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The Uintah girls soccer team traveled to Timpanogos Tuesday facing the 2nd ranked Timberwolves. Zoey Glenn put the Utes ahead in the first period and Gabby Long scored the go-ahead goal in the second for the 2-1 Ute victory. They’re at Provo Thursday.
Voted the public’s favorite community event in a recent survey, the Dinah “SOAR” Days Hot Air Balloon Festival is ready to paint the sky this weekend. There are 39 balloons expected this year with many crowd favorites and many new designs. One big change this year is that the morning balloon launches will take place […]
Ready or not, today is the first day of school in Duchesne County School District. For Duchesne County residents with kids enrolled in the District, if you haven’t already, download the Duchesne County School District app for school news and updates. Uintah School District starts school on Wednesday, August 23rd. In Uintah School District this […]
The Department of Workforce Services has provided updated unemployment numbers. July’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for the state of Utah is estimated at 2.4 percent. Approximately 43,800 Utahns are unemployed and Utah’s June unemployment rate is unrevised at 2.4 percent. Daggett County reports an unemployment rate of 3.7 percent. Duchesne County reports an unemployment rate […]
A new National Park Service report shows that over 13.5 million visitors to national parks in Utah spent over $1.6 billion dollars in the state in 2022. That spending resulted in 23,312 jobs and had a cumulative benefit to the state economy of almost $2.6 billion dollars. The report also shared data for Dinosaur National […]
Weed control might not be on your radar but it’s an important enough matter for counties to require their own department to handle the pesky matter. Uintah County Weed Control Supervisor Nathan Balliston presented at the Vernal Chamber luncheon last week, sharing facts the public may not realize. There are 55 noxious weeds focused on […]
A federal jury found a Fort Duchesne man Guilty of a 2018 murder on Friday. 28-year-old Brandon Redfoot was convicted of the charges that include murder in the second degree while in Indian Country, assault with a dangerous weapon while in Indian Country, felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition, and two counts of […]
A proposed BLM Resource Management Plan Revision and Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Rock Springs area is being met with resistance. The Bureau of Land Management announced last week the revisions to the management plan that opponents are calling a “land grab”. U.S. Senators for Wyoming, John Barrasso and Cynthia Lummis, issued a public […]
The Rio Blanco County Sheriff’s Office announced Sunday that crews have reached 100 percent containment on both the Deserado Fire and Harvest Fire. The Harvest Fire was reported on August 14th about 20 miles southwest of Meeker. Crews were making great progress on the Harvest Fire on August 16th holding it at 160 acres when […]
Employment continues to increase with the state’s economy adding a cumulative 49,300 jobs over the last 12 months. Utah’s job count stands at 1,720,300. Current employment in Daggett County is 552 which is only 4 less than one year ago. Employment in Duchesne County is 8,454 which is an increase of 286 over the year […]
Vernal Theatre: Live will be holding auditions for Neil Simon’s Fools. The play features Leon Tolchinsky who has landed a terrific teaching job in an idyllic Russian hamlet. When he arrives, he finds people sweeping dust from the stoops back into their houses and people milking upside down to get more cream. The town has […]
While it’s true that a federal appeals court sided with environmental groups challenging an approval from the Surface Transportation Board regarding the Uinta Basin Railway, it is not true that this is an endgame for the project. In fact, those behind the project were quick to respond to Friday’s ruling clarifying this point. “The Uinta […]