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Man Convicted Of Sexual Abuse In Vernal Among Arrests Highlighted By Department of Homeland Security
A man convicted of sexual abuse in the Uintah Basin is among a list of recent arrests highlighted by the Department of Homeland Security. On October 30th, a press release was issued announcing that despite the shutdown, arrests are continuing to be made by U.S....
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Man Convicted Of Sexual Abuse In Vernal Among Arrests Highlighted By Department of Homeland Security
A man convicted of sexual abuse in the Uintah Basin is among a list of recent arrests highlighted by the Department of Homeland Security. On October 30th, a press release was issued announcing that despite the shutdown, arrests are continuing to be made by U.S....
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DWR: Big Game Application Period Opens Next Week
Are you hoping for the chance to hunt big game in Utah this fall? The application period opens next week. “We don’t have the data from the winter big game captures, the previous fall hunt harvest rates, and other big game surveys until March each year,” shares DWR...
Vernal Makes List Of ‘Small Towns In Utah With The Best Downtowns’
Vernal has made the list once again for towns recommended to visit in Utah, this time for being among the ‘Small Towns In Utah With The Best Downtowns’. The World Atlas publication selected the destinations based on information on historic features in downtowns as...
Obituaries
Jim Markey
Funeral services for James "Jim" Markey, age 80, of Roosevelt, husband of Karen Gagon Markey, will be held on Thursday, September 21, 2023 at 12:00 p.m. at the Grace Event Center. A viewing will be held that morning from 10:00 - 11:45 a.m. Burial will be in the...
Reta LaVon Winn Smith
Funeral Services for Reta Winn Smith, age 102, of Vernal, will be conducted Saturday, September 23, 2023 at 2 PM at the Ashley 2nd Ward Chapel. 3040 North Hwy 191 Vernal Ave Viewings will be Friday 6-8 PM at the Blackburn Vernal Mortuary and Saturday 1-1:45 PM at the...
Margret Arlene Boughan Zufelt
Funeral services for Margret Zufelt, age 95 of Vernal, will be held Saturday, September 23, 2023 at 10 am at the Maeser Stake Center, with a visitation from 9:00 – 9:45 at the Chapel. Interment will be in the Maeser Fairview Cemetery under the direction of Blackburn...
Karen Dean Simper
Funeral services for Karen Dean Simper, age 90 of Vernal, will be held Monday September 18, 2023 at 11:00am at the Phillips Ashley Valley Funeral Home. Visitation for family and friend will be held Monday from 9:45am ~ 10:45am all the mortuary. Interment in the Dry...
Ciarra Lynn Kuhr
Ciarra Lynn Kuhr, age 18, of Roosevelt, Utah, the daughter of Ricky Kuhr and Desire Whitehead, died September 12, 2023, in Draper, Utah, from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. Funeral services for Ciarra Lynn Kuhr, age 18, of Roosevelt, the daughter of...
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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.
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Make Safety A Priority During High Temperatures
National Weather Service has a clear message for our region as we move into a period of prolonged heat. As heat ramps...
Work Underway On Daggett County Health, Business, and Community Center
An exciting project is underway in Daggett County on 1st West in Manila. The Daggett County Health, Business, and...
Space Limited, Get Registered For Hummingbird Banding Event
Space is limited so those interested in participating in the upcoming hummingbird banding event better get their name...
US-191 Realignment Construction Reduces Traffic To Single Lane
The US-191 realignment construction will reduce US-191 to a single lane as crews work to integrate the new alignment...
Ribbon Cutting For Soldier Silhouette Above Cemetery In Roosevelt City
What better day could there be for a ribbon cutting ceremony for the soldier silhouette in Roosevelt than the 4th of...
Community Invited To Take Survey Regarding Proposed High Desert Center For The Arts
The community is invited to take a survey concerning a proposed arts facility being explored by a local non-profit...
Uintah County Heritage Museum Announces Upcoming Name Change
The Uintah County Heritage Museum made an announcement last week and it is something they are very excited about....
Uintah Recreation Center Expansion Design Review/ Pool Update
There are very exciting things to come for the Uintah Recreation Center property and the community is invited to come...
DWR: Remaining 2025 Deer/Elk Permits To Be Sold Beginning July 8
If you didn't draw a buck deer or bull elk permit during the hunt drawing earlier this year, and you're still...
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
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Local Sports
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