A Duchesne County man is facing charges after marijuana plants were observed in his backyard and police investigated. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, 76-year-old Danny Lee Cooper answered the door for officers and confirmed that the plants visible in the...
Month: August 2024
Officials Urge Travel Safety As ‘100 Deadliest Days’ Ends This Holiday Weekend
Utah Highway Patrol is urging all travelers to make safety the top priority this Labor Day Weekend. Labor Day wraps up the 100 Deadliest Days that runs from Memorial Day each year and tragically 2024 has lived up to the name. The Department of Public Safety provided...
Greens Draw Road Reopens; Work On Speirs Fire Contingency Line Concludes
Greens Draw Road in Daggett County has reopened to public use now that work on the Speirs Fire contingency line is fully complete. In mid August it was announced that the Speirs Fire was 100 percent contained but that construction crews would continue until the...
Submit Questions For Uintah County Republican Party Debate Night
Uintah County voters are invited to submit questions ahead of the upcoming Debate Night being hosted by the Uintah County Republican Party. The event announcement states that the Uintah County Commissioner Candidate Debate will be held on September 17th at 7pm at the...
Juveniles Face Charges For Vandalism In Vernal Area
The artists behind graffiti that has popped up around Vernal have been identified and are facing consequences. Vernal Police shares that between August 15th and August 17th, officers responded to approximately 18 different locations throughout Vernal City on reports...
2024 Basin Bowl Chuck Your Change Tonight In Memory Of Crash Victims
A local rivalry game has a larger purpose as two young lives lost too soon are remembered. The 2024 Basin Bowl is tonight as the Uintah Utes football team hosts the Union Cougars at Coach Belcher Stadium. With the help of the cheer and drill teams from both Uintah and...
Vandals Strike McCoy Flats Trailhead; BLM Offering Reward
Vandals are at it again, this time at McCoy Flats. The Vernal Field Office-Bureau of Land Management is asking for the public's assistance in identifying anyone involved in vandalism to the McCoy Flats Trailhead. “On August 22nd, it was discovered that vandals removed...
Delays On Highway 40 For UDOT Construction From Duchesne Towards Myton
Road construction is slowing down travelers on Highway 40 from Duchesne towards Myton. The U.S. Route 40 Duchesne to East River Road Paving project is underway to extend the life and improve the ride of the roadway by the Utah Department of Transportation. “This week,...
Fall Is Nearly Here Which Offers The Chance To See Red Kokanee Salmon
The Division of Wildlife Resources is getting the word out of chances to see the normally silver kokanee salmon as they turn a brilliant shade of red. A viewing event will be held at Strawberry Reservoir on Saturday, September 21st from 9am to 3pm at the U.S. Forest...
Malry L McKeachnie
Funeral services for Malry L McKeachnie, age 68, the husband of Jana McKeachnie, will be held Friday, September 6, 2024 at the Ashley 3rd Ward LDS Chapel. A viewing for family and friends will beheld Thursday evening from 6:00-8:00PM at the Phillips Ashley Valley...