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Hotel Vernal Haunt Shatters Previous Record For Funds Raised For Charity
The hard work, selfless service, and spooky skills of hundreds of locals was celebrated last night at the record breaking announcement of the 2025 Hotel Vernal Haunt’s record breaking results. The 10 nights of the Haunt shattered the previous record in 2023 of $73,000...
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Hotel Vernal Haunt Shatters Previous Record For Funds Raised For Charity
The hard work, selfless service, and spooky skills of hundreds of locals was celebrated last night at the record breaking announcement of the 2025 Hotel Vernal Haunt’s record breaking results. The 10 nights of the Haunt shattered the previous record in 2023 of $73,000...
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Local News
Utah Inland Port Authority Board To Consider Black Gold Project Area
A Utah Inland Port Authority press release has shared details about a potential project in Duchesne County: The Black Gold Project Area spans approximately 2,780 acres in Duchesne County and Roosevelt City and is intended to support infrastructure coordination,...
Vernal City Water And Sewer Infrastructure Upgrade Planned On 100 North
Vernal City Public Works has shared that Vernal City will soon begin construction on planned water and sewer infrastructure upgrades along 100 North. These improvements are part of an ongoing effort to replace aging utilities, improve reliability, and support...
Obituaries
Cheryl Ann Thomas
Funeral services for Cheryl Ann Thomas, age 63 of Neola, the wife of Lynn L. Thomas, will be held on Monday, November 20, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. at the Neola Chapel. There will be a viewing on Sunday from 5-7 p.m. at the Hullinger Mortuary and from 10-10:45 a.m. Monday...
Thomas A Wood
Funeral Services for Thomas A Wood, age 89, husband of Elaine Miksell Wood of Naples,will be Monday November 20, 2023 at 11 AM at the Naples LDS Chapel. viewings will be Sunday evening 6-8 pm at the Blackburn Vernal Mortuary and Monday at the Church 9:45-10:45 AM...
Stanley Ostrowski
A visitation for Stan Ostrowski, age 88 of Roosevelt, will be held at the Hullinger Mortuary on Friday, November 17, 2023 from 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. Military honors will be presented at 4:00 in front of the mortuary by the American Legion and Marine Honor Guard.
Vera Ann Serawop-Goldesberry
A Celebration of Life Visitation for Vera Serawop - Goldesberry, age 47, of Tulsa, Oklahome, will be held from 9:00 - 11:00 AM on Thursday, November 16, 2023, at the Hullinger Mortuary, in Roosevelt, Utah. Following the visitation, the cremated remains will be...
Paul Bryan Gustin
Funeral services for Paul Bryan Gustin, age 58 of Vernal, husband of Laurie Gustin, will be held Saturday November 18, 2023 at 12:00pm at the Maeser 7th Ward LDS Chapel (2745 West 1000 North). Visitation for family and friends will be held Friday from 6:00pm ~ 8:00pm...
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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
$42,000 Raised For Brody’s Fund At UBMC Golf Classic
Final numbers are in and Uintah Basin Healthcare has announced how much was raised for Brody’s Fund during the annual...
Forest Closure Ordered For Fall Creek, Anderson, And Phinney Lakes
A temporary area closure has been ordered for the Fall Creek drainage on Ashley National Forest in the Duchesne Ranger...
Duchesne Fire Department Fire Prevention Tips
Duchesne Fire Department continues to share fire prevention tips for everyday life. In order to prevent home garage...
‘Dreams In Motion’ Delivers Dream-Come-True Trip For Local Young Man
2025 may have started full of intense challenges for a local young man but circumstances have greatly changed as...
Dress As A Dinosaur And Help Break Guinness World Record
Do you want to be part of making history? It’s time to dust off your dinosaur costume or start gathering gear for the...
Stretch Of Mormon Trail Through Wyoming Recently Reopened
A stretch of trail through Wyoming has had an influx of visitors dressed in traditional pioneer clothing this summer...
Duchesne City Prepares For Primary Election With ‘Meet The Candidates’ Tonight
The City of Duchesne wants to help their citizens get informed ahead of the 2025 Primary Election taking place in...
Man Crawls 11 Hours To Truck After UTV Crash In Uinta Mountains
An Ogden man had a harrowing experience in the Uinta Mountains on July 20th but thankfully survived to tell the tale....
Vernal City Paddle Pond Set Up This Weekend/Volunteers Still Needed
While the John Wesley Powell River Fest isn’t happening this summer, a popular aspect of the event will still happen...
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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