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Update to Restoration of T-Rex On Vernal Main Street

Update to Restoration of T-Rex On Vernal Main Street

Dec 9, 2022 · Kristin Forbis · News

What is going on with the restoration of the T-Rex on Vernal’s Main Street? Is that the finished paint job? Thankfully, the answer is no. T-Rex is still in process. While the restoration is well underway things will be halted until spring due to winter weather. T-Rex does have a new “skin” courtesy of Ninty1 […]

Donations Still Welcome For Local Santa Efforts

Donations Still Welcome For Local Santa Efforts

Dec 9, 2022 · Kristin Forbis · News

Santa has recruited amazing people across the Uintah Basin to help local kids have a great Christmas and donations from the public make all the difference. Duchesne County Commissioner Irene Hansen shares that anyone wishing to donate toys, pajamas, socks, or warm coats, or jackets for children ages 1 to 15 can drop off unwrapped […]

EPA Finalizes Air Quality Plan For Uintah And Ouray Indian Reservation

EPA Finalizes Air Quality Plan For Uintah And Ouray Indian Reservation

Dec 9, 2022 · Kristin Forbis · News

The EPA announced Thursday that the air quality plan for Indian country lands within the Ute Tribe Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation has been finalized. The EPA’s plan, called a Federal Implementation Plan, will require enforceable controls on emissions from oil and natural gas facilities. Thursday’s release states that the “EPA’s Federal Implementation Plan will […]

Fort Duchesne Man Pleads Guilty To 9 Counts Of Extortion

Fort Duchesne Man Pleads Guilty To 9 Counts Of Extortion

Dec 8, 2022 · Kristin Forbis · News

A Uintah Basin man has entered a plea in regards to Extortion charges against him. 45-year-old Leallen Blackhair, of Fort Duchesne, pleaded guilty Monday December 5th to nine counts of Extortion as set forth in the indictment. A press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office-District of Utah states that Blackhair waived his right to a […]

Reminders For Residents After A Snowstorm

Reminders For Residents After A Snowstorm

Dec 8, 2022 · Kristin Forbis · News

The snow means different things to different people but one thing we can all be sure of is that someone in the household better be in the mood to shovel! Vernal City has shared a list of reminders for residents for when it snows and the list is a good reminder for everyone in the […]

Moonlake Electric Announces ‘Round Up For Charity’ Effort

Moonlake Electric Announces ‘Round Up For Charity’ Effort

Dec 8, 2022 · Kristin Forbis · News

Collin Peterson with Moon Lake Electric Association visited the Evans Family Media studios this week to spread the word about an exciting new effort to help local charities.  Moon Lake Electric has introduced the Round Up Program that allows customers to round up their monthly bill to the next dollar. “Everyone is in the giving […]

Santa’s Shiny Red Mailboxes Are Up!

Santa’s Shiny Red Mailboxes Are Up!

Dec 8, 2022 · Kristin Forbis · News

A community member has made sure local kids have an easy option for getting a letter to Santa in the North Pole. Every Christmas many kids prepare a well thought out list of items and perhaps a message for the man in red. Santa, with the assistance of his local helpers, has set out his […]

Officer Involved Shooting In Myton

Officer Involved Shooting In Myton

Dec 8, 2022 · Kristin Forbis · News

The Duchesne County Sheriff’s Office announced on Wednesday that there was an officer involved shooting on December 5th at 9:17 pm in Myton. According to the announcement, a Duchesne County deputy attempted to contact a man riding a bicycle on a dark street during a heavy snowstorm. The man, later identified as Lee Richens, produced […]

TriCounty Health Holding Warm Clothes Drive

TriCounty Health Holding Warm Clothes Drive

Dec 7, 2022 · Kristin Forbis · News

TriCounty Health Department needs more donations and are grateful for the generosity of all as they seek to help the community’s most vulnerable members. The TriCounty Health Warm Clothes Drive still needs girls clothes 12 months, boys and girls 2T and 3T, and 6/7 year old boy warm clothes. The drop off locations in Vernal […]

Uintah County Commission Officially Dissolves Uintah Recreation District

Uintah County Commission Officially Dissolves Uintah Recreation District

Dec 7, 2022 · Kristin Forbis · News

The Uintah County Commission officially dissolved the Uintah Recreation District on Monday as one of the final steps in combining three Uintah County Special Service Districts into one. On September 14th, 2020, the Uintah County Commission decided to create one new Special Service District named Special Service District #1 to be over Recreation, Transportation, and […]

Enjoy Birdwatching? Join The 123rd Audubon Christmas Bird Count

Enjoy Birdwatching? Join The 123rd Audubon Christmas Bird Count

Dec 7, 2022 · Kristin Forbis · News

It’s time for the 123rd Audubon Christmas Bird Count and even if you’ve never been birdwatching before, you are invited to help! The Audubon Christmas Bird Count is the nation’s longest-running community science bird project where birdwatchers help gather data for biologists during this time of year. So the local Division of Wildlife Resources needs […]