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Critical Fire Weather Continues As Crews Battle Western Colorado Wildfires
Unfortunately, conditions continue to make battling the large wildfires in western Colorado quite difficult. The Twelve Fire in Moffat County is 80% contained on 4,287 acres while the Thirteen Fire is 100% contained at 35 acres. The Thirteen Fire started as a...
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Critical Fire Weather Continues As Crews Battle Western Colorado Wildfires
Unfortunately, conditions continue to make battling the large wildfires in western Colorado quite difficult. The Twelve Fire in Moffat County is 80% contained on 4,287 acres while the Thirteen Fire is 100% contained at 35 acres. The Thirteen Fire started as a...
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‘Steel Magnolias’ Opening At Vernal Theatre: Live Tomorrow
The second half of Season 10 at Vernal Theatre: Live kicks off tomorrow with the opening of ‘Steel Magnolias’. While most people know Steel Magnolias for the 1989 star studded film, the origin is actually as a stage play. Robert Harling wrote the play based on his...
DWR Dedicated Hunter Volunteers Complete Projects To Benefit Wildlife
2025 was a successful year for the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources Dedicated Hunter Program, a program that Uintah Basin hunting enthusiasts may want to participate in. In 2025, there were 8,737 people who participated in the program completing 1,176 projects but...
Obituaries
Yvonne Janes (McQuivey)
A celebration of life for Yvonne Janes (McQuivey) age 62, formerly of Vernal will be held Monday January 9, 2023 at 6pm at the Phillips Ashley Valley Funeral Home.
William (Billy) Henline
Funeral services for Billy will be held Thursday, December 29, 2022 at 11 am at the Uintah Conference Center. With viewings from 9:30 - 10:45 am prior to service. Burial will be in the Maeser Fairview Cemetery with Military honors from the American Legion and the...
Kevin Wright Killian
Graveside services for Kevin Killian, age 68 of Rooseveltwill be held on Wednesday, December 28, 2022, at 12:00 noon at the Bridgeland Cemetery with military honors provided by the Roosevelt American Legion and the Patriot Guard Riders. Services under the direction...
Darrell M Fackrell
Funeral services for Darrell M. Fackrell will be held on Thursday, December 29, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. at the Ballard Ward Chapel where a viewing will be held from 9:30-10:45 a.m. Burial will be in the Roosevelt Memorial Park, under the direction of the Hullinger...
Dennis Ray Long
Funeral services for Dennis Ray Long will be held Friday December 23, 2022 at 11:00am at the Uintah Stake Center (4080 South 2500 East). A Visitation and viewing for family and friends will be held Thursday from 6:00pm ~ 8:00pm at the Phillips Ashley Valley Funeral...
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Community Spotlight
The Ashley Valley Farmers Market is excited to announce that vendor registration is now open for the 2026 market season. Vendors can sign up online at vernalchamber.com. Early Bird registration is available for vendors who register and pay for seven or more markets, with discounted booth pricing available through May 1, 2026.
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Vernal Oilers Share Thanks With Community For Support
The Uintah Basin has hockey fever with the Vernal Oilers winning the National Championship. Businesses in Vernal and...
Meth Accessible To Children; Uintah County Man And Woman Arrested
A DCFS warrant at a Uintah County home to check on two children and look for drugs ended in arrest on Wednesday....
Myton City Provides Update On Water Service Interruptions
Myton City has been hard at work on a major water line project resulting in water service interruptions for Myton...
Center For Effective Lawmaking Ranks Curtis Among Most Effective Lawmakers
The Center for Effective Lawmaking released its Legislative Effectiveness Scores for the 118th Congress and Senator...
Union High School Drama Region Champs
Union High School is known for its excellent Drama program so it's no surprise that the Union Drama Team was crowned...
Vernal Downtown Alliance Named A ‘Utah Main Street Tier 2 Affiliate Community’
The updates and ongoing projects to revitalize downtown Vernal have not gone unnoticed by the Utah State Historic...
DWR: Hummingbird Banding Highlighted
Wildlife officials in northeastern Utah took the stage on the ‘Wild’ podcast episode most recently shared by the...
Arrest Made At Naples Hotel Following Domestic Disturbance
An arrest was made at a hotel in Naples City after a call to police came in from out of state concerned for the well...
Uintah County Treasurer Among SB197 Opponents Asking For Governor VETO
SB197 is among the pile of bills sitting on Governor Cox’s desk sent there by the Utah legislature hoping for a...
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
Local politics and public affairs affect all of us. Unfortunately, it can be difficult to stay up to to date with all the ongoing events. We’ll do the work for you to make sure you always have up-to-date and accurate information at your fingertips.
Local Sports
Stay up to date with the athletes in our community. We give updates from their games both at home and away so that you can stay in-the-know from the convenience of your computer or smartphone. News about local sports from each of the local highschool teams.
