Your Hometown Online Newspaper
Find all the accurate information you need about local news and events from one convenient, trustworthy source
America 250 Block Party
06:00 PM
State Republican Party Convention Results
The Utah Republican Party held their State Convention on Saturday. Incumbent candidates Ron Winterton for Senate District 20 and Scott Chew for House District 68 are the Republican Nominees by acclamation. For House District 67, JR Bird became the Republican Nominee...
Your Hometown Online Newspaper
Find all the accurate information you need about local news and events from one convenient, trustworthy source
State Republican Party Convention Results
The Utah Republican Party held their State Convention on Saturday. Incumbent candidates Ron Winterton for Senate District 20 and Scott Chew for House District 68 are the Republican Nominees by acclamation. For House District 67, JR Bird became the Republican Nominee...
America 250 Block Party
06:00 PM
Local News
Vernal PD On Preventing And Detecting Scams
An FBI Fraud Presentation is happening in Vernal and the Vernal Police Department is encouraging the community to be present for it. “Scammers are becoming increasingly sophisticated, and fraud can affect people of all ages,” shares the Vernal PD announcement. “We...
Roosevelt State Street Project North Of 200 North Nearing Completion
Roosevelt’s State Street construction work in a certain area is nearing completion. “The State Street road project north of 200 North is almost done,” shares the announcement. “Work is anticipated to be completed this week with the road tentatively planning to open...
Obituaries
Monta Rae Showalter
Graveside services for Monta Rae Caldwell Showalter, age 88 of Vernal, will be held Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 11 am at the Maeser Fairview Cemetery.Friends may call at Blackburn Vernal Mortuary Wednesday morning from 9:45 until 10:30 am before going to the...
Lynn Albert Bigelow
Funeral services for Lynn Albert Bigelow, age 61 of Morgan and Vernal, husband of Donica Bigelow, will be held Monday, May 19, 2025 at th Glines Chapel on the Highway, 1499 West Highway 40. Visitation and viewing for family and friends will be held from 9:00am ~...
DeeLoris (Richardson) Jones
Funeral services for DeeLoris Richardson Jones, age 89, of Vernal, will be held Saturday May 17. 2025 at 12:00PM at the Naples 1st Ward LDS Chapel (2313 South 1500 East). A visitation for family and friends will be held Friday evening from 6-8PM at the Phillips Ashley...
Shirlene Jensen
Funeral services for Shirlene Skinner Jensen, age 76, of Talmage will be held on Friday, May 16, 2025 at 11:00 AM at the Lake Fork Chapel in Mountain Home. Viewings will be held at the church on Thursday evening from 6:00 - 8:00 PM and Friday from 10:00 - 10:45 AM. ...
Gina Neilson
Funeral services for Gina Anderton Neilson, age 64 of Roosevelt, the wife of Stuart Neilson, will be held on Saturday, May 3, 2025, at 11:00 AM at the Hullinger Mortuary. There will be a viewing at the mortuary on Friday evening from 6:00 - 7:00 PM and Saturday from...
Search News
80s and 90s
Community Spotlight
The Uintah Basin hosts thousands of visitors during the summer months for recreation and community events. Evans Family Media has shared a special highlight about a father-son duo that traveled from Oklahoma to Vernal for the Dinosaur Roundup Rodeo. Check out the feature story about professional rodeo photographer Jake Brake Hodnett and his father Jim, shared on Feature Story: Guts, Glory, And Another Kind Of Rodeo Dream
More Local News
Prescribed Fire North Of Greendale Overlook Planned Today
Ashley National Forest has announced plans for further prescribed burns today. “Following successful burning...
Meet The Candidate: Keith Campbell For Uintah County Commission Seat A
Keith Campbell recently visited the Evans Family Media studios for an interview as part of the Meet The Candidate...
Large Scale Safety Exercise Taking Place Today At Uintah High School And AVEC
Uintah School District has some reminders for the community today as a large-scale safety exercise will be taking...
Body Of Missing 67-Year-Old Male Recovered From Starvation Reservoir
The body of a missing 67-year-old male from Salt Lake County was recovered from Starvation Reservoir this week. The...
Firefighter Injured While Fighting East Ute Plaza Fire
A firefighter was injured on Tuesday afternoon while battling the East Ute Plaza Fire in Fort Duchesne. The Uintah...
$100 Million Investment In Duchesne Water Infrastructure
A $100 million dollar investment has been announced for use on water infrastructure in Duchesne County. This is part...
Vernal City Council Approves Downtown Vernal Community Block Plans
The transformation of downtown Vernal will certainly continue as long term plans for the Lamplighter block move...
2026 Mr. And Miss Uintah Winners Crowned
It was another impressive year of bodybuilding competition at the Mr. and Miss Uintah competition at Uintah High...
Meet The Candidate: Randy Vincent For Uintah County Commission Seat A
Randy Vincent visited the Evans Family Media studios last week for an interview as part of the Meet The Candidate...
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.