Sandau Fine Art Gallery Ribbon Cutting
Congratulations to Sandau Fine Art Gallery on their Grand Opening. Come and visit them at 461 West 200 South, Vernal, UT, Tuesday-Friday from 11 am to 6:30 pm and Saturday from 11 am to 5 pm.
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Snow Overload Keeps Snow Plows Busy
Cities and Counties throughout the region have met the snow overload this winter as best as they could and while most people have been patient, others wonder where the plows are. Roosevelt City recently shared that the City has just 5 snow plows and drivers to maintain 46 miles of road. Vernal City has 50 […]
Ashley Regional Named Top 20 Rural And Community Hospital
Ashley Regional Medical Center has been named a top 20 rural and community hospital in the country by the National Rural Health Association. The determining factors for the top 20 rural and community hospitals are based on inpatient market share, outpatient market share, quality, outcomes, patient perspective, cost, charge, and finance. “Ashley Regional Medical Center […]
Strong Inversions Expected Later This Week; Lower Emissions Requested
While there has been less ozone lately thanks to the storms, strong inversions are expected to begin again starting Thursday. “The end of the ozone season is still not in sight,” shares USU Bingham Research Center Director Dr. Seth Lyman. “At this stage in the season we should be getting warm days that rapidly melt […]
Local Advisor Awarded Distinguished Service Award
A local educator and advisor has been selected by his peers for a prestigious award. Uintah High agriculture teacher and FFA advisor David Wilson has been named by the Utah FFA Association Executive Committee to receive the Distinguished Service Award! The Distinguished Service Award is the highest award that the Utah FFA Association can present […]
Tai Chi Class For All Ages And Body Types
It’s time for a fitness class that suits all body types. ‘Tai Chi for Arthritis and Fall Prevention’ is in Vernal and Roosevelt this week. The classes have sitting routines and standing routines so that it can accommodate all abilities. “Even with it being for fall prevention and arthritis, you can join at any age. […]
Designs Explored For Central Cove Preschool Project
For 83 years, the school building on South Vernal Avenue has served educational purposes in Uintah County but the life of the building is nearing its end. While no decisions have been made, the Uintah School Board met with VCBO Architecture during the board’s business meeting to explore architectural renderings for potential construction of a […]
Moon Lake Electric Trucks Transformers To Navajo Nation
Moon Lake Electric has made a positive difference in an effort to bring power to thousands of people living in the backcountry of the Navajo Nation. The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association reported this week that Moon Lake Electric Association donated twenty 10-kilovolt single-phase transformers to the Navajo Tribal Utility Authority office to help the […]
Duchesne County Sheriff’s Office Warns of Ongoing Scams
A sad fact of life is that as long as you have a dollar in your pocket there will be a scammer giving their best efforts to take it from you. With this truth in mind, the Duchesne County Sheriff’s Office is reminding the public to stop falling for smooth talking scammers and especially to […]
Senator Winterton’s Legislative Update
Senator Ron Winterton released another legislative update on Thursday. Winterton is sponsoring SB169 ‘Enticement of a Minor Amendments’ that aims to tighten up the law to prosecute grooming behaviors over the internet. This will make it easier to prosecute those using the internet through gaming or other technology to groom minors. It passed through the […]
Uintah Basin Community Matters Conference Coming Up
A fantastic lineup of local experts will participate in an upcoming conference in Duchesne County and all families are invited. The Uintah Basin Community Matters Conference is taking place in less than 2 weeks. The keynote speaker will be Stephen Wright. Wright is the Vice President of BonCom that believes that “behavior is motivation filtered […]
What Is Happening With The Uinta Basin Railway Project?
Evans Family Media worked this week with project Communications Coordinator Melissa Cano for the following update on the Uintah Basin Railway: The Uinta Basin Railway provides new transportation infrastructure that will solve the long-standing freight transportation challenges in the region by connecting to the national railway network. This common-carrier railway will move goods in a […]