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6th Annual Polar Bear Run
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Magical Night At Trees For Charity Auction Gala
Giving hearts and generous bidding made for a magical evening at the 2025 Trees For Charity Auction Gala at the Uintah Conference Center on Monday night. The night total reached $408,700 for the 40 auctioned trees. This is the fourth year in a row the night total...
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Magical Night At Trees For Charity Auction Gala
Giving hearts and generous bidding made for a magical evening at the 2025 Trees For Charity Auction Gala at the Uintah Conference Center on Monday night. The night total reached $408,700 for the 40 auctioned trees. This is the fourth year in a row the night total...
6th Annual Polar Bear Run
01:00 PM
Local News
Stolen Airpods Help Catch Thief
So many personal items can now be tracked, a feature which many use on a daily basis. Perhaps less talked about but still true: this feature is also helpful when the item is swiped by a thief. A backpack stolen in Uintah County over the weekend was recovered after the...
Charges Follow Traffic Stop That Uncovered Meth And Fentanyl
Charges have been filed in the case of a traffic stop that occurred last month in Uintah County. According to the Probable Cause Statement, the vehicle was stopped for an observed traffic violation and during the stop a state certified K9 indicated the odor of illegal...
Obituaries
Jay B. Hartle
Funeral services for Jay B. Hartle, age 81, the husband of Lois Whooley Hartle of Lapoing will be conducted on Monday, November 10, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. at the Lapoint LDS Chapel, Viewings will be held on Sunday, November 9, 2025, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Blackburn...
Troy Smuin
Graveside services for Troy Dee Smuin age 64 of Vernal, husband of Laurie Smuin,will be held Saturday, November 8th at 12:00pm in Vernal Memorial Park. A visitation will be held that morning from 10:00am ~ 11:30am at the Phillips Ashley Valley Funeral Home.
Francis “Buck” Hall
Funeral services for Buck Hall, age 84 of Vernal, husband of Glena Hall, will be held Monday, November 10, 2025 at 11:00am, with a visitation from 9:45am ~ 10:45am all at the Phillips Ashley Valley Funeral Home. Interment will be in Vernal Memorial Park with Military...
Joseph Brock
A viewing for Joseph Lee Brock, age 33 of Ft. Duchesne, will be held on Friday, November 7th, 2025 at the Hullinger Mortuary from 11:00 - 1:00 PM. Following the viewing he will be cremated.
Trent McKeachnie
Funeral services for Trent C. McKeachnie, age 68 of Vernal, will be held Thursday, November 6, 2025, 11:00AM at the Glines 1st Ward LDS Chapel (1499 West Highway 40). A visitation for family and friends will be held Wednesday evening from 6-8PM at the Phillips Ashley...
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Community Spotlight
Boys Jr. Jazz for high school ages is coming up in Roosevelt City. The Registration deadline is December 19th with the Season running January 5th through February 24th. Games will be played on Mondays and Tuesdays at the Roosevelt Jr. High school south gym. You can register now online. Visit www.rooseveltcity.activityreg.
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Public Invited To Meeting With Speaker Schulz On Redistricting Map
Speaker Schulz of the Utah House of Representatives will be traveling to Vernal one week from today to address Uintah...
Uintah County Shares 2026 Election Notice
If you’re thinking of running for office in 2026, now is the time to prepare for the candidacy filing dates which open...
Cold Water Dangers; Utah State Parks Urges Life Jacket Use
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Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Office Using New System To Track Mental Health Crises
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Two Hospitalized After Head On Crash On Highway 40
Two people were transported to the hospital following a crash on Highway 40 on Friday afternoon. According to Utah...
Vernal PD Keeping Roadways Safe With Seat Belt Enforcement
Buckle up! It’s the law and Vernal Police Department has given fair warning that they will be enforcing it. “The...
Be Prepared And Use Caution While Christmas Tree Hunting
You’ve purchased your permit and the family is loading up for a Christmas tree hunt in Ashley National Forest. Sounds...
BLM Conducting Prescribed Burning In Iron Mountain Area
Plans for prescribed burning are in place north of Dutch John. The Bureau of Land Management High Desert District will...
Ashley Elementary Hosts ‘Ruby Bridges Walk To School Day’
Ashley Elementary participated again this year in ‘Ruby Bridges Walk To School Day’. On November 14th, 1960, Ruby...
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
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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.
