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Body Of Missing 67-Year-Old Male Recovered From Starvation Reservoir
The body of a missing 67-year-old male from Salt Lake County was recovered from Starvation Reservoir this week. The Utah DNR Division of Law Enforcement shares that “at approximately 10:00 p.m. on March 18th, a report was made of a missing person regarding an adult...
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Body Of Missing 67-Year-Old Male Recovered From Starvation Reservoir
The body of a missing 67-year-old male from Salt Lake County was recovered from Starvation Reservoir this week. The Utah DNR Division of Law Enforcement shares that “at approximately 10:00 p.m. on March 18th, a report was made of a missing person regarding an adult...
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Agricultural Land Easements Available Through Natural Resources Conservation Service
Drought has far reaching effects, and help for agricultural operations, including in rural areas like the Uintah Basin, is available. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced the deadline for agricultural producers and landowners to apply for fiscal year 2026...
Man Arrested For Stealing Gun Suppressor From Vernal Store
A man was arrested last week for allegedly stealing a gun suppressor from a Vernal store. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, security camera footage of the incident showed a man positively identified as James Swett reaching over the counter to find the...
Obituaries
Angela Martinez
Funeral services for Angela Martinez, age 80 of Roosevelt, the wife of Wakeen Yount, will be held on Monday, January 6, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. at the Roosevelt Stake Center, 447 E Lagoon Street. There will be a viewing and visitation Monday at the church from 10-10:45...
Lonnie Earl Meek
Funeral services for Lonnie Earl Meek 89, Husband of Barbara Embleton Meek will be conducted Saturday, January 4, 2025 at 10 AM at the Vernal Christian Church. A Viewing will be Friday 5-7 PM at the Blackburn Vernal Mortuary. Burial in the Vernal Memorial...
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...
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Search For Marty Justice Continues
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Work Of Local High School Artists Featured At Competitive All-State Art Show
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Wolves 2025 Year In Review And 2026 Outlook
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Fish And Wildlife Approves Plan To Prevent Endangered Species Listings
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Big Changes To Federal Oil And Gas Leasing Procedures Announced
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BLM Approves 15 Gas Wells In Uintah County
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Interview With Naples City Mayor Brock Arnold
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Senator Curtis Introduces Bipartisan Legislation For Drought Mitigation Program
U.S. Senator John Curtis is part of the team that has introduced bipartisan legislation to extend the Large-Scale...
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.