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Green River Rocks
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Aerial Support Joins Dry Fork Fire Suppression Efforts
Several positive things happened with the Dry Fork Fire yesterday. First, Utah Fire Info reported on Wednesday evening that the fire remained in its existing footprint at 24 acres. The decrease is due to more accurate mapping compared to original estimates that the...
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Find all the accurate information you need about local news and events from one convenient, trustworthy source
Aerial Support Joins Dry Fork Fire Suppression Efforts
Several positive things happened with the Dry Fork Fire yesterday. First, Utah Fire Info reported on Wednesday evening that the fire remained in its existing footprint at 24 acres. The decrease is due to more accurate mapping compared to original estimates that the...
Green River Rocks
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Local News
Potential For Widespread Freeze
National Weather Service is spreading the word of a potential widespread freeze with the shift from record high temperatures back to cooler weather. Valley rain and snow in the mountains is anticipated today. Check travel conditions as the region will have heavy snow...
Meet The Candidate: Richard Powell For Uintah County Commission Seat A
Richard Powell recently visited the Evans Family Media studios for an interview as part of the Meet The Candidate series. Powell is a Republican candidate running for Uintah County Commission Seat A as a convention only candidate. Also running for Uintah County...
Obituaries
Gary Lynn Boren
Funeral services for Gary Lynn Boren, age 77, of Roosevelt, will be held on Wednesday, February 18th at 11:00 AM at the Hullinger Mortuary.A viewing will be held from 10:00 - 10:45 AM.Burial will be in the Roosevelt Memorial Park. Services under the direction of the...
Michael Huff
Funeral services for Michael Franklin Huff, age 67, of Mountain Home, husband of Rachel Postma Huff, will be held on Monday, February 16th at 11:00 AM at the Altamont Stake Center. A viewing will be held on Sunday evening at the church from 5:00 - 7:00 PM and Monday...
DeWayne “Pink” Chivers
Funeral Service for Dewayne "Pink" Chivers, agge 81 of Vernal, will be held Friday, February 13, 2026 at 11 am at the Blackburn Vernal Mortuary, with viewings Thursday, 6-8 pm and from 9:45- 10:45 am prior to services all at the Mortuary. Burial will be in the Vernal...
Ralph W. Slaugh
Funeral services for Ralph Slaugh, age 99 of Roosevelt, will be held on Saturday, February 14, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. at the Roosevelt 11th Ward Chapel of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (250 W 200 N). There will be a viewing that morning from 9:30-10:45...
Sandra Lee Westwood
Funeral services for Sandra (Sandy) Westwood, age 71, of Vernal, will be held Friday, February 13, 2026, at 2:00pm at Ashley Creek Ward Chapel (4080 South 2500 East). A visitation for family and friends will be held Thursday from 6:00-8:00pm at the Phillips Ashley...
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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
Large Scale Safety Exercise Taking Place Today At Uintah High School And AVEC
Uintah School District has some reminders for the community today as a large-scale safety exercise will be taking...
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...
Firefighter Injured While Fighting East Ute Plaza Fire
A firefighter was injured on Tuesday afternoon while battling the East Ute Plaza Fire in Fort Duchesne. The Uintah...
$100 Million Investment In Duchesne Water Infrastructure
A $100 million dollar investment has been announced for use on water infrastructure in Duchesne County. This is part...
Vernal City Council Approves Downtown Vernal Community Block Plans
The transformation of downtown Vernal will certainly continue as long term plans for the Lamplighter block move...
2026 Mr. And Miss Uintah Winners Crowned
It was another impressive year of bodybuilding competition at the Mr. and Miss Uintah competition at Uintah High...
Meet The Candidate: Randy Vincent For Uintah County Commission Seat A
Randy Vincent visited the Evans Family Media studios last week for an interview as part of the Meet The Candidate...
Revola Dugway Fire Starts Wednesday In Duchesne County
Sadly, but not surprisingly, the wildfire season seems to be off to an early start. Utah Fire Info announced on...
TriCounty Health Announces Increase In Cases Of Measles
TriCounty Health Department confirmed on Tuesday an increase in local cases of measles. According to the announcement,...
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.
