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Uintah County approved the purchase of property during Tuesday’s Commission meeting to be utilized for affordable housing opportunities. Uintah County Commissioner John Laursen provided a summary of the project during the meeting, explaining that the property is about 35 acres next to the Uintah High School football and baseball fields. The County is collaborating with […]
The 2025 plans to transfer wolves from Canada to Colorado are underway in the same week that the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission voted down a citizen petition requesting a halt to the plans in order to focus on preventing conflicts between wolves and livestock. 26 organizations were named in the petition, including the Colorado […]
A similar sized micro earthquake took place again near Dutch John over the weekend, about a month after the last one of this size. According to the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program, the Magnitude 2.7 quake was recorded on January 11th at 3:48pm. The location was pinned about 54 kilometers east of Dutch John and recorded […]
The Duchesne County Search and Rescue team received well deserved recognition this month by the Duchesne County Sheriff’s Office. Service awards were presented at an annual banquet on January 9th which gave individual recognitions to Dusty Jensen, Guy Taylor, and Justin Schmidt. “These men are all volunteers and jump at a moment’s notice to go […]
When the Vernal Christian Church teamed up with the Tim Tebow Foundation in 2022 to launch the ‘Night To Shine’ in Vernal, it was hard to guess just how special the event would be. Those who have been a part in any way know that the energy, smiles, and love shared at this magical prom […]
Services provided by the Chamber of Commerce are still available and in fact never stopped in Duchesne County but if you thought their building looked empty you would be right. The Chamber of Commerce Serving Duchesne County is now at home on South State Street between the Roosevelt City Building and the Crossroads Center. This […]
A temporary closure has been scheduled for the Dinosaur Quarry Exhibit Hall at Dinosaur National Monument for later this year. National Park Service made the announcement on Monday, stating that major road, parking lot, and sidewalk reconstruction will take place from September 8th through late October. “We recognize that people travel from across the country […]
George T. Weldon Construction, in partnership with The Vernal Area Chamber of Commerce, thrilled to invite our fellow business owners, managers, supervisors, team leads, and community leaders to an empowering- Facilitative Leadership Workshop! Workshop Highlights: – What is a Facilitative Leader? – What is Facilitative Leadership? – Overcoming Common Leadership Barriers – The 7 Key […]
A Fort Duchesne man was arrested after allegedly attacking another person with a hammer. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, Jacob Minchey had been served a pretrial protective order on Wednesday. On Friday, the adult protected under the order and another person were ambushed as they exited a vehicle. Minchey allegedly was hitting the […]
A man sitting in a stolen vehicle at 7-Eleven was arrested for DUI on Saturday in Vernal. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, a vehicle matching the description of a stolen vehicle was seen in the parking lot of 7-Eleven on North Vernal Avenue when an officer noted that there was a person in […]
Uintah Wrestling hosted the 53rd Annual Tournament of Champions this weekend in Vernal. Uintah Boys Wrestling hosted more than 30 teams from Utah, Wyoming and Colorado at the Western Park and came away the Champions after earning 307 team points to Juab’s 221.5 points for second place. Rykan Hacking, Brody Rhoades and Caden Young each […]
While the Environmental Protection Agency’s decision to escalate the ozone nonattainment status for the Uintah Basin and Wasatch Front will come with serious costs, it is unlikely to reduce ozone, according to an assessment from the Utah Petroleum Association. The latest Utah Petroleum newsletter outlines the efforts being made to reduce ozone and the resulting […]