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Man Arrested For DUI Also Charged With Physical And Sexual Assault
An Attempt to Locate on an alleged drunk driver resulted in a variety of serious charges for the night’s events. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, an officer saw the reported vehicle and observed the driver pull into a driveway and enter a residence. The...
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Find all the accurate information you need about local news and events from one convenient, trustworthy source
Man Arrested For DUI Also Charged With Physical And Sexual Assault
An Attempt to Locate on an alleged drunk driver resulted in a variety of serious charges for the night’s events. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, an officer saw the reported vehicle and observed the driver pull into a driveway and enter a residence. The...
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Uintah County Primary Election Information
The Primary Election is coming up in June and Uintah County has shared what you need to know in order to vote. First, if you are not registered to vote, you have until June 12th at 5pm to register at vote.utah.gov. To receive a Republican ballot, you must be...
8th District Judge Named Among Utah Supreme Court Nominees
An Eighth District Court judge has been named among the nominees for the Utah Supreme Court. The State of Utah announced on Thursday that the Appellate Judicial Nominating Commission selected nominees for two vacancies on the Utah Supreme Court that were created by...
Obituaries
Kurt D Johnson
A visitation for Kurt D Johnson, age 44, will be held Wednesday, February 21, 2024 from 6:00-8:00PM at the Phillips Ashley Valley Funeral Home.
Burke Eldredge
Funeral services for Burke Eldredge, age 83, formerly of Roosevelt, the husband of Dearwyn Bowman Eldredge, will be held on Monday, February 19, 2024 at 11 am at the Crescent 22nd Ward Chapel. There will be a visitation prior to the services at the church from 10:00...
JC Bussell
Funeral service for JC Bussell, age 87, of Roosevelt, will be held on Monday, February 19, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. at the Hullinger Mortuary. There will be a viewing on Monday from 10-10:45 a.m. at the mortuary. The burial will be held on Tuesday, February 20, 2024,...
Merlyn Uresk Cook Solomon
Funeral services for Merlyn Uresk Cook Solomon, age 86, of Myton, will be held on Saturday, February 17, 2023 at 12 Noon at the Myton Chapel of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. A viewing will be held from 11:00 - 11: 45 a.m.Burial will be in the...
David J Haslem
Funeral services for David J Haslem, age 83 of Vernal, husband of Barbara Haslem will be held Saturday February 17, 2024 at 12:00pm at the Ashley 3rd Ward Chapel (236 East 600 South), visitation for family and friend will be held Friday from 6:00pm ~ 8:00pm at the...
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Community Spotlight
The Uintah Basin hosts thousands of visitors during the summer months for recreation and community events. Evans Family Media has shared a special highlight about a father-son duo that traveled from Oklahoma to Vernal for the Dinosaur Roundup Rodeo. Check out the feature story about professional rodeo photographer Jake Brake Hodnett and his father Jim, shared on Feature Story: Guts, Glory, And Another Kind Of Rodeo Dream
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‘It’s A Small World’ At The 29th Annual Great Jensen Pumpkin Festival
It’s almost time for the 29th annual Great Jensen Pumpkin Festival and organizers have invited the community to get...
Positive Outcome For Students Advocating For CTSO State Funding
While students, their leaders, and community members across the state got loud in asking the state to continue funding...
Uintah County Jail Inmates Charged With Felony Assault After Fight
Two inmates of the Uintah County Jail are each facing a new felony charge after a major fight between the pair....
Record Amount Of Drivers Illegally Passing Uintah School District Buses
October is National Pedestrian Safety Month and Uintah School District has a message about protecting our most...
UDAF Urges Horse Owners To Vaccinate Against West Nile Virus
The Utah Department of Agriculture and Food is urging all horse owners to vaccinate their animals against West Nile...
Sandhill Crane Growing Population Poses Challenges For Farmers
While a growing sandhill crane population can be exciting for bird watchers, it’s less exciting for some local...
From Boyhood Years In Vernal To 18th President Of The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-day Saints
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced yesterday afternoon that Dallin Harris Oaks was sustained...
Senator Ron Winterton Shares Message On Political Violence
It’s now been over a month since the assassination of Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University in Orem and Senator Ron...
Meet The Candidate: Incumbent Ted Munford For Vernal City Council
Election ballots are showing up in mailboxes around the Uintah Basin and Vernal City residents will have the...
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.
Public Affairs
Local politics and public affairs affect all of us. Unfortunately, it can be difficult to stay up to to date with all the ongoing events. We’ll do the work for you to make sure you always have up-to-date and accurate information at your fingertips.
Local Sports
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.