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Homes Lost As Thunderstorms Spark Multiple Wildfires Around Meeker, Colorado
Homes and other structures were lost over the weekend as thunderstorms have sparked multiple wildfires in Colorado’s Rio Blanco County and surrounding region. Reports of smoke started coming into the Rio Blanco County Communications Center on Saturday. The...
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Homes Lost As Thunderstorms Spark Multiple Wildfires Around Meeker, Colorado
Homes and other structures were lost over the weekend as thunderstorms have sparked multiple wildfires in Colorado’s Rio Blanco County and surrounding region. Reports of smoke started coming into the Rio Blanco County Communications Center on Saturday. The...
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Local News
Bureau Of Reclamation Gives Flaming Gorge Report And Forecast
The Bureau of Reclamation provided a report on Flaming Gorge this month. As of January 7th, the Flaming Gorge Reservoir pool elevation is 6022.55 feet, which amounts to 82 percent of live storage capacity. Inflows for the month of December totaled approximately 40,000...
Vernal City Youth Council Attends Local Officials Day At State Capitol
The 2026 Utah Legislative Session got underway last week and the Vernal City Youth Council took the opportunity to attend local officials day on Wednesday. “As part of the experience, youth councils from across the state had the opportunity to participate in mock...
Obituaries
Brent Douglas Nanwaring
A viewing will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. on Friday, June 28, 2019, at the Ashley Valley Funeral Home (410 North 800 West, Vernal, UT 84078). A second viewing will be held Saturday morning 9:45-10:45 a.m. at the church.Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, June 29, 2019, at the Glines Stake Center 78 South Aggie Blvd. Burial will follow at the Vernal City Cemetery (1700 South 500 East).
Pyper Joon Meeks
Funeral Services will be held Wednesday, July 3, 2019 at the Ashley 3rdWard Chapel of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints (235 East 600 South). Viewing for family and friends will be held Tuesday 6-8 pm at the Blackburn and Sons Vernal Mortuary; and again Wednesday at the church 9:45-10:45 prior to the services. Interment will be in the Vernal Memorial Park. Handled with Love and Care of the Blackburn and Sons Vernal Mortuary.
George Richard Runyan
Services will be held Saturday, July 6, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. at the Vernal 7thWard Building, 845 West 100 North, Vernal, Utah. Viewings for friends and family will be held at the Blackburn & Sons Vernal Mortuary, 15 East 100 North, Vernal, Utah on Friday evening from 6:00–8:00 p.m. and Saturday preceding the funeral from 11:45–12:45 p.m. at the church. A graveside service will be held Monday, July 8, 2019 at (T)9:00 a.m. at Ft. Logan National Cemetery, 4400 W. Kenyon Ave., Denver, Colorado, with interment following. Funeral Directors: in Vernal, Blackburn & Sons Vernal Mortuary; in Denver, Advantage Funeral & Cremation Services, Runyan Stevenson Chapel.
Stephen J Flowers
Friends and family are invited to attend a graveside service at the Maeser Fairview Cemetery on Wednesday, July 3, 2019 at 11:30 AM. A viewing will be held from 10:30-11:30 AM at the Phillips Ashley Valley Funeral Home, 410 North 800 West, Vernal UT 84078.
Neldon Hacking
Funeral services for Neldon Hacking, age 81, of Roosevelt, husband of Karen Jacobs Shelley Hacking, will be held on Friday, July 5, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. at the Roosevelt West Stake Center.Viewings will be held on Thursday, July 4, from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the Hullinger Mortuary and on Friday from 11:30 – 12:45 a.m. at the church prior to the services. Burial will be in the Mountain View Cemetery in Beaver on Saturday at 11:00 a.m. with military honors presented.
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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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Missing Uintah County Woman Found Safe
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Pair Steal Credit Card From Wallet Accidentally Left At Gas Station
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Pariette Wetlands Prescribed Burning Happening Through March
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Collared Gray Wolf Activity Report For February
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Vernal Area Chamber Of Commerce Business Of The Month
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Grandpa On Meth Arrested While Babysitting 1-Year-Old Grandson
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Fort Duchesne Man Sentenced to Prison Following Gun Crime
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Duchesne County Man Arrested After Assaulting Pregnant Person
A Duchesne County man was arrested this month after a report was called in of an assault. According to the Affidavit...
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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