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Man Arrested After Alarming Hotel Guests In Parking Lot
A man was arrested last week in Vernal after officers responded to calls in the early morning hours of a man with a glass tube pipe about the size of a baseball bat in the hotel parking lot brandishing weapons, talking about selling drugs, and displaying disturbing...
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Man Arrested After Alarming Hotel Guests In Parking Lot
A man was arrested last week in Vernal after officers responded to calls in the early morning hours of a man with a glass tube pipe about the size of a baseball bat in the hotel parking lot brandishing weapons, talking about selling drugs, and displaying disturbing...
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Local News
Uintah And Duchesne Counties Among Those Named As Natural Disaster Areas
The United States Department of Agriculture has announced that 13 counties in Utah have been designated as Natural Disaster Areas due to the drought and Uintah County and Duchesne County are among that group. This means that the USDA Farm Service Agency is allowed to...
North Carolina Man Charged/Arrested/Released For Forging Prop 4 Signatures
Vernal Police Department has provided more information about the man who has been charged with forging signatures on petition packets. 40-year-old Chadwick Kluttz is charged with 11 counts of 3rd Degree Felony Forgery and 11 counts of Misdemeanor ‘Unlawfully Sign...
Obituaries
Dustin Thompson
Dustin Allan Thompson, age 37, of Whiterocks, passed away September 25, 2025, at the Intermountain Medical Center in Murray, Utah, from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. A viewing will be held on Monday, October 6, 2025, at the Hullinger Mortuary from 11:00...
Josefina Yolanda Garcia
Graveside services for Josefina Yolanda Garcia, age 31, of Salt Lake City, formerly of Ft, Duchesne, will be held Monday, October 6, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. at the Roosevelt Memorial Park. There will be a wake on Sunday after 3:00 p.m. at Christella Trujillo’s home (2500...
LaNette Owens
Funeral services for LaNette Owens, ge 68 of Vernal, the wife of Florin Owens,will be held, Monday, October 6th at 11:00am at the Phillips Ashley Valley Funeral Home. Visitation for family and friends will be held that morning from 9:00am ~ 10:45am all at the funeral...
Warren Buck Oberhansly
Graveside services for William Buck Oberhansly, age 48, will be held on Friday, October 3, 2025 at 11:00 am at the Neola Cemetery, where he will be laid to rest with his maternal grandparents and other family, including his recently passed step-father, Bill Stamp who...
Donna Watkins
Funeral Services for Donna Watkins, age 85 the wife of Glade Watkins of Vernal, will be held Monday, October 6, 2025 at 11 AM at the Ashley Stake Center (100 South 475 West) with viewings held Sunday, from 5-7 PM at the Blackburn Mortuary and one hour prior to...
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Community Spotlight
Free summer meals are being offered again through Athenian Academy. The program started last year and will continue with 3 weekly pickup sites in Uintah County. The Ballard site is at 353 South 2500 East in Ballard and will be on Wednesdays between 5 and 6pm. The Vernal area site on Highway 40 and UT-88 is on Wednesdays from 11am to noon and the Fort Duchesne site is at the Ute Indian Education Building on Thursdays from 11:30am to 12:30pm. Each weekly box includes produce, fruit, and meal items.
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Increased DUI Enforcement Blitzes Planned For St. Patricks’s Day Holiday
If you or members of your group are going to drink in celebration of St. Patrick’s Day, the Utah Department of Public...
Fatal Crash Near Strawberry Reservoir Near Highway 40
Two people are dead after a box truck traveled into their lane of travel on Highway 40 near Strawberry Reservoir on...
Pastor Convicted Of Felony Assault In Craig
A jury in Colorado’s Moffat County District Court convicted a local pastor of felony assault this month. Parrish...
Utah Film Association Planning Commemorative Plaque In Daggett County
The Daggett County Commission gave a positive report on local tourism in this month’s Daggett County Fence Post...
Hotel Vernal Haunt Opens Tonight Only For Friday The 13th
The creepy folk of Hotel Vernal Haunt are ready to deliver the unluckiest night of your life. Having a Friday the 13th...
WYDOT Shares Plan For 3-Day Closure Of Eastbound Green River Tunnel
The Wyoming Department of Transportation has announced a closure of the eastbound tunnel on I-80 near Green River in...
Three Steps To Take Before Fire Season
Unfortunately, 2026 looks like it will be a dangerous season for wildfires. Utah Forestry, Fire & State Lands is...
Warrant Arrest Reveals Methamphetamine
A woman in Duchesne County with active statewide warrants was arrested last week and received an additional charge...
Duchesne County Sheriff’s Office Celebrates Con Amore DARE Graduation
The Duchesne County Sheriff’s Office celebrated DARE graduation with the students of Con Amore this month. Duchesne...
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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