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Aerial Support Joins Dry Fork Fire Suppression Efforts
Several positive things happened with the Dry Fork Fire yesterday. First, Utah Fire Info reported on Wednesday evening that the fire remained in its existing footprint at 24 acres. The decrease is due to more accurate mapping compared to original estimates that the...
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Aerial Support Joins Dry Fork Fire Suppression Efforts
Several positive things happened with the Dry Fork Fire yesterday. First, Utah Fire Info reported on Wednesday evening that the fire remained in its existing footprint at 24 acres. The decrease is due to more accurate mapping compared to original estimates that the...
TriCounty Health Safe Kids Day & Community Appreciation Event
11:00 AM
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Arrest Made In Burglary Of Livestock Sale Barn In Ballard
An arrest was made last week in connection with the burglary of a livestock sale barn in Ballard. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, Daniel Engle allegedly had direct involvement with the burglary during which the building was broken into and multiple...
Uintah High Senior A Triple Graduate
Hard work and careful planning have certainly paid off for an impressive local high school Senior who will be a triple graduate by the end of this month. What does it mean to be a triple graduate? Dean John first walked in the USU commencement ceremony on April 25th...
Obituaries
Jose Diaz
Funeral services for Jose Mauel Diaz, age 31 of Arcadia, will be held on Monday, February 24, 2025, at 11:00 AM, at the Myton Chapel of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. A viewing will be held from 10:00 - 10:45 AM. Burial in the Bridgeland...
Lyle Wayne Gillman
Funeral services for Lyle Wayne Gillman, age 72 of Vernal, husband of Lori Gillmanwill be held Saturday, February 22, 2025 at 3:00pm at the Davis 2nd Ward LDS Chapel (4080 East 2500 South). Viewing and Visitation will be held Friday from 6:00pm ~ 8:00pm at the...
Robyn Laine Burrows
Funeral Services for Robyn Laine Burrows, age 71, the husband of Kathy Pederson Burrows of Vernal, will be held Saturday, February 22, 2025 at 2 PM at the Our Savior Lutheran Church (370 South 500 West). The family will greet friends from 1:30 - 2 PM prior to the...
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....
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Two people are dead after the semi they were traveling in on I-80 near Green River, Wyoming, drifted from its lane and...
Senator Winterton’s SB 23 ‘Chemtrails’ Bill Voted Down In Committee
Senator Ron Winterton’s bill seeking to address the release of chemicals from aircrafts, or so-called ‘Chemtrails’,...
Much Anticipated ‘Disney’s Frozen: The Broadway Musical’ Prepares To Open
The much anticipated opening of Uintah Theatre’s production of ‘Disney’s Frozen: The Broadway Musical’ is less than a...
Senator Curtis Introduces Legislation To Modernize Federal Permitting Process
Senator John Curtis is among a group that introduced the ePermit Act this week which is bipartisan legislation to...
UTSSD1 Partners With Vernal PD To Bring Self Defense Classes
Uintah Transportation Special Service District 1 has partnered with Vernal Police Department and Triad Jiu Jitsu to...
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...
Man Arrested In Duchesne County For Child Pornography/Bestiality
A man who moved from Washington state to live with his parents in Fruitland was arrested on February 6th for offenses,...
Stolen Vehicle Pulled Over In Jensen Area
A man was arrested in Uintah County after being pulled over in a vehicle that had been stolen. According to the...
Uintah County Republican Chairman On Effort To Repeal Proposition 4
Uintah County Republican Party Chairman Kason Goodrich visited the Evans Family Media studios to discuss Proposition 4...
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.
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