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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 just be getting underway. Due to record-low snowpack and record-high temperatures, peak runoff has, unfortunately, already come and gone. “While...
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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 just be getting underway. Due to record-low snowpack and record-high temperatures, peak runoff has, unfortunately, already come and gone. “While...
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Local News
Truck Driver Charged In 2025 Deadly Green River Tunnel Fire That Killed Three
A semi truck driver is facing felony charges, including Aggravated Homicide, connected to the massive deadly pileup and fire that involved 26-vehicles on February 14, 2025, in the westbound Green River tunnel on Wyoming’s Interstate 80. According to court documents,...
Gov. Cox Signs Executive Order Establishing Standards For Data Centers In Utah
Public outcry over data center development in Utah has prompted a response from the Governor’s Office. On May 29th, Utah Governor Spencer Cox signed Executive Order 2026-03, establishing a statewide framework to guide the evaluation and development of large data...
Obituaries
George “Bill” Hunt
Graveside services for George "Bill" Hunt, age 83, of Vernal, Utah, husband of Vickie Mecham Hunt, will be held on Wednesday, December 31, 2025 at 11:00 AM at the Strawberry Cemetery. Military honors will be presented by the Army Honor Guard, the Duchesne American...
Dorothy Hicken
Funeral services for Dorothy Stevenson Kicken, age 90 of Roosevelt, will be held on Monday, December 29, 2025 at 11:00 AM at the Roosevelt East Stake Center. Viewings will be held on Sunday evening at the Hullinger Mortuary from 5:00 - 7:00 PM and Monday at the...
Betty Hall
Funeral services for Betty Hall, age 99 of Vernal, will be held Monday, December 29, 2025 at 11:00AM at the Maeser 1st Ward LDS Chapel (850 West 100 North). A viewing for family and friends will be held Sunday evening from 6-8PM at the Phillips Ashley Valley Funeral...
Vivian Bedonie
Funeral services for Vivian Taveapont Bedonie, age 64, of Roosevelt, will be held on Friday, December 19, 2025 at 10:00 AM at the Whiterocks Community Building. A wake will be at the same location on Thursday after 4:00 PM.Burial will be in the John Harmes Cemetery....
Delores Merkley
Funeral services for Delores R. Merkley, age 97 of Vernal, will be held, Saturday, December 20, 2025 at 11:00am at the Glines 3rd Ward LDS Church, 475 West 100 South. Visitation for family and friends will be held Friday from 6:00pm ~ 8:00pm at the Phillips Ashley...
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Scotts Bottom Wildfire Caused By Escaped Cook Fire
The cause has been revealed of a wildfire reported last month in which a large amount of livestock were threatened and...
Be ‘Bear Aware’ As Drought Conditions Lead To More Bear Encounters
Black bears are coming out of hibernation and the Division of Wildlife Resources is reminding all to be ‘Bear Aware’...
Repeat DUI Offender Receives Delayed Arrest In Uintah County
A repeat DUI offender has new felony charges out of Uintah County. On April 16th, 48-year-old Alonzo Jim was arrested...
Deseret Generation & Transmission Co-operative Selects New President and CEO
Deseret Generation & Transmission Co-operative has announced a change of leadership. Jeff Peterson has accepted...
Local Business Named Utah SBA Rural Business Of The Year
A local business has received a state honor. Cedar Bear Naturales has been named Utah’s 2026 Rural Small Business of...
National Technical Honor Society Welcomes New Inductees
The UBTech Vernal campus welcomed a hard working group of local students and their families for a special ceremony on...
Public Comment Welcome On EPA Settlement With Wapiti Energy
The EPA announced on Monday that they are providing notice of an opportunity for the public to comment on a proposed...
Vernal City Exploring Water Rate Adjustments And Conservation Strategies
Water was an important topic during last week’s Vernal City Council meeting. “A major focus of the meeting was the...
First Physical Marker Of Buffalo Soldier Heritage Trail To Be Installed
The first physical marker honoring the Buffalo Soldier Heritage Trail is scheduled for installation this weekend at...
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.