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Uintah County Preliminary Election Results
Preliminary election results have been reported for the 2026 Primary Election. Uintah County reported a 38% voter turnout with 4,996 ballots cast out of 13,205 registered voters. In the race for Uintah County Commission Seat A, Keith G. Campbell received 55.81% of the...
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Uintah County Preliminary Election Results
Preliminary election results have been reported for the 2026 Primary Election. Uintah County reported a 38% voter turnout with 4,996 ballots cast out of 13,205 registered voters. In the race for Uintah County Commission Seat A, Keith G. Campbell received 55.81% of the...
Slice of History: Trivia Night
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Local News
Accuttoroop To Stand Trial For Child Abuse Homicide
The caretaker charged for the death of a child last fall in Vernal City has been ordered to stand trial. 51-year-old Angela Accuttoroop of Vernal pleaded Not Guilty this week to Child Abuse Homicide in the death of 3-year-old Quinn Cesspooch whom she had been...
Dinosaur National Monument Announces Stage 1 Fire Restrictions
Dinosaur National Monument has announced that Stage 1 fire restrictions have been implemented, starting this Friday, June 26. Tuesday’s announcement states that this is “to protect visitors and monument staff as well as the natural and cultural resources in Dinosaur...
Obituaries
Dianna Lynn Espinoza
Funeral services for Dianna Lynn Espinoza, age 60, of Roosevelt, the wife of Jessie Espinoza, will be held on Monday, June 22, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. at the Hullinger Mortuary with a viewing one hour prior to the services.Burial will be in the Duchesne City Cemetery....
Duane Garfield
Funeral services for Duane Garfield, age 55 of Fort Duchesne, will be held on Thursday, June 18, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. at the Ft. Duchesne Community Building. There will be a wake on Wednesday after 4:00 p.m. at the community building. Following the services, he will be...
MaryLu Colton
MaryLu Colton, age 50, of Roosevelt, best friend of Lauralie Wales, passed away June 8, 2026, at the American Fork Hospital after a battle with cancer. Funeral services for MaryLu Colton, age 50, of Roosevelt, will be held on Saturday, June 13, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. at...
Linette Caldwell Rollins
Funeral services for Linette Caldwell Rollins, age 69 of Vernal, will be held Tuesday, June 16th at 11 am at the Rockpoint LDS Chapel (3575 North 1500 West).A viewing will be held Monday evening from 6-8pm at the Blackburn Vernal Mortuary and Tuesday from 9:45-10:45am...
Kay Baker
Funeral services for Kay Baker, age 66 of Vernal, will be conducted Saturday June 13, 2026 at 10 AM at the Naples Chapel (2313 South 1500 East). Viewings will be Friday 6-8 pm and Saturday 9-9:45 am All at the Church ( because of 100 North water line...
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Community Spotlight
The Uintah Basin hosts thousands of visitors during the summer months for recreation and community events. Evans Family Media has shared a special highlight about a father-son duo that traveled from Oklahoma to Vernal for the Dinosaur Roundup Rodeo. Check out the feature story about professional rodeo photographer Jake Brake Hodnett and his father Jim, shared on Feature Story: Guts, Glory, And Another Kind Of Rodeo Dream
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Daggett County Preliminary Election Results
Preliminary election results have been reported for the 2026 Primary Election. In the race for Daggett County...
Accuttoroop To Stand Trial For Child Abuse Homicide
The caretaker charged for the death of a child last fall in Vernal City has been ordered to stand trial. 51-year-old...
Dinosaur National Monument Announces Stage 1 Fire Restrictions
Dinosaur National Monument has announced that Stage 1 fire restrictions have been implemented, starting this Friday,...
UBTech And Big 4 Services Announce New Scholarship Partnership
Uintah Basin Technical College and Big 4 Services, LLC have announced a new scholarship partnership. The announcement...
Uintah County Preliminary Election Results
Preliminary election results have been reported for the 2026 Primary Election. Uintah County reported a 38% voter...
Former Uintah County Corrections Officer Sentenced
A former Uintah County corrections officer was sentenced last week in 8th District Court for a conviction tied to...
Fatal Semi Crash In Duchesne County
A fatal semi crash took place in Duchesne County last week. According to Utah Highway Patrol, on June 19 at...
Vernal City Water Conservation Report
Vernal City continues to monitor water conditions and is seeing decreased use among residents. Vernal City...
Senator Curtis On Passage Of Housing Affordability Bill
Senator John Curtis had a lot to say following the Senate’s passage of the 21st Century Renewing Opportunity in the...
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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