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Uintah School District Leaders Present At Utah School Boards Association Conference

Uintah School District Leaders Present At Utah School Boards Association Conference

Jan 17, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

Uintah School District leaders were among the presenters at the Utah School Boards Association Conference in Salt Lake City last weekend. “Superintendent Dr. Rick Woodford, Human Resources Director Dr. Mistalyn Leis, and Secondary Curriculum Director Christy Nerdin were chosen to give a presentation about the instructional and teacher evaluation frameworks the Uintah School District has […]

‘Songs For A New World’ Opening Tonight At Vernal Theatre Live

‘Songs For A New World’ Opening Tonight At Vernal Theatre Live

Jan 17, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

The actors of ‘Songs for a New World’, opening tonight at Vernal Theatre Live, seem to have found the cure for the January blues. The show only has four actors and while they undoubtedly have spent countless hours in rehearsal together, the group has also invested time outside of rehearsal making fun TikTok videos to […]

Vernal Regional Airport Announces Service To Denver

Vernal Regional Airport Announces Service To Denver

Jan 17, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

When service changed at the Vernal Regional Airport from Skywest to Contour Airlines in early 2024, the hope of reestablishing flights to Denver was an expressed goal but not immediately possible. Well that goal has become a reality as the Vernal Regional Airport, along with Contour Airlines, announced this week that direct flights to Denver […]

Senator Mike Lee introduced Liberty Energy CEO As President’sTrump’s nominee for US Secretary of Energy During a SenateCommittee hearing on Wednesday.

Senator Mike Lee introduced Liberty Energy CEO As President’sTrump’s nominee for US Secretary of Energy During a SenateCommittee hearing on Wednesday.

Jan 16, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

Senator Mike Lee used his opening statement during his first hearing asCharman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee onWednesday to welcome President Trump’s nominee for Secretary ofEnergy, Chris Wright. Chris Wright is the chairman and CEO of LibertyEnergy and Senator Lee spoke at length about the future he sees underWright’s leadership to lower […]

Missing Plane And Deceased Pilot Found Southwest Of Rock Springs

Missing Plane And Deceased Pilot Found Southwest Of Rock Springs

Jan 16, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

The search for a suspected plane crash came to an end on Wednesday with the discovery of the crash site southwest of Rock Springs. The Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Office announced on Wednesday that the pilot, 50-year-old Kelly Melvin of Green River, was found deceased at the crash site located in a remote area near Little […]

Disabled Outdoorsmen Utah Youth Ice Fishing Derby Rescheduled

Disabled Outdoorsmen Utah Youth Ice Fishing Derby Rescheduled

Jan 16, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

The Youth Ice Fishing Derby hosted by Disabled Outdoorsmen Utah and the DWR has been rescheduled due to ice conditions. The date has been changed to February 8th and it will be held on Steinaker Reservoir. “Join Disabled Outdoorsmen Utah, Steinaker State Park, and the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources for the 2025 Youth Ice […]

Burdick Materials Winner Of 2024 Quality In Construction Award

Burdick Materials Winner Of 2024 Quality In Construction Award

Jan 16, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

A favorite place for a lazy Sunday drive and summer tourist hot spot received a beautiful facelift recently and the company behind the work has been recognized for it. Burdick Materials was awarded the 2024 NAPA Quality In Construction Award for their work on the Harpers Corner project within Dinosaur National Monument. “Notably the project […]

Search Underway For Missing Pilot And Plane Near Rock Springs

Search Underway For Missing Pilot And Plane Near Rock Springs

Jan 15, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

The Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Office in Wyoming reports that at approximately 1:22pm on Tuesday, January 14th, sheriff’s deputies received a missing person report for a pilot whose private aircraft departed from the airport near Rock Springs but failed to reach its scheduled destination in California. The report prompted an intensive search and rescue effort throughout […]

‘Small Town Comeback’ Returning To Continue Story Of Vernal Area

‘Small Town Comeback’ Returning To Continue Story Of Vernal Area

Jan 15, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

A popular documentary style series featuring downtown Vernal is coming back this month. Vernal City announced this week that new episodes of the ‘Small Town Comeback’ documentary series will kick off on January 24th. Project filming started about four years ago and the first episode was released on December 27th, 2023. Episodes were shared throughout […]

Applications Being Accepted For Uintah County Small Business Microgrant

Applications Being Accepted For Uintah County Small Business Microgrant

Jan 15, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

The Uintah County Economic Development Office has a fairly new program aimed at helping grow local businesses. The Small Business Microgrant program started last fall with the intention of making grant funding within reach of small businesses and through a simple process. The requirements are straight forward. Applicants must be an existing business of any […]

DWR Thanks Volunteers Of Dedicated Hunter Program

DWR Thanks Volunteers Of Dedicated Hunter Program

Jan 15, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources is shining a light on their dedicated volunteers, including those in northeastern Utah. In 2024, there were 8,792 people who participated in the Dedicated Hunter Program during which participants complete 32 hours of DWR-approved service in order to qualify for deer permits through the program. They enroll in the […]