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A Duchesne County man is facing felony charges after driving drunk and causing a crash resulting in serious injury to the other vehicle’s occupants. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, 19-year-old Darius Robert Tapoof was extremely intoxicated while driving without headlights on at night on August 1st when he swerved across the center medium […]
Representative John Curtis is leading an important cause with new legislation concerning Search and Rescue. In an interview with Evans Family Media, Curtis explained that this bill is about what is fair to those in rural areas and not just rural areas but where there are public lands. The effort is to offer adequate funding […]
The Browne Lake Campground on the Flaming Gorge Ranger District is temporarily closed while wildlife officials try to handle a nuisance bear in the area. The Ashley National Forest shares that there have been multiple reports of a bear visiting campsites and demonstrating aggressive behavior. Wildlife officials have set a live trap during the closure […]
Colorado’s plans to bolster and grow the state’s wolf population has hit a bump in the road. The tribes in Washington that originally agreed to provide the wolves for Colorado’s reintroduction program are no longer willing to participate. A letter to Colorado Parks and Wildlife from the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation explained that […]
The Division of Wildlife Resources has reminders for hunters of changes to big game hunting this year. Here are some of the new laws to be aware of: Harvest reporting is now required for all of the general-season buck deer and bull elk hunts in Utah, in addition to the limited-entry and antlerless hunts. Permit […]
Ashley Valley Water and Sewer Improvement District shared a letter last week with its customers aiming to answer questions about the new policy requiring new connections to dedicate water shares to the District. The letter explains that the primary source of water that could be converted is held by shareholders in the irrigation companies that […]
Two inmates in the Duchesne County Jail are facing additional charges after a cell phone was found in their possession. The detective was informed that state inmate Joshua Homer had given state inmate Abhishek Kumar a cellular telephone. Inmate Kumar was found to be in possession of the cell phone and it was seized by […]
A motorcycle caught speeding on Highway 40 led officers on a high speed chase on August 1st in Duchesne County. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, 41-year-old Daniel Patrick Engle was speeding while heading eastbound on Highway 40 near milepost 68. When an officer attempted to pull him over, Engle sped up reaching speeds […]
The signature gathering effort to repeal a 0.3% Sales and Use Tax increase in Uintah County and have the matter placed on the November ballot has concluded and those behind the effort are pleased with the results. Committee member Brian Gorum says the county residents showed up in a big way over the last 45 […]
An increase in lightning activity during continued hot and dry conditions have fire officials worried and scrambling to ensure resources will remain available in the state as the need arises. Given the weather predictions, the primary wildland fire management agencies share that they are working to balance the need for firefighting resources within Utah with […]
A celebration of Rio Blanco County’s cultural heritage is coming up on August 10th at the fairgrounds in Meeker. The 112th Anniversary Reunion “Boots and Roots” dinner and dance put on by the Rio Blanco County Pioneers Association is for everyone with ties to Rio Blanco County. “The committee is particularly interested in welcoming new […]
More arrests have been made in connection with multiple theft cases in Duchesne County. 32-year-old Gattlyn Macaulay Nicholes was arrested on July 26th and booked into Duchesne County Jail having been found in possession of stolen camp trailers, ATVs and more. On July 30th, 56-year-old Mark Patrick Moyer was arrested for 3rd Degree Felony Obstruction […]