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Uintah Basin Man Sentenced to 18 Months In Prison For Extortion
A Uintah Basin man enjoyed trips to theme parks and vacations with the money he has been convicted of extorting while working as a Compliance Supervisor for the Energy and Minerals Department of the Ute Tribe. The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of...
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Uintah Basin Man Sentenced to 18 Months In Prison For Extortion
A Uintah Basin man enjoyed trips to theme parks and vacations with the money he has been convicted of extorting while working as a Compliance Supervisor for the Energy and Minerals Department of the Ute Tribe. The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of...
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Off Duty Officer Takes Keys From Intoxicated Man At Maverick
An intoxicated man had his keys taken from him by an off duty police officer while at the Vernal Maverick on Friday. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, 31-year-old Jason James Cornpeach was intoxicated when he nearly struck something while pulling into the...
Were You On The Uintah Yearbook Staff In The Last 100 Years?
If you can believe it, there have been 100 years of documenting the achievements and activities of Uintah High School and now it’s time to party. The Uintahn yearbook “marks 2024 as a century in publication and the best book of Uintah High School produced year after...
Obituaries
Fern Crump Nelson
Funeral services for Fern Crump Nelson, age 99, of Roosevelt, will be held on Wednesday, April 24, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. at the Roosevelt 11th Ward Chapel of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. There will be a viewing that morning from 10-10:45 a.m. at the...
Ronnie Gene Pierce
Funeral services for Ronnie Pierce, age 80 the husband of Bev Pierce, will be held Monday, April 22 at 11:00 AM at the Ashley Valley Funeral Home. A visitation for family and friends will be held Monday at 9:30 - 10:45am at the Mortuary. Interment will ben in the...
Kent Marshall Limb
Funeral services for Coach Kent Limb will be held Saturday, April 20, 2024 at the Ashley 1st Ward LDS Chapel (3040 North Vernal Avenue). Visitation for family and friends will be Saturday from 10:00am ~ 11:45am all at the chapel. Interment in Vernal Memorial Park...
Sandra Kay Myore
Funeral services for Sandra Kay Myore, age 78, of Ft. Duchesne, will be held on Thursday, April 18, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. at the Ft. Duchesne Community Building. There will be a wake after 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday at the community building. Burial will be in the Reed...
Freda Rose Groves
Funeral services for Freda Rose Colorow Groves, age 68, of Myton, the wife of the late Rodrick Groves, will be held on Wednesday, April 17, at 10:00 AM, at the Myton Community Building.A wake will be held on Tuesday night after 4:00 PM at the community building.Burial...
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Community Spotlight
A Vernal USU English student was among an accomplished group of fifteen undergraduate English students from Utah State University to present at a convention in St. Louis earlier this month. Dakota Mecham attended the 100th Sigma Tau Delta International English Honors Society Convention and participated in a Zoopoetics Roundtable. Congratulations to Dakota Mecham on her accomplishments and in representing the Uintah Basin so well.
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Traffic Stop Results In Arrest For Possession Of Fentanyl With Intent To Distribute
A traffic stop last week in Whiterocks resulted in arrest. Upon being pulled over, 62-year-old Wanda Warden exited the...
Off Duty Officer Takes Keys From Intoxicated Man At Maverick
An intoxicated man had his keys taken from him by an off duty police officer while at the Vernal Maverick on Friday....
Were You On The Uintah Yearbook Staff In The Last 100 Years?
If you can believe it, there have been 100 years of documenting the achievements and activities of Uintah High School...
DWR: Big Game Animals Assessed; Deer Population Found To Be Healthy
Every year, the DWR captures and collars big game animals to learn more about migration patterns and survival rates....
Uintah Basin Man Sentenced to 18 Months In Prison For Extortion
A Uintah Basin man enjoyed trips to theme parks and vacations with the money he has been convicted of extorting while...
Additional Drug Charges For Man Arrested On Outstanding Warrants
A man being arrested on outstanding warrants has added new felony drug charges to the offenses being faced in 8th...
Meet The Candidates: Jason Walton, Republican Candidate For U.S. Senate
2024 is a big election year and Evans Family Media is sharing candidate interviews on-air as well as on the Meet The...
Cattle Kill Count Keeps Going Up In Colorado Due To Wolves
Reports continue to be confirmed of livestock depredation due to wolves in western Colorado. Colorado Parks and...
DWR: Help Wildlife On Earth Day
Today is Earth Day and the Division of Wildlife Resources has shared easy ways to help wildlife on this day and every...
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.
