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Tickets are now on sale for the Uintah Basin Orchestra and Chorus Christmas concert. The Uintah Basin Orchestra and Chorus has been a local staple of the Christmas season since 2013. In 2012, the new Dean of USU Uintah Basin at the time, Dr. Boyd Edwards, had moved to...

An inmate in the Duchesne County Jail that admitted to sprinkling meth on fellow inmates' food has charges now filed in 8th District Court for what took place. 20-year-old Kane Olvera-Swain was originally arrested on October 21st on charges of lewdness, disorderly...

A Craig, Colorado, man is facing felony charges for a DUI arrest this fall. According to the Probable Cause Statement, 51-year-old Francisco Alverez Salas was the driver of a vehicle observed weaving back and forth within its lane of travel. An officer matched the...

USU has announced that they have received $500,000 dollars in grants from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to help increase retention and graduation rates among Native American students and USU Uintah Basin is among the campuses to benefit. “As Utah’s land-grant...

Duchesne County School District has announced an extension on the District-Wide Video Competition. The competition deadline was November 22nd but it was announced on Monday that an issue had occurred with the upload folder as it had become full and stopped accepting...

Dinosaur National Monument might have the solution to the problem of finding creative gifts for loved ones this holiday. Most people don’t realize everything that is offered at the Dino Store at the Quarry Visitor Center. How about “a Josie Bassett Morris pack, or a...

Winter conditions have arrived and are affecting travel throughout the region. As oneexample, Moffat County Sheriff’s Office shares that on Sunday, November 24th, acommercial motor vehicle jack-knifed on Highway 40 between mile markers 73 and 74at about 10:30 am about...

A popular walking path and swim spot for locals has been vandalized. A walking path on1500 West in Vernal has been the recipient of extra attention in recent years as plans tofully pipe the canals were resisted for the stretch known as Kids Canal. The UintahSpecial...

The generosity of Moon Lake Electric customers reached the hands of locals who will puttheir donations to great use. Moon Lake Electric’s Round Up program allows members tochoose to round up their monthly bill to the nearest dollar with the promise that thosedonations...

The Duchesne Volunteer Fire Department makes it a point to educate the community onfire safety and this week they have a message on preventing winter fires. Did you knowthat 1 in every 7 home fires and 1 in every home fire deaths involve heating equipment.The U.S....