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Duchesne County High Speed Chase Ends In Arrest And Long List Of Charges
A Duchesne County man is facing a long list of charges after a series of events that allegedly started with him fleeing from police. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, an officer observed a vehicle at 3000 South State Street in Roosevelt on November 28th...
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Find all the accurate information you need about local news and events from one convenient, trustworthy source
Duchesne County High Speed Chase Ends In Arrest And Long List Of Charges
A Duchesne County man is facing a long list of charges after a series of events that allegedly started with him fleeing from police. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, an officer observed a vehicle at 3000 South State Street in Roosevelt on November 28th...
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Project Alley Opens; Vernal Rotary Club Hosting Casino Fundraiser
Project Alley, the first sober living home for women in the Basin, opened nearly 30 days ago and has since reached capacity. “We have some remarkable women in the program who are showing up present every day, willing to be vulnerable about their struggles, and...
Nathan Pecheco ‘Emmanuel’ Christmas Concert Tonight In Vernal
Acclaimed tenor and chart-topping classical crossover artist Nathan Pacheco is returning in concert to Vernal tonight on his highly anticipated "Emmanuel, Christmas 2025" tour. Pacheco’s Christmas concert last year awed the crowd at the Vernal Middle School auditorium...
Obituaries
Josefina Yolanda Garcia
Graveside services for Josefina Yolanda Garcia, age 31, of Salt Lake City, formerly of Ft, Duchesne, will be held Monday, October 6, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. at the Roosevelt Memorial Park. There will be a wake on Sunday after 3:00 p.m. at Christella Trujillo’s home (2500...
LaNette Owens
Funeral services for LaNette Owens, ge 68 of Vernal, the wife of Florin Owens,will be held, Monday, October 6th at 11:00am at the Phillips Ashley Valley Funeral Home. Visitation for family and friends will be held that morning from 9:00am ~ 10:45am all at the funeral...
Warren Buck Oberhansly
Graveside services for William Buck Oberhansly, age 48, will be held on Friday, October 3, 2025 at 11:00 am at the Neola Cemetery, where he will be laid to rest with his maternal grandparents and other family, including his recently passed step-father, Bill Stamp who...
Donna Watkins
Funeral Services for Donna Watkins, age 85 the wife of Glade Watkins of Vernal, will be held Monday, October 6, 2025 at 11 AM at the Ashley Stake Center (100 South 475 West) with viewings held Sunday, from 5-7 PM at the Blackburn Mortuary and one hour prior to...
Nola Bristol
Funeral Services will be conducted Thursday, October 2nd, 2025 at 11 AM at the Ashley 3rd Ward Chapel (235 East 600 South)Viewings will be Wednesday 6-8 PM at the Blackburn Vernal Mortuary and Thursday at the Church from 9:45-10:45 AMBurial in the Vernal Memorial...
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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.
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.
