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High Avalanche Danger Means Avalanche Accidents Likely In Backcountry
The Utah Avalanche Center is warning of dangerous avalanche conditions this weekend, including for the Uinta Mountains. According to the Utah Avalanche Center’s February 20th report for the Uintas, HIGH avalanche danger exists around the dial at and above treeline,...
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High Avalanche Danger Means Avalanche Accidents Likely In Backcountry
The Utah Avalanche Center is warning of dangerous avalanche conditions this weekend, including for the Uinta Mountains. According to the Utah Avalanche Center’s February 20th report for the Uintas, HIGH avalanche danger exists around the dial at and above treeline,...
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Flaming Gorge Draw Down Proposed; Upper Basin Governors Issue Statement
The Governors of the Upper Division States of Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming have joined together to issue the following statement regarding the proposed draw down of Flaming Gorge and other upper basin reservoirs: "This is an unprecedented year on the...
Dean Thompson Treatment Update
24-year-old world champion cowboy Dean Thompson received the shocking diagnosis recently that he has an aggressive form of cancer. He has provided rodeo journalist Kendra Santos with several updates. On Easter Sunday he told her, “I’ve been lucky to be surrounded by...
Obituaries
Joan Potter
Funeral services for Joan Potter, age 79, of Myton, will be held on Saturday, January 18th at 12:00 p.m. at the Myton Chapel of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. A viewing will be held that morning from 10:30 - 11: 45 a.m.Burial will be in the Talmage...
Roger Shifflet
Funeral services for Roger Shifflet, age 68 of Roosevelt, will be held Friday, January 17, 2025 at 11:00 a.m. at the Hullinger Mortuary. A viewing will be held that morning from 10:00 - 10:45 a.m.Burial will be in the Roosevelt Memorial Park. Services under the...
Gena Simmons
Funeral services for Gena Simmons, age 46 of Roosevelt, will be held Friday, January 17, 2025, at 10:00 a.m.,at the Whiterocks Community Building, (11388 N Whiterocks Road, Whiterocks, Utah). . A wake will be held after 3:00 p.m. on Thursday at the same location..Per...
Leland Chapoose
Funeral services for Leland Chapoose, age 40, of Ballard, will be held on Monday, January 13, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. at the Ft. Duchesne Community Building. A wake will be held on Sunday after 2:00 p.m. at the same location. Burial will be in the Ft. Duchesne Cemetery....
Colleen Fish
Funeral Services for Colleen Murphy Fish, age 71 of Fruitland, the wife of Scott Fish, will be held Saturday, January 11, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Chapel in Fruitland, Utah. A viewing will be held that morning from...
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Community Spotlight
Free summer meals are being offered again through Athenian Academy. The program started last year and will continue with 3 weekly pickup sites in Uintah County. The Ballard site is at 353 South 2500 East in Ballard and will be on Wednesdays between 5 and 6pm. The Vernal area site on Highway 40 and UT-88 is on Wednesdays from 11am to noon and the Fort Duchesne site is at the Ute Indian Education Building on Thursdays from 11:30am to 12:30pm. Each weekly box includes produce, fruit, and meal items.
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Art Gifted To Ute Tribe Head Start From University of Utah PA Program
A piece of art was recently gifted and delivered to the Ute Indian Tribe Head Start program in Fort Duchesne that...
Remember The Maine Park Pavilion Torn Down/To Be Replaced
Remember the Maine Park up Dry Fork Canyon will have some noticeable changes when reopened this spring and summer....
Swearing In Ceremonies Held Monday
Several swearing in ceremonies took place on Monday around the Uintah Basin. Duchesne City welcomed Mayor Deborah...
USU President Schedules Visit To Uintah Basin During Statewide Campus Tour
New Utah State University President Brad Mortensen has announced a statewide campus tour with a stop in the Uintah...
Utah Watercolor Society Annual Exhibition On Display Locally
A traveling exhibit has made a stop locally. The ‘Utah Watercolor Society Annual Exhibition’ will be on display...
Discussions On Utah’s Deer Herds To Be Held In Roosevelt And Vernal
Supporting and growing Utah’s mule deer populations are top priorities for the Division of Wildlife Resources. The DWR...
‘Project Read’ At Duchesne County Libraries Offering Literacy To Adults
Literacy changes lives and the Duchesne County Library System has partnered with a program to ensure that local adults...
Naples City Welcomes New Mayor And City Council Members
Naples City has welcomed a new mayor and city council members. The swearing in ceremony for Mayor Brock Arnold and new...
Northeastern Utah Receives Nearly $3 Million In Trust Lands Permanent Funds
A record amount of Trust Lands Permanent Funds will be distributed to Utah public schools for the 2026-2027 school...
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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