Your Hometown Online Newspaper
Find all the accurate information you need about local news and events from one convenient, trustworthy source
Utah in Layers: Faux Stained-Glass Craft Night
06:00 PM
Man With 2 Prior DUI Convictions Arrested For DUI In Uintah County
A man with at least 2 prior DUI convictions was arrested in Uintah County this week and charged with another one. According to the Probable Cause Statement, on May 26, an officer initiated a traffic stop on a vehicle for failure to maintain the lane of travel. While...
Your Hometown Online Newspaper
Find all the accurate information you need about local news and events from one convenient, trustworthy source
Man With 2 Prior DUI Convictions Arrested For DUI In Uintah County
A man with at least 2 prior DUI convictions was arrested in Uintah County this week and charged with another one. According to the Probable Cause Statement, on May 26, an officer initiated a traffic stop on a vehicle for failure to maintain the lane of travel. While...
Utah in Layers: Faux Stained-Glass Craft Night
06:00 PM
Local News
Utah DWR Acquires Book Cliffs Roadless Area Property As Wildlife Management Area
The purchase is final of a roughly 50,000-acre parcel of land in the roadless area of the Book Cliffs. The Division of Wildlife Resources issued an announcement that the purchase officially finalized on Thursday and the land will become part of an existing DWR...
Taylor Flat Airstrip In Daggett County Reopens After Nearly 30 Year Closure
The Taylor Flat Airstrip in Daggett County has reopened after a nearly 30 year closure. The backcountry airstrip closed in 1997 after an initial request to refurbish it was denied by the BLM in 1995. In 2023, the RAF (Recreational Aviation Foundation) and Utah Back...
Obituaries
Rosemary Daniels Bigelow
Funeral Services for Rosemary Daniels Bigelow, age 88 of Vernal, will be conducted Saturday January 3, 2026 at 12 Noon at the Vernal 9th Ward Chapel 250 N 200 W. Viewings will be Friday 6-8 pm at the Blackburn Vernal Mortuary and Saturday at the church 10:45-11:45....
LaJean Winn
Funeral services for LaJean Winn, age 90, of Randlett, will be held on Wednesday, December 31, 2025 at 11:00 AM at the Ballard Chapel of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. A viewing will be held at the church that morning from 10:00 - 10:45 AM.Burial...
Nicol (Nikki) Amber Sarrette
Mrs. Nicol (Nikki) Amber Sarrette, 48, of Starkville, Mississippi passed away on Tuesday, December 16th, 2025 at North Mississippi Medical Center – Tupelo following a six-month uphill battle with cancer. There will be a service held sometime in January. Memorial...
Scott Gudmundsen
A celebration of life for Scott Gudmundsen, age 71 of Vernal, will be held Saturday January 3, 2026 at 11:00am at the Maeser 4th Ward LDS Chapel, 2575 North 1500 West, Vernal, Utah.Arrangements under the direction of the Phillips Ashley Valley Funeral Home.
Kent R Peatross
Funeral services for Kent R Peatross, age 76, of the Strawberry River Valley, in Duchesne County, the husband of Susan Mitchell Peatross,will be held on Saturday, January 3, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. at the Duchesne Stake Center of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day...
Search News
80s and 90s
Community Spotlight
The Uintah Basin hosts thousands of visitors during the summer months for recreation and community events. Evans Family Media has shared a special highlight about a father-son duo that traveled from Oklahoma to Vernal for the Dinosaur Roundup Rodeo. Check out the feature story about professional rodeo photographer Jake Brake Hodnett and his father Jim, shared on Feature Story: Guts, Glory, And Another Kind Of Rodeo Dream
More Local News
Safety Tips As Record High Temperatures And Critical Conditions Increase
Caution is important this week with record high temperatures forecast combined with an increase of winds. National...
Uinta Wax Operating LLC Authorized To Develop ‘Big 33 Oil Wells’
The Bureau of Land Management Vernal Field Office authorized development of the Big 33 Oil Wells. This is part of...
Man Charged For DUI And Reckless Driving Around Bleachers At UHS Stadium
A man has been charged with felony DUI and reckless driving for events that include allegedly driving around the...
Two Bears Visit Fort Duchesne During The Weekend’s Fort Duchesne Bear Dance
Fort Duchesne had some very special visitors during the Fort Duchesne Bear Dance celebration over the weekend. Ute...
Uintah Basin Schools Affected By Canvas Data Breach
Schools across the Uintah Basin that use Canvas as part of their web based learning joined countless more schools...
Uintah High Theatre Wins In Two Categories At State Theatre Awards
Uintah High Theatre experienced some big wins over the weekend. The 16th Annual Utah High School Musical Theatre...
Annual Employee Appreciation Banquet on Thursday night
Uintah School District held their annual Employee Appreciation Banquet on Thursday night at the Uintah Conference...
New Search Effort Underway For Missing Elderly Woman
A renewed search effort is underway for 70-year-old DeEtte Spencer who made stops in Vernal and Price before...
Utah Reservoir May Report
The state’s May water supply update shares that in a typical year, Utah’s runoff, which refills our reservoirs, would...
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.