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Battle of the RV Dealerships
Magical Night At Trees For Charity Auction Gala
Giving hearts and generous bidding made for a magical evening at the 2025 Trees For Charity Auction Gala at the Uintah Conference Center on Monday night. The night total reached $408,700 for the 40 auctioned trees. This is the fourth year in a row the night total...
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Magical Night At Trees For Charity Auction Gala
Giving hearts and generous bidding made for a magical evening at the 2025 Trees For Charity Auction Gala at the Uintah Conference Center on Monday night. The night total reached $408,700 for the 40 auctioned trees. This is the fourth year in a row the night total...
Battle of the RV Dealerships
Local News
Firefighter Injured While Fighting East Ute Plaza Fire
A firefighter was injured on Tuesday afternoon while battling the East Ute Plaza Fire in Fort Duchesne. The Uintah Fire District issued a press release stating that “during suppression activities, a firefighter was injured and received immediate first aid. They were...
$100 Million Investment In Duchesne Water Infrastructure
A $100 million dollar investment has been announced for use on water infrastructure in Duchesne County. This is part of the Department of the Interior’s March 17th announcement that $889 million dollars in investments for critical water infrastructure projects across...
Obituaries
W. Jeane’ Turner
Funeral services for Jeane' Turner, the daughter of the late Dan & Phyllis Turner, will be held Friday January 19, 2024 at 11:00am at the Phillips Ashley Valley Funeral Home (410 North 800 West). Visitation for family and friends will be held that morning from...
Magnolia Gagamoe Mauga Tivao
Funeral services for Magnolia Tivao, age 44 of Vernal, will be held Saturday January 13, 2024 at 1:00pm at the Phillips Ashley Valley Funeral Home. Visitation for family and friends will be held Friday from 6:00pm ~ 8:00pm and Saturday from 11:45am ~ 12:45pm. Military...
Noah David King
Graveside services for Noah David King, infant son of Tommy Faircloth & Nakota King, will be held January 12, 2024 at 3:00pm in the Dry Fork Cemetery. Services under the direction of the Phillips Ashley Valley Funeral Home.
Mary T Hatch
Funeral Services for Mary T. Hatch, age 84 of Vernal, are scheduled for Saturday, January 13, 2024 at 10 am at the Naples 2nd Ward Chapel (1500 East 2313 South). Viewings will be Friday evening 6-8 pm at the Blackburn Vernal Mortuary and Saturday 9 am to 9:45 prior...
Janet Anderson (Lindsay) Suddreth
Funeral services for Janet Anderson (Lindsay) Suddreth, age 91 of Vernal, formerly of Mountain Home, will be held January 13, 2024 at 12:00 pm at the Moon Lake LDS Ward Chapel (20800 West 3800 North, Talmage, Utah. Take highway 87 North to Duchesne to mile marker 16)....
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Community Spotlight
Free summer meals are being offered again through Athenian Academy. The program started last year and will continue with 3 weekly pickup sites in Uintah County. The Ballard site is at 353 South 2500 East in Ballard and will be on Wednesdays between 5 and 6pm. The Vernal area site on Highway 40 and UT-88 is on Wednesdays from 11am to noon and the Fort Duchesne site is at the Ute Indian Education Building on Thursdays from 11:30am to 12:30pm. Each weekly box includes produce, fruit, and meal items.
More Local News
Oversized Loads Have Damaged I-80 Tunnel At Green River
The Wyoming Highway Patrol has announced that the I-80 tunnel at Green River has sustained damage due to unauthorized...
2025 Fall Wildland Firefighter School
Local, state, and federal firefighting agencies are once again partnering with UBTech to offer the Fall Wildland...
Utah Reservoir Levels In Drastic Decline
The Utah Division of Water Resources announced last week that Utah’s reservoir levels are in drastic decline. Since...
Fatal Accident In Jensen On Sunday
Utah Highway Patrol has reported that a fatal accident occurred in Jensen on Highway 40 on Sunday. According to the...
Tiny Home Village Planned For Vernal City
Plans for a tiny home village are underway in Vernal City. Vernal City Manager Quinn Bennion provided an update of the...
‘Lose Yourself 5K’ To Help Bluebell Woman Battling Cancer
The Uintah Basin takes care of its own and the wonderful family behind the Bluebell Cornmaze appreciates every year as...
Today Is The Day To Dress As A Dinosaur And Help Break Guinness World Record
Today is the day to be part of making history in Dinosaurland! If you have a dinosaur costume in the closet waiting to...
Strata Networks Pledges $70,000 To USU Uintah Basin Technology Program
USU announced on Wednesday that Strata Networks has made a significant pledge towards the USU Uintah Basin General...
DWR Ribbon Cutting For Cook WMA In Daggett County
A special ribbon cutting event was held on Wednesday for the Cook Wildlife Management Area in Daggett County. The Cook...
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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