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Vernal Mayoral Candidate Corey Foley Discusses Revitalization Efforts

Vernal Mayoral Candidate Corey Foley Discusses Revitalization Efforts

Sep 16, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

A change in Vernal City Mayor is approaching and the unopposed Mayoral candidate had a chance to answer questions recently at the Vernal Chamber luncheon. Corey Foley is currently a member of the Vernal City Council. He and his wife Jackie have two children and are lifelong Vernal residents. The questions and his answers focused […]

2025 Uintah Basin Energy Summit Happening Next Week

2025 Uintah Basin Energy Summit Happening Next Week

Sep 16, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

Industry and state leaders will flock to Vernal as Uintah County is hosting the 2025 Uintah Basin Energy Summit next week. “The Uintah Basin has long been a hub of energy innovation and production,” shares Travis Campbell, Director of Economic Development. “We are proud to welcome the oil and gas industry and support the workforce […]

BLM Fighting Invasive Grasses In McCoy Flats Area

BLM Fighting Invasive Grasses In McCoy Flats Area

Sep 16, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

The Bureau of Land Management announced on Monday that they will spread herbicide across roughly 2,500 acres in the McCoy Flats area to prevent the establishment and spread of invasive annual grasses. “These treatments will help the land resist fire,” explains Charles Fischer, Desert Rivers Fire Management Unit Fuels Specialist. “By removing these invasive annual […]

Uintah Basin Man Sentenced To Prison For Drug Trafficking

Uintah Basin Man Sentenced To Prison For Drug Trafficking

Sep 16, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

The nationwide initiative, Operation Take Back America, is focused on getting Fentanyl off the streets, including within our local community. The Department of Justice issued a press release on Monday stating that 47-year-old Travis Davies of Vernal was sentenced to 97 months’ imprisonment and three years’ supervised release after he trafficked narcotics, including hundreds of […]

Geologist Shares Analysis Of “Fascinating” Earthquake and Its Oddities

Geologist Shares Analysis Of “Fascinating” Earthquake and Its Oddities

Sep 15, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

A geologist has shared his analysis of the Magnitude 4.1 earthquake that rattled Northeastern Utah on September 10th. Geology professor Shawn Willsey did research following the quake because he immediately recognized it as having several odd qualities and called it a fascinating event. He shared his findings in a youtube video. “So the first weird aspect of […]

USD Silent Auction At Old Central Cove Preschool

USD Silent Auction At Old Central Cove Preschool

Sep 15, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

It has been a successful launch of the new Central Cove Early Learning Center this fall and Uintah School District is taking the steps needed for the eventual demolition of the old building. With that in mind, the Uintah School District will hold a silent auction on Friday, September 19th, to dispose of surplus items […]

Senator John Curtis: Light Over Darkness

Senator John Curtis: Light Over Darkness

Sep 15, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

Senator John Curtis responded to the death of Charlie Kirk last week with an opinion piece originally published in the Deseret News. In his reflection he shared that President Russell M. Nelson, leader of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, recently wrote that every person has “inherent worth and dignity” as a child […]

Another Livestock Killing In Tabiona Area

Another Livestock Killing In Tabiona Area

Sep 15, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

The Duchesne County Sheriff’s Office has announced their investigation of another livestock shooting after receiving a report of a cow that was shot in the Tabiona area near SR-208. “This incident follows a similar case reported in late July, when a calf was found shot and killed in the same general area,” shares the announcement. […]