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New Dinosaur Fossils Excavated At Dinosaur National Monument
National Park Service made an exciting announcement on Friday: Recent parking lot construction work in Dinosaur National Monument revealed previously uncovered dinosaur fossils near the Quarry Exhibit Hall, marking the first fossil excavations at this location since...
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New Dinosaur Fossils Excavated At Dinosaur National Monument
National Park Service made an exciting announcement on Friday: Recent parking lot construction work in Dinosaur National Monument revealed previously uncovered dinosaur fossils near the Quarry Exhibit Hall, marking the first fossil excavations at this location since...
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Local News
Unattended Campfire And Truck Fire Reported By Lapoint-Tridell Fire Department
Uintah County has been hit hard with wildfires this week. The Lapoint-Tridell Fire Department has reported 3 in just a few days. “Over the past 24 hours, LaPoint-Tridell crews assisted Avalon Fire with two separate incidents,” shares their announcement. “[On March...
Senator Winterton On Data Centers In The Uintah Basin
There are potentially two data centers coming to the Uintah Basin. Senator Ron Winterton shares that they are in various stages but the Duchesne County project is much further along than the Uintah County project. Senator Winterton could not yet share the entity names...
Obituaries
Casity Fillingim
Funeral servicesfor Casity Fillingim, age 49, the husband of Amber Fillingim, will be held Saturday, September 14. 2024 at 11:00am at the Uintah Conference Center. A visitation for family and friends will be held Friday evening from 6-8 pm at the Phillips Ashley...
Cori Sue (Spivak) Goddard
Funeral services for Cori Sue Goddard, age 60, the wife of Dan Goddard, will be held Friday September 13, 2024 at 2:00pm, with a visitation for family and friends will be held from 1:00pm ~ 2:00pm all at the Phillips Ashley Valley Funeral Home. Interment will be in...
John LeRoy Price
Funeral services for John LeRoy Price, age 90 of Vernal, the husband of the late Francis Wall Price, will be held on Friday, September 13, 2024 at 11:00am at the Vernal 7th Ward LDS Chapel (850 West 100 North). Visitation for family and friends will be held Thursday...
Taygen Nye
Funeral services for Taygen Nye, age 17 of Myton, the son of Tawnya and Frank Fowler, will be held on Saturday, September 7, 2024 at the Myton Chapel of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Viewings will be held at the Hullinger Mortuary on Friday evening...
Edward “Bo” Sherman
A viewing for Edward "Bo" Sherman, age 77 of Roosevelt, will be held on Friday, September 6, 2024, from 10:30-12:00 noon at the Hullinger Mortuary. A private graveside service will be at the Roosevelt Memorial Park with military honors. Services under the direction of...
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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.
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Locals Enjoy Northern Lights Experience; Watch For Repeat Tonight
If you didn’t catch the experience first hand, chances are you’ve seen photos from friends and family who saw the...
Repeat DUI Offender Behind Bars
Multiple people called in a pickup truck with a suspected intoxicated driver on Thursday in Duchesne County. An...
Local Woman Sets Up Food Exchange Group In Vernal
Connecting those that need help with those that want to help can often prove the biggest obstacle to meeting needs in...
Meetings Scheduled To Explore Enhancing Water Monitoring Infrastructure
An opportunity has arrived to explore funding and new opportunities to enhance real-time water monitoring in Utah’s...
Veterans Day 2025
Veterans Day is a U.S. federal holiday celebrated each year on November 11th to honor all veterans and their...
Volunteers Needed For VITA – Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program
VITA, the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program, is currently recruiting volunteers to help local residents with...
Uintah FFA Agronomy Team Wins State Championship
The Uintah FFA program continues to excel and they have the awards to prove it. The Uintah FFA Agronomy team won 1st...
Legislature’s Congressional Map Rejected By Judge
The latest in the back and forth of Utah’s congressional map is a hit to the state Legislature. District Court Judge...
Uintah Marching Band Wins State Championship
After sweeping their competition season, the Uintah Marching Band won the state competition over the weekend in St....
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.
