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A special project is happening throughout the Uintah School District aimed at honoring an upcoming holiday. The School Foods Department will be setting up a “Veterans Wall” in each school in the month of November. “These will be a bulletin board or similar display...

This week, Representative John Curtis introduced a bill that would make homeownership more accessible for Utah’s residents. If passed, the Home Ownership, Mortgage, and Equity Savings (HOMES) Act would allow individuals with self-directed IRA accounts to use their...

Roosevelt City’s Secondary Water Project is winding down for the winter. The contractor has completed the work that was scheduled for this fall and during the next few days, they will be going around town and cleaning up areas that have been staged or have completed...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...