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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 Utah’s Career and Technical Student Organizations, 6 students from Uintah High School took their efforts a step further and made a significant...
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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 Utah’s Career and Technical Student Organizations, 6 students from Uintah High School took their efforts a step further and made a significant...
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Ute Tribe Issues News Release Concerning EPA’s “Crusade”
The Ute Indian Tribe issued a news release on Wednesday calling out what it considers the EPA’s “crusade to seek and destroy fossil fuel production on tribal lands.” The release states that nowhere is this more evident than in the EPA Region 8’s inspection and...
18-Year-Old Arrested In Vernal After Facebook Comment Makes Threat Against Local Judge
An 18-year-old man was arrested in Vernal after posting a comment and video on Facebook directed at a local judge. The Facebook comment was posted on an article about a local sentencing in a court case. Along with a video of himself retrieving and discharging a...
Obituaries
Max Anderson
Funeral Services for Max Anderson, age 89, of Vernal, will be held Saturday, July 15, 2023 at 12:00PM at the Phillips Ashley Valley Funeral Home. A viewing for family and friends will be held Saturday from 10:45-11:45AM at the Mortuary. Interment will be in the Vernal...
Dawna Rae Wardell
Funeral services for Dawna Hall Wardell, age 91 of Vernal, will be held Friday the 14th of July at 11:00 am at the Rockpoint 2nd Ward Chapel (2575 North 1500 West, Vernal, UT). Visitation for family and friends will be Thursday evening from 6:00 pm ~ 9:00 pm at the...
Marilyn Dale (Leavitt) Priest
Funeral services for Marilyn Priest, age 81 of Roosevelt, the wife of Ted Priest, will be held Friday, July 14, 2023 at 11:00AM at the Central Park Ward Chapel (32 South State Street, Roosevelt). A visitation for family and friends will be held Thursday evening from...
Delyle Leo Giles
Funeral services for Delyle L. "Dee" Giles, age 67 of Hanna, the husband of Kathy Giles, will be held on Monday, July 10, 2023, at 11:00 AM, at the Tabiona Chapel of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. A visitation will be held from 10:00 - 10:45...
Blakely Megan Jenkins
Funeral services for Blakely Megan Jenkins, age 2 months, daughter of Garett Dee Jenkins and Emily Megan Reese, will be held on Friday, July 7, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. at the Duchesne Stake Center. A viewing will be held that morning from 9:30 - 10:45 a.m. ...
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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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Utah National Guard Partners with Vernal Regional Airport for Annual Training
Today wraps up a 2 week training opportunity for the local National Guard unit at the Vernal Regional Airport. Vernal...
Curtis Introduces Bill To Reduce Wildfire Risk Through Grazing
Senator John Curtis announced this week the introduction of the Strategic Grazing to Reduce the Risk of Wildfire Act....
Roosevelt City Announces July 4th Holiday Family Activities
Get your running shoes on and prepare now for the most colorful race of the year coming up next month. Roosevelt...
Man Enters Not Guilty Plea In 1972 Vernal Murder Case
The man charged in the 1972 murder of Gregory Nickell entered a Not Guilty plea in court this week. 75-year-old Darrel...
Utah Petroleum Association On Supreme Court Ruling
Though not involved in the project, the Utah Petroleum Association issued a press release on the Supreme Court ruling...
Dinosaur National Monument Tops List Of CO’s Best Whitewater Rafting Stretches
Whitewater rafting in Colorado attracts enthusiasts from far and wide and The Denver Post has topped their ‘Best...
Utah Foster Care Invites Community To ‘Color The Town Purple’ Event
Utah Foster Care has invited the community to their upcoming community event, Color the Town Purple, designed to raise...
Vernal PD Alerts Community Of Scam
People across the Basin have been receiving texts about having an “outstanding traffic ticket” and in case you didn’t...
Mural Trail Competition With Vernal Location Offering Big Prizes
A popular Vernal mural is among a group of murals across the state that is part of the Wildlife Walls Mural Trail...
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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