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‘Tied To The Tracks’ Opens Tonight At Outlaw Trail Theater

‘Tied To The Tracks’ Opens Tonight At Outlaw Trail Theater

Jun 19, 2023 · Kristin Forbis · News

Warm up your voice so you’re ready to Boo! Hiss! and Cheer! at opening night of Outlaw Trail Theater’s melodrama ‘Tied To The Tracks’ tonight at the Western Park Amphitheater. If you haven’t heard, tonight’s show has a musical pre-show and great food options in addition to the quality night of entertainment put on by […]

CUWCD Issues Water Restriction Order/Elimination Of Outside Water Use

CUWCD Issues Water Restriction Order/Elimination Of Outside Water Use

Jun 19, 2023 · Kristin Forbis · News

On Friday, Vernal City announced that City water users needed to immediately reduce water use, including the elimination of all outside water use. The announcement made it clear that there is no issue with the quality of water but that the water treatment facility is having difficulty with the water demand and high turbidity. The […]

Flag Field Yellow Ribbons Can Be Dedicated To Veterans Or Loved Ones

Flag Field Yellow Ribbons Can Be Dedicated To Veterans Or Loved Ones

Jun 16, 2023 · Kristin Forbis · News

A special patriotic display that touches hearts every year is preparing for setup. The patriotic Flag Field is part of the annual Dinosaurland Freedom Fest and displays over 600 flags at the Freestone Walking Park in Vernal during the week of July 4th. “The annual flag field is a reverent patriotic display to remind us […]

Paleontologists Find Ancient Forest Deposit In Northeastern Utah

Paleontologists Find Ancient Forest Deposit In Northeastern Utah

Jun 16, 2023 · Kristin Forbis · News

Paleontologists from Utah State Parks and the University of Bonn, Germany, are working at a site in northeastern Utah that indicates that a humid forest was present there during the Late Jurassic period. A press release from Utah State Parks shares that the site yielded an abundance of wood from a layer of silty rock […]

Anglers Should Plan On Reduced Kokanee Rates At Flaming Gorge

Anglers Should Plan On Reduced Kokanee Rates At Flaming Gorge

Jun 16, 2023 · Kristin Forbis · News

Wyoming Game and Fish has a message for anglers: Kokanee salmon catch rates are expected to be down in 2023. Kokanee population estimates show a decline of over 50 percent when comparing estimates from 2021-2022 to estimates from 2016-2019. The decline is believed to be caused by small lake trout having a diet high in […]

Craig Blood Drive Includes Drawing For Major Cash

Craig Blood Drive Includes Drawing For Major Cash

Jun 16, 2023 · Kristin Forbis · News

A nonprofit blood services provider has added some major incentive for those willing to turn out and donate blood in Colorado and a two-day blood drive is scheduled for next week in Craig. Anyone who donates blood Tuesday or Wednesday at the Moffat County Fairgrounds Pavilion will be entered into a drawing to win $10,000 […]

Bluebell Man Pleads Guilty In Fatal New Year’s Eve Crash

Bluebell Man Pleads Guilty In Fatal New Year’s Eve Crash

Jun 16, 2023 · Kristin Forbis · News

A Duchesne County man is scheduled for sentencing this month after entering Guilty pleas last month to Negligently Operating A Vehicle Resulting In Death and Negligently Operating A Vehicle Resulting In Serious Bodily Injury. Court documents paint a tragic picture of the events that occurred over the New Year’s Eve holiday 2022. Twenty-two year old […]

Four Uintah Powerlifters Win State Titles

Four Uintah Powerlifters Win State Titles

Jun 15, 2023 · Kristin Forbis · News

The Uintah School Board was able to congratulate and recognize students on Wednesday evening who recently received state titles with the school’s Powerlifting Club. Jaron Weber won his third consecutive state championship in a field of 49 contestants, squatting 385 pounds, benching 265 pounds and deadlifting 435 pounds for a total weight of 1,045 pounds. […]

What To Do With Leftover Sand Bags?

What To Do With Leftover Sand Bags?

Jun 15, 2023 · Kristin Forbis · News

It’s better to be over prepared than underprepared which was thankfully the case this year with spring runoff. Measured and mild warming of temperatures allowed most of the melting snow to travel down without causing catastrophe. For those left wondering what to do with the used and unused sandbags, Uintah County Emergency Manager Heidi Lundberg […]

I-80 Tunnels In Sweetwater County Temporarily Closing Thursday Night

I-80 Tunnels In Sweetwater County Temporarily Closing Thursday Night

Jun 15, 2023 · Kristin Forbis · News

The Wyoming Department of Transportation will be closing access to the Interstate 80 tunnels outside of Green River this evening from 10pm to 6am. “Crews will be performing annual maintenance on the electrical infrastructure, as well as cleaning and road maintenance,” shares WYDot. “Crews will be closing one direction of the tunnels at a time, […]