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Vernal Man Sentenced To Prison For Cyberstalking
A Vernal man has been sentenced in a case investigated by the FBI. United States Attorney Lesley A. Woods announced on Monday that 22-year-old Jonas D. Saunders, of Vernal, was sentenced on June 4th, in federal court in Lincoln, Nebraska, for one count of...
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Vernal Man Sentenced To Prison For Cyberstalking
A Vernal man has been sentenced in a case investigated by the FBI. United States Attorney Lesley A. Woods announced on Monday that 22-year-old Jonas D. Saunders, of Vernal, was sentenced on June 4th, in federal court in Lincoln, Nebraska, for one count of...
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Uintah County Emergency Management Warns Of Extreme Heat Watch
Summer heat is cranking up this week and Uintah County Emergency Management is encouraging the community to take preparation seriously. “Uintah County is under an Extreme Heat Watch this weekend with triple-digit temperatures expected,” shares the announcement. “Start...
Vernal Water Use Drops Thanks To Conservation Efforts
Water conservation efforts in Vernal City are definitely headed in the right direction and Vernal City administration is thanking residents and businesses for their great efforts. “June water use showed a significant decrease compared with the same month last year,”...
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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Uintah Basin Schools Affected By Canvas Data Breach
Schools across the Uintah Basin that use Canvas as part of their web based learning joined countless more schools...
Uintah High Theatre Wins In Two Categories At State Theatre Awards
Uintah High Theatre experienced some big wins over the weekend. The 16th Annual Utah High School Musical Theatre...
Annual Employee Appreciation Banquet on Thursday night
Uintah School District held their annual Employee Appreciation Banquet on Thursday night at the Uintah Conference...
New Search Effort Underway For Missing Elderly Woman
A renewed search effort is underway for 70-year-old DeEtte Spencer who made stops in Vernal and Price before...
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...
UBTech Commencement Ceremony Held On Thursday
It was an inspiring night at the Uintah Basin Technical College Commencement Exercises on Thursday evening in the...
Roosevelt State Street Closure Update
There’s an update on the Roosevelt State Street closure and construction project. The work originally aimed to be done...
Another Successful Year Of Andrew Cox K-9 Memorial Training
It was another successful year of the Andrew Cox K-9 Memorial Seminar where problem solving scenarios and mock trials...
Uintah Artists Honored In Regional Art Show
Uintah High’s art department is wrapping up an amazing year with accolades and honors. Eight Uintah High artists were...
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.
