The Uintah Basin has joined the list of counties in Utah where avian flu has been confirmed in wild birds. The first case of highly pathogenic avian influenza, more commonly referred to as avian flu, was confirmed in Utah in April 2022 and until recently cases had not...
In the final meeting of 2022, the Uintah County Commission approved salary and benefit raises within the county. A special Commission meeting was called on December 27th in order to get the final budget for 2023 approved before the year’s end. Budget Officer Mark...
It’s been an incredibly wet winter which of course is just what is needed for the drought conditions. The Utah SNOTEL Current Snow Water Equivalent report from January 5th shows that the Northeastern Uintahs are at 174 percent of normal and almost the entire state of...
Evans Family Media has officially acquired Duchesne County radio station’s KNEU and Jack FM. The FCC granted approval of the merger in December and the media company took possession of the Ballard station on January 3rd. “KNEU is Duchesne County’s heritage country...
A public hearing has been scheduled for the Highway 191 project in the planning stages for North of Vernal that will eliminate switchbacks to improve safety. According to the UDOT announcement, the project will realign 2.6 miles of Highway 191 about 12 miles north of...
Duchesne County officials were sworn into office this week. Janet Jenkins from the Clerk Auditors Office performed the ceremony to swear in the following elected officials: newly elected Tracy Killian for Commission Seat A, newly elected Chelise Jessen as...
Newly elected and re-elected Uintah County officials were sworn in on Tuesday in the Uintah County Commission Chambers. 8th District Court Judge Greg Lamb performed the ceremony for incumbent Clerk Auditor Mike Wilkins, newly elected John Laursen for Commission Seat...
Uintah County Sheriff’s Office is reminding the public of a missing person report from August, stating that the person is still missing. “52 year-old Marty Justice was last seen on July 8th, 2022,” shares the Sheriff’s Office. “At the time of Marty’s disappearance, he...
There were no injuries in a commercial fire in Vernal City on Thursday. Uintah County Fire Marshal Jeremy Raymond reports that Vernal Fire responded to a structure fire at Ridgeline Motorsports on East Main Street at around 5:53pm Thursday evening. Crews arrived to...
Roads aren’t the only things making travel hazardous. Runways are apparently also posing a threat. According to the Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Office, at approximately 9:40pm on Tuesday, reports started coming in of a developing situation at Southwest Wyoming...