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Man Arrested For DUI Tests Positive For Methamphetamine
What started as a traffic stop on Highway 40 in the Vernal area, ended as a DUI arrest. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, an officer noticed an SUV traveling with a headlight out and initiated a traffic stop. The driver shared that he had a suspended...
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Man Arrested For DUI Tests Positive For Methamphetamine
What started as a traffic stop on Highway 40 in the Vernal area, ended as a DUI arrest. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, an officer noticed an SUV traveling with a headlight out and initiated a traffic stop. The driver shared that he had a suspended...
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06:00 PM
Local News
Great Horse Rescue During Sweetwater County’s Scott’s Bottom Fire
First responders are credited with saving lives during the Scott’s Bottom/FMC Park Fire that was reported in a nature preserve on Saturday before 5pm in Wyoming’s Green River. The community was devastated and frustrated after not being allowed into the area where many...
Measles Exposure Locations
TriCounty Health Department confirmed new measles exposure locations late last week. The two added to the list are Uintah Basin Healthcare Women’s Clinic on March 16th and Vernal Brewing Company March 12th, 13th, and 14th. “If you have been to any of these places on...
Obituaries
Reyma Lois Horrocks
Funeral services for Reyma Lois Horrocks, age 103, will be held Saturday, March 4, 2023 at 12Noon at the Glines 3rd Ward Chapel (480 West 100 South). A visitation for family and friends will be held Saturday from 10:45-11:45AM at the Church. Interment will be held in...
William “Bill” Thompson
Funeral services for William Dean "Bill" Thompson, age 61, of Lapoint, husband of Melanie Mulford Thompson, will be held on Monday March 6, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. at the Lapoint Chapel. A viewing will be held that morning from 9:30 - 10:45 a.m. Burial will be in the...
Rosalie Kay Wilkins
Funeral services for Rosalie Kay Wilkins, age 83, of Duchesne, will be held Saturday, March 4, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. at the Duchesne 1st and 3rd Ward Chapel of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Viewings will be held at the church on Friday from 6:00 – 8:00...
Connie Ross
Funeral services for Connie Stevens Ross, age 84, of Roosevelt, will be held in Roosevelt, Utah, at 10:00 am at the Roosevelt 2nd & 11th Ward Church located at 200 North 300 West on Saturday, March 4, 2023. Friends and family are invited to attend the viewing on...
Susan Purdom
A viewing for Susan Purdom, age 72, of Duchesne, will be held on Friday, March 3, 2023, from 2-4 p.m. at the Hullinger Mortuary. Following the viewing, she will be cremated, and a Celebration of Life will be held at a later date.
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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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