Senator Ron Winterton has shared his recommendation for voters to vote FOR Constitutional Amendment B on this election’s ballot. Constitutional Amendment B asks the voter: Shall the Utah Constitution be amended to increase the limit on the annual distributions from...
Food fights may be fun but are generally frowned upon but a food fight to fill food pantry shelves sounds like the right kind of mischief to engage our local students in. As part of the school district’s service learning initiative, Uintah Middle School has challenged...
A passenger in a vehicle pulled over in Uintah County for a traffic stop was arrested on a warrant and drug charges this week. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, the traffic stop happened on Highway 40 on October 23rd in Ballard. One of the passengers...
A traffic stop in Uintah County on October 20th ended in arrest after a K9 officer gave a positive indication of the presence of illegal narcotics, particularly on the passenger side of the vehicle. The passenger, 42-year-old Scott Allen Able, denied having any...
It’s a positive ending for a case of a missing juvenile in Uintah County this week. Uintah County Sheriff’s Office issued the call on Wednesday morning of the missing juvenile. The family expressed their appreciation for the public spreading the word and...
Paleontologists from Dinosaur National Monument and Utah State Parks were part of the research team to share the news of a new gigantic mammal fossil that dwarfs other mammals of its time. A press release from Utah State Parks describes the teeth and jaw found near...
Uintah School District shared on Wednesday some highlights from the latest RISE assessment data for the District. The percentage of District grade-level teams in grades 3 through 8 that scored at or above the state average on the RISE assessment increased from 22% in...
Saturday is National Drug Take Back Day which is a time to safely dispose of unused medications. As prescription drug abuse is on the rise, one of the simplest ways to be safe is to turn in expired, unused, and unwanted prescription pills. The Drug Enforcement...
A man was arrested early Wednesday morning after travelers saw a van had run off of SR-191 in Duchesne County down a steep embankment. Officers responded and made contact with the driver who stated he had fallen asleep and ran off the roadway. The driver was stumbling...
A woman released from Duchesne County Jail late last week was arrested shortly after for stealing a truck from students in Provo Canyon and driving it into the Provo River. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, 35-year-old Heather Leann Murray was arrested on...