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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 the weekend. Ethan Sharp, Caden Young, and Rykan Hacking each won individual titles. There were many other podium finishers. Those that finished in...
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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 the weekend. Ethan Sharp, Caden Young, and Rykan Hacking each won individual titles. There were many other podium finishers. Those that finished in...
Roosevelt Holy Week Walk Thru
10:00 AM
Local News
Senator Curtis Statement On Strikes In Iran
Senator John Curtis released the following statement on the U.S. and Israel strikes in Iran: “For decades, Iran’s regime has acted as a destabilizing force—arming terrorist proxies, mass slaughtering its own people, and pursuing nuclear capabilities with explicit...
Uintah High Senior A National Merit Scholarship Finalist
A Uintah student is a finalist in a prestigious scholarship competition. Uintah High senior Rykan Hacking has been selected as a finalist for a National Merit Scholarship. “Students enter the National Merit Scholarship Program by taking the Preliminary SAT/National...
Obituaries
Trena Fae (Wilkins) Baker
Funeral services for Trena Fae Wilkins Baker, age 65, the wife of Ron Baker, will be held Monday, January 6, 2025 at 12:00PM at the Vernal Christian Church. A visitation will be held Sunday evening from 6-8PM at the Phillips Ashley Valley Funeral Home and Monday...
Judy Barron
Funeral Mass for Judith Baron, companion of Frank Smith, of Roosevelt, Utah, age 81, will be held on Saturday, January 4, 2025 at 11:30 AM at the St. Helen's Catholic Church. A viewing will be held on Friday evening at the Hullinger Mortuary from 5:00 - 7:00 PM....
Buddy Bird
Funeral services for Buddy Bird, age 92 of Duchesne, will be held on Friday, January 3, 2025 at 11:00 AM at the Duchesne Stake Center. Viewings will be held on Thursday evening at the church from 5:00 - 7:00 PM and Friday from 9:30 - 10:45 AM. Burial will be in...
Thomas “TJ” James O’Brien
Funeral services for TJ O'Brien, age 45 of Vernal, will be held Saturday, January 4, 2025 at 12:00pm at the Phillips Ashley Valley Funeral Home. Visitation for family and friends will be held Friday from 6:00pm ~ 8:00pm and Saturday from 10:45am ~ 11:45am all at the...
Kyle David Mathiesen
Funeral services for Kyle Mathiesen, age 28 of Vernal the husband of Harlee Mathiesen, will be held Saturday, December 28th at 12 noon at the Western Park. A visitation for family and friends will be held Friday evening from 6-8 PM at the Phillips Ashley Valley...
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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.
More Local News
Local School Holds Food Drive For Food Pantry
The students and families of Discovery Elementary accomplished something amazing in recent weeks as they set out to...
New Local Gym Hosts Holiday Feast Soup Kitchen
Earlier this month, a social media post made the call for anyone struggling, stressed, or in need of a pick me up and...
Fallen Officer Detective Kevin Orr Remembered 19 Years Later
Every year before Thanksgiving we pause and remember a Uintah Basin fallen officer. Uintah County Detective Cpl. Kevin...
How Is Northeastern Utah Doing At Hitting Water Conservation Goals?
How is northeastern Utah doing with the statewide water conservation goals? The data from the Utah Division of Water...
Relief Offered To Small Businesses/NonProfits Affected By Lee And Elk Fires
The U.S. Small Business Administration has announced that low interest federal disaster loans are now available to...
Equine Events Postponed As EHV-1 Outbreak Monitored
Equine events planned locally and beyond are on hold after reports of an EHV-1 outbreak. Uintah County Commissioner...
Uintah County Shares 2026 Election Notice
Uintah County has issued their 2026 Election Notice. The offices to be filled in the 2026 General Election include...
Taylor Harrison Named UBTech Student Of The Year
UBTech crowned Taylor Harrison as their 2025-2026 UBTech Student of the Year during a special ceremony this week....
Man Arrested And Charged With Felony Assault
Officers were dispatched to a Fruitland residence last week on a report of assault. According to the Affidavit of...
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.
