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DUI Arrest In McDonalds Parking Lot Following Vehicle Accident
A woman involved in a vehicle accident who left the scene to get in the McDonald’s drive thru was arrested for DUI when officers arrived. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, officers were called to a vehicle accident at 1050 West Highway 40 in Vernal on...
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DUI Arrest In McDonalds Parking Lot Following Vehicle Accident
A woman involved in a vehicle accident who left the scene to get in the McDonald’s drive thru was arrested for DUI when officers arrived. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, officers were called to a vehicle accident at 1050 West Highway 40 in Vernal on...
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Local News
Utah Energy United Awards Industry Leaders: Williams
The Utah Energy United initiative recognizes excellence in the energy industry and has announced the winners of the annual UPA Safety and Environmental Awards held this month. Williams was recognized with the Safety Leadership Award for their commitment to advancing...
Ballard Water & Sewer Improvement District Announces Rate Increase
Ballard Water and Sewer Improvement District has announced a rate increase and declared water conservation to be a high priority. “All of the western United States is in a drought situation and we are no different,” shares the announcement. “We purchase our water from...
Obituaries
Jim and Beverly Shewell
Graveside services for Jim and Beverly Nicholls Shewell, both 92 years of age of Vernal passed away peasecfully at their home a day apart, will be conducted Saturday, January 4th at 2 pm at the Vernal Memorial Park.A viewing in their honor will be held at 12 noon...
Douglas Wayne Guinn
Funeral services for Doug Guinn, age 96 of Roosevelt, will be held Tuesday, January 7, 2025 at the Roosevelt 2nd Ward at 11:00 AM. A viewing will be held from 10:00 - 10:45 AM. Burial will be in the Roosevelt Memorial Park with military honors presented by the...
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...
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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
Victim In Fatal Auto-Pedestrian Accident In Duchesne County Identified
The Duchesne County Sheriff’s Office has identified the pedestrian killed in the auto-pedestrian accident that...
Man Wanted On Statewide Warrant Arrested In Myton
A repeat DUI offender was pulled over after leaving the Family Dollar on Monday. According to the Affidavit of...
Search Warrant At Lapoint Residence Ends In Arrest And Felony Drug Charge
An arrest several months in the making happened on Friday at a Lapoint residence. According to the Affidavit of...
Man Arrested For Allegedly Stealing Money From Employer’s Safe
An investigation into if an employee had embezzled money confirmed what was suspected. According to the Affidavit of...
Work Begins On Ashley Gorge Parking Lot
Uintah County announced that work has begun that will help visitors to the Via Ferrata. Crews have started on the...
Remember To Test Carbon Monoxide CO Detectors
Duchesne Fire Department is reminding the public to test your carbon monoxide detectors at least once a month to...
Vehicle-Pedestrian Accident In Duchesne County
Law enforcement alerted the public of an accident on Tuesday evening encouraging travelers to avoid the area. The...
Public Scoping Period Opens For June 2026 Oil And Gas Lease Sale
On Monday, the Bureau of Land Management opened a 30-day public scoping period to receive public input on 39 oil and...
DevPipeline Receives 2025 Utah Philanthropy Day Corporate Champion Award
DevPipeline, Utah's only competency-based software apprenticeship and one that has a 100% employment rate 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.
