The American Red Cross of Utah has put out the call for blood donations amid the hurricanes in the southeastern United States. The recent hurricanes have led to the cancellation of hundreds of blood drives in Southeastern states, resulting in over 2,500 uncollected...
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Santa’s Community Effort Gearing Up To Help Local Families For Christmas
The holidays can be a painful thought for families who are worried about just having enough food on the table from one day to the next. For those not feeling the strain of the economy that deep there is a worthy cause to keep in mind now and over the next two months....
2024 General Election Information
The 2024 General Election is coming up on Tuesday, November 5th, and local governments have shared dates for locals to watch for. General Election Notices for both Uintah County and Duchesne County state that ballots will be mailed out around October 15th and In...
Duchesne Volunteer Fire Department
The Duchesne Volunteer Fire Department shares that Fire Prevention Week runs through October 12th and families are encouraged to create a home fire escape plan. Did you know that residents could have less than 2 minutes to escape a home fire once the smoke alarm...
Fire Officials Hold Public Meeting On Yellow Lake Fire
Another community meeting concerning the Yellow Lake Fire, this time organized by Duchesne County Fire and Office of Emergency Services, is being held tonight at Tabiona’s old high school gym at 6pm. The meeting held last night at the Duchesne County Fairgrounds...
Duchesne County Man Charged With Sexual Extortion
A man recently released from Duchesne County Jail made a quick return back behind bars, this time on a Felony Sexual Extortion charge. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, police were contacted with a claim that Michael Robert Flores was using social media to...
Employment And Unemployment Update
The most recent data from the Department of Workforce Services reports that the state’s economy has added a cumulative 40,300 jobs since August 2023 and Utah’s current job count stands at 1,760,800. Data by county reports Daggett County employment at 529, Duchesne...
Yellow Lake Fire Community Meeting Tonight at Duchesne County Fairgrounds
A community meeting is being held tonight regarding the Yellow Lake Fire. As of Tuesday evening, the Yellow Lake Fire is reported at 19,903 acres and 21 percent contained. The mandatory evacuations remain in effect for the North and West Forks of the Duchesne River...
Uintah County Emergency Management Holding Free HAM Radio Class
Uintah County Emergency Management will be holding a HAM Radio class every Tuesday from 6 to 9pm at the Uintah County Emergency Operations Center in Vernal starting October 29th. The class will run until December 10th, with the licensing test scheduled for December...
Rifle PD: October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month and Rifle Police have a message on abuse for all to hear. Abusers are not all the same but they do often display common characteristics. “An abuser often denies the existence or minimizes the seriousness of the violence and...