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Vernal Man Charged With Felony Aggravated Sexual Abuse of Child
A Vernal man has been charged with sexual crimes against a child for alleged events that took place in 2024 and 2025. 37-year-old Trent Sowsonicut is charged with two counts of 1st Degree Felony Aggravated Sexual Abuse of a Child and two counts of 2nd Degree Felony...
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Vernal Man Charged With Felony Aggravated Sexual Abuse of Child
A Vernal man has been charged with sexual crimes against a child for alleged events that took place in 2024 and 2025. 37-year-old Trent Sowsonicut is charged with two counts of 1st Degree Felony Aggravated Sexual Abuse of a Child and two counts of 2nd Degree Felony...
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Uintah FFA Earns Superior Chapter And Other Top Awards At State
The Uintah High FFA Chapter continues to show its standard of excellence, this time at state competition. Uintah High FFA earned the Superior Chapter Award, 5 Star Chapter Award, as well as the Food for America Award. Multiple chapter members were also recognized...
Small Town Comeback Releases Episode On The Bingham Research Center
New episodes continue to be released each week for this season of ‘Small Town Comeback’. The most recent video focuses on the USU Bingham Research Center. “This short documentary tells the story of the need for—and impact of—Utah State University Uintah Basin’s unique...
Obituaries
Brandon Ivie
Graveside services for Brandon Ivie, age 41, will be held on Thursday, April 10, 2025, at 12:30 PM, at the Strawberry Cemetery near Duchesne. A viewing will be held from 11:00 - 12:00 at the Duchesne 1st & 3rd Ward Chapel, 130 South 300 East. Services under the...
Prettyotter Shooting Star Trujillo
A wake for Prettyotter Shooting Star Trujillo, age 6 months, infant daughter of Evalita Red Elk Trujillo will be held on Wednesday after 4:00 PM at the Ft. Duchesne Community Building. A viewing will be held on Thursday from 9:00 - 11:00 AM at the same...
Robert Anderson
Graveside services for Robert Anderson, age 58, formerly of Duchesne, will be held on Saturday, April 12, 2025, at 2:00 PM at the Duchesne City Cemetery. Military honors will be provided by the Duchesne American Legion, Marine Honor Guard and the Patriot Guard...
Garnet Mae (Kiever) Hatch
Celebration of Life for Garnet Hatch, age 80 of Vernal, will be held Friday, April 11 at 11:00am at the Vernal Christian Church, 1845 W 750 S. Interment in the Maeser Fairview Cemetery under the direction of the Phillips Ashley Valley Funeral Home.
Roy William Steen
Funeral services for Roy Steen, age 80, of Dutch John, Utah, husband of Anne Steen,will be held Thursday, April 10, 2025 at 2:00pm at the Dutch John LDS Ward Chapel, NW Corner BLVD 6th Ave, Dutch John, Utah. Visitation for family and friends will be from 12:30pm ~...
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Community Spotlight
The Ashley Valley Farmers Market is excited to announce that vendor registration is now open for the 2026 market season. Vendors can sign up online at vernalchamber.com. Early Bird registration is available for vendors who register and pay for seven or more markets, with discounted booth pricing available through May 1, 2026.
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Ashley National Forest Urges Caution On Snowy Forest Roads
The valleys may not have snow but that’s not the case for the mountains and Ashley National Forest is reminding...
Uintah Boys Win 54th Annual Tournament Of Champions; Uintah Girls Finish Just 3.5 Points Behind 1st Place Wasatch High
The Uintah High Boys Wrestling Team won their third consecutive title at the 54th Annual Tournament of Champions over...
Uintah County Residents Running For 2026 Local Office
The 2026 race is on for local county elected officials. As of early Friday morning, those listed on the Uintah County...
Duchesne County Residents Running For 2026 Local Office
The candidate names are in for the 2026 election in Duchesne County. As of early Friday morning, those listed on the...
Flaming Gorge Fishing Events Still Happening
For those disappointed by the cancellation of the Burbot Bash, the DWR shared yesterday that there are still several...
Local Hospitals Announce New Year Babies
Every year, local hospitals announce the first birth of the year as their New Year Baby. This week, both Ashley...
Christmas Cleanup
Christmas is long over but many admittedly enjoy letting the season linger and if you haven’t disposed of your...
Highway 40 Crash Results In Serious Injuries
A crash on Highway 40 involving two pickup trucks resulted in serious injuries and affected traffic on Thursday...
Heber Valley Corridor Draft EIS Published; Public Comment Period Opens Friday
The Utah Department of Transportation has released the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Heber Valley...
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.
