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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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Helicopter Crash At Wolf Creek Campground Off SR-35
Miraculously, four people aboard a helicopter near Wolf Creek Campground survived a crash that mangled the helicopter. According to officials, the Wasatch County 9-1-1 Center received a text-to-911 report of a helicopter crash approximately 100 yards off State Road 35...
Local Nurse Receives DAISY Award
A local nurse was recently announced as a recipient of The DAISY Award For Extraordinary Nurses. Maddison Florence with Ashley Regional Medical Center was selected by the not-for-profit DAISY Foundation based in California which was established by family members in...
Obituaries
Evette Kay Atwine
Funeral services for Evette Kay Atwine will be held on Wednesday November 30, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. at the Whiterocks Community Building. There will be a wake after 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday at the community building. Following the services, she will be cremated.
Wilma Marion Bowden
Memorial services for Wilma Bowden will be held Monday, December 5, 2022 at 11:00am at the Vernal Christian Church (1845 West 750 South). A luncheon for family and friends will follow the memorial service at the church, interment will be in the Rockpoint Cemetery at...
Ray Zufelt
Memorial services for Ray Zufelt will be held Thursday, December 1, 2022 at 11:00AM the Roosevelt 10th Ward LDS Chapel (502 North 600 East). Interment will be held in the Roosevelt Memorial Park with Military Honors. Services under the direction of the Phillips Ashley...
Dustin Lance Kimbel
Funeral services for Dustin Lance Kimbel, age 34, of Vernal, the son of Donald Kimbel, Sr. and the late Kimberly Kavanaugh Kimbel, will be held on Saturday November 26th, at 11:00 am at the Roosevelt East Stake Center. There will be a viewing on Friday evening from...
Lisa (Jacobsen) Hacking
Funeral services for Lisa Jacobsen Hacking, age 65, wife of Mitch Hacking, will be held Monday, November 21, 2022 at 2:00PM at the Uintah Conference Center. A viewing for family and friends will be held Sunday evening frim 6-8PM 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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SCAM Letters Being Sent To Uintah County Property Owners
Uintah County is spreading the word of a new scam in circulation. A scam letter is being sent to property owners...
UHS Technology Student Association Students Win Big At State Conference
Uintah School District announced that three Uintah High Technology Student Association leaders recently returned...
Mother Son Duo Facing Kidnapping Charges After Taking 10 Month Old Baby
A mother and son in Uintah County are facing kidnapping charges after taking a 10-month-old baby from a residence...
Call Central Dispatch And Use Safe Practices During Spring Burning
It was a common happening in Uintah County last week when an agricultural spring burn got a bit out of control and the...
Donations Accepted To Fund Visa Renewals Of Dual Language Immersion Teachers
A movement is growing to fund the Visa renewals of the two Dual Language Immersion program teachers at Discovery...
National Championship Game Today For Vernal Oilers
Vernal Oilers Head Coach Ryan Howse has declared Monday, March 24th, officially an unofficial local holiday and invite...
BLM Approves Natural Gas Interconnect Pipeline In Uintah County
The Bureau of Land Management has announced the approval of the Randlett to Aurora Interconnect Pipeline in Uintah...
Roosevelt Animal Shelter Pleads With Public To Consider Pet Adoption
The Roosevelt Animal Shelter is pleading with the public to consider pet adoption and to just be responsible pet...
Uintah County Man Arrested For Child Pornography And Voyeurism
A Uintah County man has been arrested on charges involving child pornography and recording women in a bathroom....
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.
