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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...
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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...
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Zipp’s Laundry Building A Total Loss In Roosevelt Fire
A Roosevelt business is a total loss after a building fire on Friday evening. According to Roosevelt Fire Chief Lee Rockwood, the fire department was called to a structure fire at 7:51pm on July 10th. The Zipp’s Laundry building had a black column of smoke showing and...
Local Teacher Among Recipients of Classroom Grant
A local teacher made the list of 40 educators across Utah to be awarded a grant at Utah First Lady Abby Cox’s ‘Show Up for Teachers’ conference. This is the second year for the grants through Mountain America Credit Union thanks to their foundation supporting...
Obituaries
James Monson
Funeral services for James Kirt Monson, age 52, of Vernal, husband of Sheri Monson, will be held Monday, January, 12, 2026 at 11:00AM at the Phillips Ashley Valley Funeral Home. A visitation for family and friends will be held Monday morning from 9:45 AM to 10:45 AM...
Vera Hall Murray
Funeral services for Vera Hall Murray, age 80 of Jensen, will be held on Friday, January 9, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. at the Jensen Chapel of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. There will be a viewing that morning at the church from 9:30-10:45 a.m. Burial...
Tina Berry
Tina Louise Berry, age 51 of Vernal, passed on Friday January 2, 2026. Memorial services for Tina Louise Berry, age 51 of Vernal, the daughter of Louise and the late George Ross, will be held Friday January 9th at 11:00am at the Phillips Ashley Valley Home.
Kaye Chalk
Funeral services for Kaye Chalk, age 70 of Vernal, will be held Thursday January 8, 2026 at 11:00AM at the Ashley Creek Ward LDS Chapel (4080 South 2500 East) . A viewing for family and friends will be held Thursday from 9:45am - 10:45am at the church. Internment will...
Eseta Maile
Funeral services for Eseta Mate Maile, age 69, of Roosevelt, the wife of Amoni Maile,will be held on Monday, January 5, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. at the Roosevelt Stake Center of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (447 E Lagoon Street). There will be a viewing...
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Mountain Bike Trails Formally Designated At McCoy Flats
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Put Safety First As 100 Deadliest Days Of Travel Begin
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Lapoint Woman Arrested After Dealing Meth With Minors In The Home
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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.
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.
