Unbelievable Record Set At McCoy Flats Death Race
The high temperatures made the McCoy Flats Death Race held over the weekend in Uintah County even more appropriately named and yet a new unbelievable record was set. If you haven’t heard of this race before, prepare to be dumbfounded. The participants run a 4.1 mile...
Obituaries
Cody James Burrows
Funeral Services for Cody James Burrows, age 53 of Vernal, will be Saturday, April 11, 2026 at 2 pm at the Vernal 9th Ward LDS Chapel (250 North 200 West).Viewings Friday 6-8 pm at Blackburn Vernal Mortuary and Saturday 1-1:45 pm at the Church.Burial in the Vernal...
Isola Haslem
Funeral services for Isola Beth Morrill Haslem, age 94 of Roosevelt, will be held Saturday, April 11, 2026, at 12 Noon, at the Ballard Chapel of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 2561 East Hwy 40. The viewing will be held at that location from...
Brit Evelyn Robinson
Funeral services for Brit Evelyn Olstad Robinson, age 82 of Myton, will be held on April 11, 2026 at 11:00 AM at the Neola Chapel of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. A viewing will be held that morning from 10:00 -10:45 AM prior to the service. ...
Donald “Barry” Winter
Funeral services for Barry Winter, age 79, the husband of Lucinda Winter, will be held Saturday, April 11, 2026, at 10:00am at the Uintah Conference Center (313 East 200 South). A Visitation for family and friends will be Friday from 6:00pm ~ 8:00pm at the Phillips...
Seth Burnell Richens
Funeral services for Seth Richens, age 37 of Vernal, will be held Wednesday, April 8, 2026 at 11:00 AM. at the Uintah Conference Center,A viewing will be held Tuesday, April 7, 2026, 6-8 PM. at the Blackburn Vernal Mortuary and Wednesday at the conference center 1...
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Obituaries
Nobody likes to think about death, but unfortunately, it is a part of life. At some point, we all have to say goodbye to the people we love. Our listing of local obituaries will help you remember and honor the member’s of our community who are no longer with us.
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Stay up to date with the athletes in our community. We give updates from their games both at home and away so that you can stay in-the-know from the convenience of your computer or smartphone. News about local sports from each of the local highschool teams.
