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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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Another Successful Year For Trout In The Classroom Program
It’s been another successful year of connecting kids with their local watershed through the Trout in the Classroom program. In the month of January, schools across Utah were chosen as the homes for aquariums to house trout eggs for students to watch hatch and grow....
DWR Habitat Council Announces 2024 Habitat Restoration Projects
Roughly $3.4 million was allocated to habitat restoration projects at the recent annual Utah Division of Wildlife Resources Habitat Council funding meeting, including projects in northeastern Utah. Among the 79 projects will be the Strawberry River Restoration...
Obituaries
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...
Kent Marshall Limb
Funeral services for Coach Kent Limb will be held Saturday, April 20, 2024 at the Ashley 1st Ward LDS Chapel (3040 North Vernal Avenue). Visitation for family and friends will be Saturday from 10:00am ~ 11:45am all at the chapel. Interment in Vernal Memorial Park...
Sandra Kay Myore
Funeral services for Sandra Kay Myore, age 78, of Ft. Duchesne, will be held on Thursday, April 18, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. at the Ft. Duchesne Community Building. There will be a wake after 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday at the community building. Burial will be in the Reed...
Freda Rose Groves
Funeral services for Freda Rose Colorow Groves, age 68, of Myton, the wife of the late Rodrick Groves, will be held on Wednesday, April 17, at 10:00 AM, at the Myton Community Building.A wake will be held on Tuesday night after 4:00 PM at the community building.Burial...
Barbara A (Annan) Collins
Funeral services for Barbara Collins, will be held Thursday, April 18, 2024 at 11:00am at the Phillips Ashley Valley Funeral Home (410 North 800 West). Viewing and visitation for family and friends will be held Wednesday from 6:00pm ~ 8:00pm and Thursday from 9:45am ~...
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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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Domestic Dispute Ends In Arrest For Assault And Methamphetamine
A domestic dispute at a residence in Vernal ended in arrest on Saturday. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause,...
McDonalds Visit Cut Short For Patron With Multiple Warrants
A McDonalds patron had their visit to the golden arches cut short after being approached by officers. According to the...
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...
Locals Get Busy Beautifying Vernal City
Locals are putting in the work to beautify Vernal City ahead of the busy summer season. On Friday, over 50 community...
Ute Tribe Water Resiliency Project Among Recipients Of Federal Grant
The Bureau of Reclamation announced on Monday the projects awarded the 2024 WaterSMART Drought Resiliency grant...
Uintah Basin Youth Chamber Orchestra Take Top Honors At ‘Music In The Parks’
The Uintah Basin Youth Chamber Orchestra took home top honors at the ‘Music In The Parks’ festival on May 4th. The...
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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