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Vandalism Discovered On Kids Canal Piping
Vernal City Police Department is actively investigating a case of vandalism on the new piping of Kids Canal in Uintah County. With the project in the final stages, crews began pressure testing on the section from 500 North to 400 North, leading to the discovery of...
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Vandalism Discovered On Kids Canal Piping
Vernal City Police Department is actively investigating a case of vandalism on the new piping of Kids Canal in Uintah County. With the project in the final stages, crews began pressure testing on the section from 500 North to 400 North, leading to the discovery of...
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Canadian Phosphate LTD Acquires Diamond Mountain Phosphate Project
Canadian Phosphate LTD announced on Monday their acquisition of the Diamond Mountain Phosphate Project from Revival Gold Inc. and Utah Minerals Resources LLC. The announcement states that the Diamond Mountain Phosphate Project is northeast of Vernal, adjacent to...
Uintah County Commission Meeting Today
The Uintah County Commission is meeting today and the public is invited to attend. The agenda items include Utah Retirement Systems 2026-2027 Retirement Rates, County Property Easement Consideration, Interlocal Strikeforce Agreement Amendment, the Security and Bailiff...
Obituaries
Willie Williams
Funeral services for Willie Williams, age 83 of Roosevelt, will be held at the Uintah River Ward Chapel on Monday, January 6, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. There will be a viewing on Sunday from 5-7 p.m at the Hullinger Mortuary and from 10-10:45 a.m. Monday at the church....
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...
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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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Legislative Committee Casts Tie Breaker Vote In Redistricting Lawsuit
The Utah Legislative Management Committee has voted for the State Legislature to support a lawsuit aimed at the...
‘Dinosaur Dash 2026’ Bonneville Off Road Racing Series On Calendar For May 2nd
Excitement continues to grow with updates on this year’s Dinosaur Dash with the Bonneville Off Road Racing Series. An...
Uintah Wrestling Coach Named 2025-2026 Gold Star Coach By UHSAA
State wrestling is on this weekend and the Uintah Boys Wrestling Team is pursuing a 6th consecutive state...
Daddy Daughter Dance Coming Up February 28th At Tridell Community Room
February means different things to different people but for many local girls and their dads, it is a time to attend a...
Vernal City Offers Reminders On Pedestrian Safety
Building on previous safety messages, Vernal City has more to share on the topic of pedestrian safety. “Pedestrian...
Vernal Man Charged With Felony Aggravated Sexual Abuse of Child
A Vernal man has been charged with sexual crimes against a child for alleged events that took place in 2024 and 2025....
Intoxicated Man Arrested After Breaking Into Uintah County Residences
Several residents on South Vernal Avenue in Uintah County had a scare this week when an intoxicated man allegedly...
Duchesne County Man Arrested For Assaulting Elderly Family Member
On February 9th, Officers responded to a report of an assault in Neola that ended in arrest. According to the...
Vernal Chamber Presents Latest Quarterly Outstanding Public Service Award
The Vernal Chamber presented the latest Quarterly Outstanding Public Service Award to Matthew Foley during Tuesday’s...
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.