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Federal Judge Rules On Murray Death Following Extensive Trial
After years of litigation and an extensive trial, a federal judge has ruled that Todd Murray’s death was self-inflicted. Murray was a passenger in a high speed chase in 2007 that ended within the Ute reservation. After the car crashed, the car’s occupants ran,...
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Federal Judge Rules On Murray Death Following Extensive Trial
After years of litigation and an extensive trial, a federal judge has ruled that Todd Murray’s death was self-inflicted. Murray was a passenger in a high speed chase in 2007 that ended within the Ute reservation. After the car crashed, the car’s occupants ran,...
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Uintah High Junior Receives Perfect Score On ACT
A Uintah High School Junior has set herself up to be highly competitive over the next year of the college admissions and scholarship applications process by accomplishing something incredibly rare. Uintah student Lois Lyman earned a perfect score of 36 on the ACT. The...
Uintah County GOP Convention Statement
The Uintah County GOP is taking a stand for the Caucus System and has issued a 2024 Convention Statement. It shares the following: “In response to Governor Spencer Cox’s Republican State Convention speech and fundraising email, the Uintah County GOP Leaders, Precinct...
Obituaries
Roy “Shorty” Springer
Graveside services for Roy "Shorty" Springer, age 85 of Roosevelt, the husband of Betty Oberhansly Springer, will be held Monday, April 29th at 12 noon at the Lapoint Cemetery. There will be a viewing at the Hullinger Mortuary from 10:00 to 11:30 am, prior to going to...
Delia Mae Duncan
Funeral services for Delia Mae Duncan, age 66, of Whiterocks, will be held Saturday, April 27, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. at St. Elizabeth's Episcopal Church in Whiterocks. Burial will be in the John Harmes Cemetery in Whiterocks. Services under the direction of the...
Rebecca (Allen) Allred
Funeral services for Rebecca "Becky" (Allen) Allred, age 68, wife of Clark Allred will be held Saturday, April 27, 2024 at 2:00pm at the Vernal 5th & 9th Ward LDS Chapel (200 North 250 West). Visitation for family and friends will be held Friday from 6:00pm ~...
Fern Crump Nelson
Funeral services for Fern Crump Nelson, age 99, of Roosevelt, will be held on Wednesday, April 24, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. at the Roosevelt 11th Ward Chapel of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. There will be a viewing that morning from 10-10:45 a.m. at the...
Ronnie Gene Pierce
Funeral services for Ronnie Pierce, age 80 the husband of Bev Pierce, will be held Monday, April 22 at 11:00 AM at the Ashley Valley Funeral Home. A visitation for family and friends will be held Monday at 9:30 - 10:45am at the Mortuary. Interment will ben in the...
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Community Spotlight
It’s time for the 75th Anniversary of Vernal Chamber Annual Meeting and Awards Dinner. This year’s event is taking place Thursday, May 16th at the Uintah Conference Center with Utah State Treasurer Marlo Oaks as the guest speaker. Call the Vernal Chamber Office at 435-789-1352 to reserve tickets. Social hour begins at 5:30pm with dinner and awards starting at 6:30.
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New Superintendent Selected For Dinosaur National Monument
National Park Service has announced the selection for a new superintendent at Dinosaur National Monument. Phil Akers...
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Uintah County Man Charged in Fentanyl Death
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Domestic Dispute Ends In Arrest For Assault And Methamphetamine
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McDonalds Visit Cut Short For Patron With Multiple Warrants
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Meet The Candidate: JR Bird For Utah’s 3rd Congressional District
Utah’s 3rd Congressional District GOP candidate J.R. Bird is a Uintah Basin native that will be on the June 25th...
‘The Play That Goes WRONG’ Now Showing On Uintah Theatre Stage
The cast of Uintah High Theatre’s final production of this school year are ready to transport their audience to an...
Dinoland Adventure Project Officially Underway
The folks with the Dinoland Adventure Project shared some exciting news over the weekend. DAP was awarded the Utah...
Woman Charged In February Double Shooting Facing New Charge
The Naples woman charged with Attempted Aggravated Murder following an incident in which two people were shot in a...
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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