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Utah Reservoir May Report
The state’s May water supply update shares that in a typical year, Utah’s runoff, which refills our reservoirs, would just be getting underway. Due to record-low snowpack and record-high temperatures, peak runoff has, unfortunately, already come and gone. “While...
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Find all the accurate information you need about local news and events from one convenient, trustworthy source
Utah Reservoir May Report
The state’s May water supply update shares that in a typical year, Utah’s runoff, which refills our reservoirs, would just be getting underway. Due to record-low snowpack and record-high temperatures, peak runoff has, unfortunately, already come and gone. “While...
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Local News
Uintah Basin Schools Affected By Canvas Data Breach
Schools across the Uintah Basin that use Canvas as part of their web based learning joined countless more schools across the country in experiencing a data breach, including student information. Information on the data security event started rolling out late last...
Uintah High Theatre Wins In Two Categories At State Theatre Awards
Uintah High Theatre experienced some big wins over the weekend. The 16th Annual Utah High School Musical Theatre Awards were held at the Eccles Theatre in Salt Lake City. The students and support members of theatre programs across the state that were nominated in the...
Obituaries
Kaleb James Spaulding
Funeral services for Kaleb James Spaulding, age 46, of Vernal, husband of Tamara Batty Spaulding will be held Saturday, May 16, 2026 at 12:00PM at the Ashley 3rd Ward LDS Chapel (235 East 600 South). A visitation for family and friends will be held Friday evening from...
Shaun Galen Oaks
Funeral services for Shaun Galen Oaks, age 59, the son of Gaylynn and Lila Oaks, will be held Friday, May 8, 2026 at 1:00PM at the Maeser 7th Ward Chapel (2745 West 1000 North). A visitation for family and friends will be held Friday 11:30-12:30PM at the Church....
Belva Garner
Funeral services for Belva Elaine Garner, age 93, of Roosevelt, will be held on Monday, May 4, 2026 at 11:00 AM at the Roosevelt East Stake Center. A viewing will be held that morning from 9:30 - 10:30. Burial will be in the Roosevelt Memorial Park. Services under...
Dan Hill Richens
Graveside Services for Dan Hill Richens, age 90 of Vernal, will be held Tuesday, May 5, 2026 at 11 am at the Vernal Memorial Park with a viewing held Monday, May 4th 2026 from 6-8 PM at the Blackburn Vernal Mortuary. Friends may meet at the Cemetery Tuesday.Services...
Carolyn Walker
Funeral Services for Carolyn Walker, age 87, will be held Saturday, May 2, 2026 at 10:30am at Vernal 1st Ward LDS Chapel (475 West 100 South). Visitation for family and friends will be held Friday from 6:00pm ~ 8:00pm at Phillips Ashley Valley Funeral Home and...
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Community Spotlight
Free summer meals are being offered again through Athenian Academy. The program started last year and will continue with 3 weekly pickup sites in Uintah County. The Ballard site is at 353 South 2500 East in Ballard and will be on Wednesdays between 5 and 6pm. The Vernal area site on Highway 40 and UT-88 is on Wednesdays from 11am to noon and the Fort Duchesne site is at the Ute Indian Education Building on Thursdays from 11:30am to 12:30pm. Each weekly box includes produce, fruit, and meal items.
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Two Bears Visit Fort Duchesne During The Weekend’s Fort Duchesne Bear Dance
Fort Duchesne had some very special visitors during the Fort Duchesne Bear Dance celebration over the weekend. Ute...
Uintah Basin Schools Affected By Canvas Data Breach
Schools across the Uintah Basin that use Canvas as part of their web based learning joined countless more schools...
Uintah High Theatre Wins In Two Categories At State Theatre Awards
Uintah High Theatre experienced some big wins over the weekend. The 16th Annual Utah High School Musical Theatre...
Annual Employee Appreciation Banquet on Thursday night
Uintah School District held their annual Employee Appreciation Banquet on Thursday night at the Uintah Conference...
New Search Effort Underway For Missing Elderly Woman
A renewed search effort is underway for 70-year-old DeEtte Spencer who made stops in Vernal and Price before...
Utah Reservoir May Report
The state’s May water supply update shares that in a typical year, Utah’s runoff, which refills our reservoirs, would...
UBTech Commencement Ceremony Held On Thursday
It was an inspiring night at the Uintah Basin Technical College Commencement Exercises on Thursday evening in the...
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...
Another Successful Year Of Andrew Cox K-9 Memorial Training
It was another successful year of the Andrew Cox K-9 Memorial Seminar where problem solving scenarios and mock trials...
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.