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Hotel Vernal Haunt Shatters Previous Record For Funds Raised For Charity
The hard work, selfless service, and spooky skills of hundreds of locals was celebrated last night at the record breaking announcement of the 2025 Hotel Vernal Haunt’s record breaking results. The 10 nights of the Haunt shattered the previous record in 2023 of $73,000...
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Hotel Vernal Haunt Shatters Previous Record For Funds Raised For Charity
The hard work, selfless service, and spooky skills of hundreds of locals was celebrated last night at the record breaking announcement of the 2025 Hotel Vernal Haunt’s record breaking results. The 10 nights of the Haunt shattered the previous record in 2023 of $73,000...
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Local News
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 Affidavit of Probable Cause, Brian Foote had a dispute with an elderly family member and punched the 77-year-old man in the chest multiple times before...
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 Chamber luncheon. Matt works for V6 Video where he organizes free community events like family movie nights and sports events. Matt's service extends...
Obituaries
H. Glenn McKee
Funeral services for H. Glenn McKee, age 79 of Vernal, will be held Saturday, May 4, 2024 at 11:00am at the Maeser 4th Ward LDS Chapel (2575 North 1500 West). Visitation for family and friends will be Friday May 3rd from 6:00pm ~ 8:00pm at the Phillips Ashley Valley...
Merle Springer Anderton Powell
Funeral services for Merle Springer Anderton Powell, age 91 of Cedarview, the wife of Boyd Powell, will be held on Wednesday, May 1, at 11:00 AM at the Neola Chapel of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Viewings will be held on Tuesday evening from...
Roy “Shorty” Springer
Graveside services for Roy "Shorty" Springer, age 85 of Roosevelt, the husband of Betty Oberhansly Springer, will be held Monday, April 29th at 12 noon at the Lapoint Cemetery. There will be a viewing at the Hullinger Mortuary from 10:00 to 11:30 am, prior to going to...
Delia Mae Duncan
Funeral services for Delia Mae Duncan, age 66, of Whiterocks, will be held Saturday, April 27, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. at St. Elizabeth's Episcopal Church in Whiterocks. Burial will be in the John Harmes Cemetery in Whiterocks. Services under the direction of the...
Rebecca (Allen) Allred
Funeral services for Rebecca "Becky" (Allen) Allred, age 68, wife of Clark Allred will be held Saturday, April 27, 2024 at 2:00pm at the Vernal 5th & 9th Ward LDS Chapel (200 North 250 West). Visitation for family and friends will be held Friday from 6:00pm ~...
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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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Uintah High Teen Center Celebrates Opening
Community members and leaders were all smiles on Friday at the ribbon cutting and opening of the new Uintah High Teen...
Senator Curtis Continues Push On Permit Reform And Energy Independence
Since Senator Curtis gave his first speech on the Senate floor in May, he has continued to push for permit reform and...
Passenger Arrested On Felony Drug Charges
A passenger in an August 28th traffic stop in Uintah County was arrested on felony drug charges. According to the...
Utah Petroleum Assoc. Applauds KODA Resources As 1st HCITC Award Recipient
Utah Petroleum Association announced this week that a company operating in the Uinta Basin is the first in the state...
Vernal City Shares Concept Designs For Lamplighter Block; Feedback Invited
Vernal City has shared the concept designs for the recently acquired Lamplighter Block that is scheduled for...
Unemployment Update
The Department of Workforce Services has shared an update to state and county unemployment data. July’s seasonally...
Washouts Close Some Roads In Dinosaur National Monument
The rainfall has caused some damage to roads within Dinosaur National Monument. “Due to recent storm damage, the...
Heritage Auto And BHI Break Ground On New Chevrolet Dealership
Representatives from Heritage Auto Group, BHI, and the community gathered on Thursday for the groundbreaking ceremony...
Uintah County Prepares For Another Big Phenomecon Conference
A gathering of the peculiar and paranormal, in short, a gathering of the believers, is happening next week in Uintah...
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.
