Local shelters that are already at capacity continue to be swamped with stray and abandoned animals and a discovery Sunday evening took this difficult situation from bad to worse. The Roosevelt Animal Shelter reports that 25 dogs ranging from 6 months old to seniors...
Sports Illustrated has given a shout out to the “greatest show on dirt” moved to Father’sDay Weekend this year. The sports publication listed the Dinosaur Roundup Rodeo asnumber 2 in a list of the top 6 PRCA rodeos this month that have added the most moneyto its pot....
Sotheby’s New York Auction House has announced a hotly discussed item to be featurednext month in their Geek Week auction event and the whole world is talking about it.This item also happens to originate from the Morrison Formation in Moffat County,Colorado. It’s...
Today is the first day of the free summer lunch program in the Uintah School District andDuchesne County School District. In the Uintah School District, meals will be servedMonday through Friday from 11:30am to 12:30pm at Ashley Elementary in Vernal. Theprogram runs...
The years of collaboration to see a nature park brought to Roosevelt City have been asuccess as Roosevelt City has announced its Grand Opening. Elements of the Nature Parkproject had been explored for years but work began in earnest in 2021. Grant funding forthis and...
The Community of Unity in Christ Interfaith Group is planning their annual serviceproject and hope all will participate. “We are aware of the rising overdoses and drugproblems in our area,” shares the group’s announcement. “Our aim this year is to bringawareness to...
The Primary Election is coming up this month and like other northeastern Utah counties,a Commission seat is the focus in Daggett County. The Daggett County Commission SeatC race includes Hank Gutz, incumbent Commissioner Randall B. Asay, and write-incandidate Jacob...
The Duchesne County Clerk/Auditor made a special announcement this week sharing that Shelby John Thanye has withdrawn his candidacy for the office of County Commissioner Seat C for the 2024 Primary Election. Any votes cast for Shelby Thayne will not be counted. This...
Ballots will go in the mail to active Republican voters on Tuesday, June 4th for the 2024 Primary Election. In the race for Uintah County Commissioner, Willis LeFevre was selected as the official nominee for the Republican Party at Convention. Guy Gustaveson was out...
The Bureau of Land Management announced a decision this week to reaffirm 51 oil and gas leases. “Due to a legal challenge and settlement agreement, the BLM reconsidered 59 leases issued from BLM’s March and December 2018 competitive oil and gas lease sales in the...