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Intoxicated Vernal Man Arrested For Allegedly Stabbing Wife
An intoxicated Vernal man was arrested on Saturday after allegedly stabbing his wife. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, officers were called to a trailer park within Vernal City on report of domestic violence. When officers arrived, they heard yelling...
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Intoxicated Vernal Man Arrested For Allegedly Stabbing Wife
An intoxicated Vernal man was arrested on Saturday after allegedly stabbing his wife. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, officers were called to a trailer park within Vernal City on report of domestic violence. When officers arrived, they heard yelling...
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Duchesne County Blue Ribbon Fisheries Awarded Funding For Projects
Utah’s Blue Ribbon Fisheries have been awarded funds for needed projects and two of the highest-funded projects are located in Duchesne County. One of those is for Starvation Reservoir angler access and fish habitat improvements. “This project aims to improve fishing...
2026 Uintah County Volunteer Royalty Crowned
The Miss Uintah County Volunteer Pageant was held last weekend with local young ladies competing for the opportunity to represent Uintah County. After an amazing night at the Uintah Conference Center on July 11th, Miss Uintah County Volunteer Royalty 2026 were...
Obituaries
Gary Lynn Boren
Funeral services for Gary Lynn Boren, age 77, of Roosevelt, will be held on Wednesday, February 18th at 11:00 AM at the Hullinger Mortuary.A viewing will be held from 10:00 - 10:45 AM.Burial will be in the Roosevelt Memorial Park. Services under the direction of the...
Michael Huff
Funeral services for Michael Franklin Huff, age 67, of Mountain Home, husband of Rachel Postma Huff, will be held on Monday, February 16th at 11:00 AM at the Altamont Stake Center. A viewing will be held on Sunday evening at the church from 5:00 - 7:00 PM and Monday...
DeWayne “Pink” Chivers
Funeral Service for Dewayne "Pink" Chivers, agge 81 of Vernal, will be held Friday, February 13, 2026 at 11 am at the Blackburn Vernal Mortuary, with viewings Thursday, 6-8 pm and from 9:45- 10:45 am prior to services all at the Mortuary. Burial will be in the Vernal...
Ralph W. Slaugh
Funeral services for Ralph Slaugh, age 99 of Roosevelt, will be held on Saturday, February 14, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. at the Roosevelt 11th Ward Chapel of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (250 W 200 N). There will be a viewing that morning from 9:30-10:45...
Sandra Lee Westwood
Funeral services for Sandra (Sandy) Westwood, age 71, of Vernal, will be held Friday, February 13, 2026, at 2:00pm at Ashley Creek Ward Chapel (4080 South 2500 East). A visitation for family and friends will be held Thursday from 6:00-8:00pm at the Phillips Ashley...
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Unemployment Update
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Curtis Aims To Increase Second Amendment Protections
Protecting the 2nd Amendment is important to many in the Uintah Basin and Senator John Curtis is currently working to...
Duchesne County Sheriff’s Office Warns Community Of Scam
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Wildlife Board Approves Upland Game And Turkey Rule Changes
The Wildlife Board approved a few updates for upland game and turkey hunting rules on Thursday. The changes include:...
Wyoming Man Charged With Rape In Uintah County
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Fraud Prevention For Older Americans
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Public Hearing Scheduled For Vernal City Budgets
June is the time for wrapping up the budget and preparing to start the new year for agencies that follow the fiscal...
Two Chances To See ‘Little Women’ Tomorrow At Vernal Theatre Live
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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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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.
