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Uintah County Executive Officers Compensation Clarified
The public hearing on Tuesday revisiting the Uintah County Executive Officers compensation was to fix an oversight, not to make any changes to executive officers salary and base pay. Under Utah code, a public hearing is held anytime there’s a potential of any kind of...
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Find all the accurate information you need about local news and events from one convenient, trustworthy source
Uintah County Executive Officers Compensation Clarified
The public hearing on Tuesday revisiting the Uintah County Executive Officers compensation was to fix an oversight, not to make any changes to executive officers salary and base pay. Under Utah code, a public hearing is held anytime there’s a potential of any kind of...
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Vernal Man Uses AI To Create Child Porn
A Vernal man is behind bars after allegedly using AI to create child pornography from a real image of a child known to him. According to the Probable Cause Statement, on or about May 19th, in Uintah County, it was discovered that a Vernal man had produced child sexual...
Arrests Made After Vehicle Stolen From Roosevelt Gas Station
Three people were arrested on Saturday following the theft of a vehicle in Roosevelt. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, on May 16, Taylor Thorn along with Richard Nelson and Jesse Jones took a motor vehicle while they were at a gas station in Roosevelt....
Obituaries
Joan J. Lucero
Funeral services for Joan Joyce Lucero, age 84, of Whiterocks, will be held on Saturday, February 8, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. at the Whiterocks Community Building. There will be a wake after 3:00 p.m. on Friday at the community building. Burial will be in the John Harmes...
Charles J Sowsonicut
Funeral services for Charles Sowsonicut, age 57 of Ft. Duchesne, will be held on Friday, February 7, 2025th, at 10:00 a.m. at the Ft. Duchesne Community Building. There will be a wake after 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, at the community building. Following the services,...
Dennis Jones
Funeral services for Dennis Jones, age 82 of Tabiona, the husband of Flora Wooley Johes, will be held on Tuesday, February 11, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. at the Tabiona Chapel of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. There will be a viewing at the church on...
Terry L. Luke
Funeral services for Terry Luke, age 72 of Roosevelt, the wife of Jeff Luke, will be held on Saturday, February 8, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. at the Roosevelt West Stake Center. There will be a viewing that morning from 9:30-10:45 a.m. at the church. Burial will be in the...
Richard W Cornaby
A viewing for Richard Cornaby, age 83 of Neola, the husband of Trisha Arnold Cornaby will be held on Friday, February 7, 2025, from 5-7 p.m. at the Hullinger Mortuary, 457 E 300 N, Roosevelt, UT. Following the viewing, per his wishes, he will be cremated. Services...
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Mallard Oil Wells Approved By BLM
The Mallard Oil Wells project has been approved by the Bureau of Land Management. The project description states that...
Uintah Boys Wrestling Win 6th Straight State Title/Uintah Girls Takes 3rd Place
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Uintah Wrestling Coach Named 2025-2026 Gold Star Coach By UHSAA
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Vernal City Offers Reminders On Pedestrian Safety
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Vernal Man Charged With Felony Aggravated Sexual Abuse of Child
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Intoxicated Man Arrested After Breaking Into Uintah County Residences
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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
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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.