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The Uintah Special Service District 1 is seeking public opinion on what should be done with the historic gazebo at the Ashley Valley Community Park in Vernal City. The gazebo, located near 500 North and 1000 West, originally served as a dome on top of the Uintah Stake...

A group trained as cultural site stewards in the Vernal area are receiving much deserved recognition. Utah’s Cultural Site Stewardship Program has become the largest steward program in the country. Out of that group, the volunteers that contribute to protecting...

The administrators of the Hotel Vernal Haunt have announced that the event is on hold this year and will be back in 2025. “With broken hearts and great sadness Hotel Vernal Haunt will not be hosting the much anticipated haunt,” shares the announcement. “The  lease was...

A Duchesne County man is facing charges after marijuana plants were observed in his backyard and police investigated. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, 76-year-old Danny Lee Cooper answered the door for officers and confirmed that the plants visible in the...

Utah Highway Patrol is urging all travelers to make safety the top priority this Labor Day Weekend. Labor Day wraps up the 100 Deadliest Days that runs from Memorial Day each year and tragically 2024 has lived up to the name. The Department of Public Safety provided...

Greens Draw Road in Daggett County has reopened to public use now that work on the Speirs Fire contingency line is fully complete. In mid August it was announced that the Speirs Fire was 100 percent contained but that construction crews would continue until the...

Uintah County voters are invited to submit questions ahead of the upcoming Debate Night being hosted by the Uintah County Republican Party. The event announcement states that the Uintah County Commissioner Candidate Debate will be held on September 17th at 7pm at the...

The artists behind graffiti that has popped up around Vernal have been identified and are facing consequences. Vernal Police shares that between August 15th and August 17th, officers responded to approximately 18 different locations throughout Vernal City on reports...

Vandals are at it again, this time at McCoy Flats. The Vernal Field Office-Bureau of Land Management is asking for the public's assistance in identifying anyone involved in vandalism to the McCoy Flats Trailhead. “On August 22nd, it was discovered that vandals removed...

Road construction is slowing down travelers on Highway 40 from Duchesne towards Myton. The U.S. Route 40 Duchesne to East River Road Paving project is underway to extend the life and improve the ride of the roadway by the Utah Department of Transportation. “This week,...