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Roosevelt Man With Over 8000 Items Of Child Porn Found On His Phone Sentenced
The Roosevelt man arrested in the fall after a search of his phone revealed over 8000 items of child pornography has been sentenced. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, in February of 2024, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children received a...
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Roosevelt Man With Over 8000 Items Of Child Porn Found On His Phone Sentenced
The Roosevelt man arrested in the fall after a search of his phone revealed over 8000 items of child pornography has been sentenced. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, in February of 2024, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children received a...
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UBTech Commencement Ceremony Held On Thursday
It was an inspiring night at the Uintah Basin Technical College Commencement Exercises on Thursday evening in the Union High School auditorium. The first speaker was UBTech Student of the Year Taylor Harrison who emphasized the ways graduates will serve their...
Roosevelt State Street Closure Update
There’s an update on the Roosevelt State Street closure and construction project. The work originally aimed to be done within two weeks from April 20th through May 4th with residential and commercial detours in place. The work at State Street and 300 North has...
Obituaries
Leon Kenneth Roush
Funeral services for Leon Roush, age 69 of Vernal, the husband of Darla Roush, will be held at Phillips Ashley Valley Funeral home on Thursday, September 5, 2024, at 11:00 am. Viewing and visitation will be Wednesday September 4, 2024, 6:00 pm- 8:00 pm and one hour...
Malry L McKeachnie
Funeral services for Malry L McKeachnie, age 68, the husband of Jana McKeachnie, will be held Friday, September 6, 2024 at the Ashley 3rd Ward LDS Chapel. A viewing for family and friends will beheld Thursday evening from 6:00-8:00PM at the Phillips Ashley Valley...
Jensen Miller
A viewing for Jensen Clark Miller, age 19, of Roosevelt, the son of Bret and Evelyn Miller, will be held on Monday, September 2, 2024, from 5:00 - 7:00 PM at the Hullinger Mortuary. There will be a private family funeral at a later date.
Wayne Lee
Graveside services for Wayne Lee, age 76, of Bluebell, will be held on Saturday, August 31, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. at the Lapoint Cemetery. There will be a viewing on Friday from 6-7 p.m. at the Hullinger Mortuary.
Renee Shiner
Funeral Services for Renee Shiner, age 79 of Vernal, the wife of Brent Shiner, will be held Saturday, August 31, 2024 at 10:00am at the Maeser Stake Center (2745 West 1000 North). Visitation for family and friends will be held Friday August 30th from 6:00pm ~ 8:00pm...
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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.
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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.