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Uintah County Preliminary Election Results
Preliminary election results have been reported for the 2026 Primary Election. Uintah County reported a 38% voter turnout with 4,996 ballots cast out of 13,205 registered voters. In the race for Uintah County Commission Seat A, Keith G. Campbell received 55.81% of the...
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Uintah County Preliminary Election Results
Preliminary election results have been reported for the 2026 Primary Election. Uintah County reported a 38% voter turnout with 4,996 ballots cast out of 13,205 registered voters. In the race for Uintah County Commission Seat A, Keith G. Campbell received 55.81% of the...
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Duchesne City Bans All Personal Fireworks In City Limits; City Fireworks Show To Proceed As Planned
The Duchesne City Mayor and Fire Chief announced over the weekend that personal fireworks will not be allowed within Duchesne City limits, following the statewide fireworks restrictions announced through July 5. The letter signed by Mayor Deborah Herron and Fire Chief...
BLM Issues Stage 2 Fire Restrictions In Green River District
The Bureau of Land Management has issued Stage 2 Fire Restrictions due to a sustained increase in critical fire weather patterns and the cumulative drying of forest and rangeland fuels within the Green River District. The following acts are prohibited on all Bureau of...
Obituaries
Carol Liddell
Funeral services for Carol Taylor Liddell, age 91 of Roosevelt/Vernal, will be held on Saturday, May 2, 2026 at 12:00 PM at the Hullinger Mortuary. A viewing will be held from 11:00 - 11:45 Am.Burial will be in the Roosevelt Memorial Park. Services under the...
Michael Ray Hall
Funeral services for Michael Ray Hall, age 58 of Vernal, will be held on Monday at 11 am at Blackburn Mortuary (15 E 100 N, Vernal, UT 84078). A viewing will take place from 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., followed immediately by funeral services. Burial will be in the...
Artell Armstrong
Funeral Services for Artell Armstrong, age 90 of Vernal, the husband of Myrna Armstrong, will be held Thursday, April 30, 2026 at 12Noon at Naples 2nd Ward (2313 South 1500 East). Visitation for family and friends will be held at 10:30am prior to the service....
Denise Patterson-Kenton
Funeral services for Denise Shaelene Patterson-Kenton, age 37, of Roosevelt, wife of Willy Kenton, will be held on Friday, April 24th at 11:00 AM at the Ft. Duchesne Community Building. A wake will be held on Thursday after 4:00 PM at Carmelita Jack’s home (3384 N...
Lorna Jenks
Funeral services for Lorna Serawop Jenks, age 92 of Roosevelt, will be held on Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 10:00 AM at the Hullinger Mortuary. A wake will be held at her home after 4:00 PM on Tuesday (5000 E 2000 North).Burial will be in the Roosevelt Memorial Park....
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Community Spotlight
The Uintah Basin hosts thousands of visitors during the summer months for recreation and community events. Evans Family Media has shared a special highlight about a father-son duo that traveled from Oklahoma to Vernal for the Dinosaur Roundup Rodeo. Check out the feature story about professional rodeo photographer Jake Brake Hodnett and his father Jim, shared on Feature Story: Guts, Glory, And Another Kind Of Rodeo Dream
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Frost Ties For Win At Dinosaur Roundup Rodeo; DRR Weekend Results
A Uintah Basin local bullrider tied for 1st at the Dinosaur Roundup Rodeo over the weekend, thrilling the crowd. World...
45th Country Showdown Winners Announced
The 45th Annual Country Showdown brought amazing talent to the competition stage this week in the old True Value...
Great Night Of Competition At Dinosaur Roundup Rodeo
The Greatest Show on Dirt kicked off Thursday evening with exciting rodeo competition. Prorodeo.com lists the leaders...
Greater Local Control And Flexibility For Grazing Permits On Forest Service Land
Celeste Maloy visited the Evans Family Media studios this week while on the campaign trail in the race for U.S....
‘Relay For America’ Running Flag Through Uintah Basin On Saturday
From the Golden Gate Bridge to the nation’s capital, a special relay of the America flag across the United States is...
Senator Curtis FIRE SMART Act Aims To Help Rural Areas
As a member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, Senator John Curtis is part of a team that introduced the...
Utah DWR Acquires Book Cliffs Roadless Area Property As Wildlife Management Area
The purchase is final of a roughly 50,000-acre parcel of land in the roadless area of the Book Cliffs. The Division of...
Taylor Flat Airstrip In Daggett County Reopens After Nearly 30 Year Closure
The Taylor Flat Airstrip in Daggett County has reopened after a nearly 30 year closure. The backcountry airstrip...
Vernal City Revised Water Rates Adopted
Vernal City announced this week that, after a thorough review of community feedback, Vernal City Council has...
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.