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Duchesne County Man Arrested For Abuse Of Child With A Disability
A Duchesne County man has been arrested for alleged abuse to a child with a disability. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, 55-year-old Roy Dennis Tibbets, who was on Adult Probation and Parole, was investigated after it was reported that a child had not...
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Duchesne County Man Arrested For Abuse Of Child With A Disability
A Duchesne County man has been arrested for alleged abuse to a child with a disability. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, 55-year-old Roy Dennis Tibbets, who was on Adult Probation and Parole, was investigated after it was reported that a child had not...
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Meet The Candidate: Guy Collett For Uintah County Commission Seat B
Guy Collett recently visited the Evans Family Media studios for an interview as part of the Meet The Candidate series. Collett is a Republican running for Uintah County Commission Seat B as a convention only candidate. Also running for Uintah County Commission Seat B...
Local Fire Department Urges Fire Safety
Efforts on the Dry Fork Fire continue to move in the right direction with it reported on Thursday as 10 percent contained. With the high wildfire activity this week in Uintah County, the Jensen Fire Department shared the following fire safety message: According to...
Obituaries
Coen Val Walker
Funeral services for Coen Val Walker, age 19, of Logan and Garland, Utah, the son of Chase and Deidra Oman Walker, will be held on Saturday, February 22, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. at the Altamont Stake Center of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. There will...
Leslie Rae Wissiup
Funeral services for Leslie Rae Wissiup, age 54, of Vernal, the companion of Tammy Sims, will be held on Thursday, February 20, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. at the Ft. Duchesne Community Building. There will be a wake at the community building after 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday....
LeRoy Luck
Funeral Services for LeRoy Luck, age 85, the husband of Barbara Anderson Luck of Vernal, will be conducted Friday February 21, 2025 at 11 am at the Glines LDS Stake Center. Viewings will be Thursday 6-8 pm at the Blackburn Vernal Mortuary and Friday 9:45-10:45 at the...
Elton Lin Wilcock
Funeral services for Elton Wilcock, age 60 of Vernal, will be held on Tuesday February 18, 2025 at 11:00am at the Phillips Ashley Valley Funeral Home. Visitation and viewing will be held Monday from 6:00pm ~ 8:00pm and Tuesday from 9:45am ~ 10:45am, all at the funeral...
Devere Ostler
Funeral services for Devere Ostler, age 89 of Vernal, the husband of Salley Ostler, will be held Monday, February 17, 2025 at 11:00am at the Glines 3rd Ward LDS Chapel by the Temple, (475 West 100 South). Visition and viewing will be held Sunday from 6:00pm ~ 8:00pm...
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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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2026 Election Candidacy Filing Dates Open This Friday
The opportunity to run for office in 2026 begins with the candidacy filing which opens this Friday. In both Duchesne...
Dinosaurland Cornhole Classic Coming Up
January is a tough month for many so thankfully there are fun local events to help battle the winter blues. The...
Vernal Man Sentenced For 2024 Attempted Aggravated Murder Of Vernal Officer
The 8th District courtroom in Vernal was full of uniformed officers on Tuesday, there in support of their fellow...
Input Invited On Northwest Pipeline’s New Daggett Compressor Station
The time to give input is now for a Wild Trail Project proposed by Northwest Pipeline in Daggett County. Northwest has...
Rural Utah Receives Funding To Modernize Care
The Uintah Basin and other rural areas of Utah are eligible for help aimed at modernizing health care across the...
Registration For Self Defense Classes Opens This Week
If you’re a woman and learning self defense is among your goals for 2026, an opportunity is coming up to help you...
Prom Drive Partners With Night To Shine
A favorite annual event that provides a red carpet experience and prom for our special needs community members is just...
Make Ice Safety Top Priority While Ice Fishing
Ice fishing on Flaming Gorge is heating up and Wyoming State Parks and Wyoming Game and Fish has a message for...
Stolen Uintah County Skid Steer Tracked To Texas; Arrest Made
Having GPS trackers installed on equipment paid off big time for the owner of a trailer and skid steer that were...
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.
