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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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Vernal Toddler Battling Rare Aggressive Cancer
A local family’s world stopped turning last month when the youngest member’s tummy ache turned out to be a large tumor in her abdomen that had ruptured. Family and friends are doing all they can to help the family at this time as 2-year-old Adalae is hospitalized and...
Utah Conservation Corps Secures Funding For High Uintas Trail Maintenance
Funding has been secured for critical maintenance of trails in the High Uintas. Utah State Today announced on Wednesday that the Utah Conservation Corps, an AmeriCorps program within the Utah State University Center for Community Engagement, has received $610,000 in...
Obituaries
Kaleb James Spaulding
Funeral services for Kaleb James Spaulding, age 46, of Vernal, husband of Tamara Batty Spaulding will be held Saturday, May 16, 2026 at 12:00PM at the Ashley 3rd Ward LDS Chapel (235 East 600 South). A visitation for family and friends will be held Friday evening from...
Shaun Galen Oaks
Funeral services for Shaun Galen Oaks, age 59, the son of Gaylynn and Lila Oaks, will be held Friday, May 8, 2026 at 1:00PM at the Maeser 7th Ward Chapel (2745 West 1000 North). A visitation for family and friends will be held Friday 11:30-12:30PM at the Church....
Belva Garner
Funeral services for Belva Elaine Garner, age 93, of Roosevelt, will be held on Monday, May 4, 2026 at 11:00 AM at the Roosevelt East Stake Center. A viewing will be held that morning from 9:30 - 10:30. Burial will be in the Roosevelt Memorial Park. Services under...
Dan Hill Richens
Graveside Services for Dan Hill Richens, age 90 of Vernal, will be held Tuesday, May 5, 2026 at 11 am at the Vernal Memorial Park with a viewing held Monday, May 4th 2026 from 6-8 PM at the Blackburn Vernal Mortuary. Friends may meet at the Cemetery Tuesday.Services...
Carolyn Walker
Funeral Services for Carolyn Walker, age 87, will be held Saturday, May 2, 2026 at 10:30am at Vernal 1st Ward LDS Chapel (475 West 100 South). Visitation for family and friends will be held Friday from 6:00pm ~ 8:00pm at Phillips Ashley Valley Funeral Home and...
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Officers responded to a welfare check in Roosevelt leading them to an alleged victim of an assault. According to the...
Basin Bash Baseball Tournament Happening This Weekend
Young baseball players are taking over the town this weekend for another great year of the Uintah Basin Bash Baseball...
Inspiring UBTech Welder Highlighted
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Uintah County Special Public Meeting Monday To Appoint County Attorney
The Uintah County Commission has announced a special public meeting for Monday, June 8th. Last month, Uintah County...
Utah Inland Port Authority Announces New Team Member From Vernal
The Utah Inland Port Authority announced this week that Lori Haslem has joined UIPA as the Associate Vice President of...
Infrastructure Authorized For Veloci 16 Well Pad Gas Drilling Project
The Bureau of Land Management Vernal Field Office has issued an Environmental Assessment for the Veloci 16 Well Pad....
North Carolina Signature Gatherer Avoids Jail Time For Fraud In Uintah County
The North Carolina man who was charged, arrested, and released for forging signatures in Uintah County for the...
Red Flag Warning Issued For Northeastern Utah/Northwestern Colorado
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Community Invited To Miss Utah Volunteer 2026 Send Off To Miss Volunteer America Pageant
The community is invited to a special send off event this weekend in Uintah County. Emma Shelton was crowned last fall...
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.