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Vernal has made the list once again for towns recommended to visit in Utah, this time for being among the ‘Small Towns In Utah With The Best Downtowns’. The World Atlas publication selected the destinations based on information on historic features in downtowns as well as having a variety of offerings. Vernal’s highlight lists the […]
An arrest was made after a theft was observed at the Stewart’s Marketplace in Roosevelt. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, employees observed a male, later identified as Trevor Phillips, place items into a shopping basket and walk past all points of sale without rendering payment before exiting the store with the items. Employees […]
Uintah Basin competitors represented well at the Northeast Region Sterling Scholar competition at UVU on Monday night. Five Uintah Utes earned awards, including two taking the top spots. Lauren McKee won in the Vocal Performance category. Lauren was recognized as having earned Superior ratings for Vocal Solo at State in 2024 and 2025; having assembled […]
Students of Terra Academy got an early release on Monday afternoon thanks to a water line break that affected the area through much of the afternoon. Vernal City reported that their utilities crew responded to the water line break on 500 South and 1650 West and was able to restore service to most areas east […]
Congratulations are in order for young Jackson Labrum, the 2026 Utah State Elks Hoop Shoot Champion and runner-up at the Western United States Region 7 Championship. In January, Jackson traveled to Tooele to represent Vernal in the Utah Northern District contest. Jackson came out on top as the Northern District Champion making 22 of 25 […]
Natural Resources Conservation Service issued an updated Utah Water Supply Outlook Report on March 1st: Statewide, Utah’s snowpack was 88% of normal as of March 1st, which is up 12% from last month and does not include the fresh dose of snow we’ve received since the beginning of the month. Despite the increasingly poor snowpack […]
More oil and gas projects have been approved by the BLM in Duchesne and Uintah Counties. Berry Petroleum has been authorized to proceed with the Klondike Oil Well Development in Duchesne County. This includes drilling 7 horizontal wells in Indian Trust Minerals. Caerus Uinta LLC was approved for the Bronto Project new gas well in […]
The car of a missing Utah woman has been located in a remote area of Carbon County but there’s no sign yet of the woman herself. Vernal was among the known stops that 70-year-old DeEtte Spencer made during the last week of January as she was headed to Colorado to visit family. The last known […]
The Wyoming man behind a felony animal cruelty case involving a wolf has pleaded Guilty. 45-year-old Cody Roberts has made headlines all over the world after running over a wolf with a snowmobile in February 2024 and then bringing it to a Wyoming bar muzzled and injured before eventually killing the animal. Photos of Roberts […]
A collaboration years in the making has had positive results, shares the Division of Wildlife Resources. DWR Assistant Aquatics Manager Bryan Englebert shares that a couple of years ago, they were approached by a landowner on the upper Duchesne River, a water designated as a Blue Ribbon fishery. The landowner was struggling with the river […]
A special exhibit is opening tomorrow at the Duchesne Branch Library in celebration of America’s 250th anniversary this year. ‘The Pen Is Mightier: Writing a Revolution’ free traveling exhibit will be on display from March 10th to May 3rd. “We are thrilled to bring this exhibit to our community,” says Lori Ann Potter, manager at […]
Native American students at Uintah High School enjoyed a special experience last week. Donated copies of “Firekeeper’s Daughter” from the author Angeline Boulley were given to the students through Book Drop by Operation Literacy. “Boulley, an enrolled member of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, is a storyteller who writes about her Ojibwe […]