Mountainlands Family Health Center Dentist Clinic
Congratulations to Mountainlands Family Health Center Dentist Clinic on the reopening of their newly-renovated dental clinic!
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Roosevelt PD Requests Public’s Help Identifying Person Of Interest
Having the help of the public can go a long way during investigations which is especially true when trying to identify unknown individuals. The Roosevelt Police Department is the most recent local agency recruiting the help of the public as they seek to identify an individual in regards to a retail theft case. An image […]
Flash Flood Warning Over Dollar Ridge Burn Scar
The Dollar Ridge Burn Scar has been issued a Flash Flood Warning through the National Weather Service Salt Lake City office. The warning is valid through Monday at 5:15pm and anyone in that area is encouraged to move to higher ground and stay away from the burn scar area. The area spans the burn scar […]
County Unemployment Update
April’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in Utah is estimated at 2.3 percent and approximately 41,300 Utahns are unemployed. The April national unemployment rate ticked down to 3.4 percent. The unemployment rate for Daggett County is 4 percent, Duchesne County is 2.7 percent, and Uintah County is 3 percent. “Ever so slowly the Utah economy has […]
74th Annual Vernal Area Chamber Hold Annual Meeting
The 74th Annual Meeting and Awards Dinner for the Vernal Area Chamber of Commerce was held last week. The gathering enjoyed a unique guest speaker who happens to be a local. As the only state registered gun lobbyist in Utah, Clark Aposhian spoke on the 2nd Amendment and the importance of protecting rights. His message […]
Ashley National Forest Snow Totals And Prescribed Burns
Snow on Ashley National Forest is melting with totals over the last week decreasing by about a foot on average. As of Monday, May 22nd, snow totals were 36 inches at Brown Duck, 13 inches at Buck Pasture, 23 inches at Chepeta, 36 inches at Five Points Lake, 7 inches at Hayden Fork, 48 […]
Duchesne County Receives Multiple Recognitions At Library Conference
Two individual awards put a spotlight on Duchesne County during the 2023 Utah Library Association Conference held last week at the Davis Conference Center. Former Duchesne County Commissioner Greg Todd received the Special Services to Libraries Award due primarily to his work with the planning, funding, and construction of the new 16,700 square foot Roosevelt […]
Employment Update
Utah’s nonfarm payroll employment for April 2023 increased an estimated 2.6% acrossthe past 12 months, with the state’s economy adding 43,500 jobs since April 2022. Utah’scurrent job count stands at 1,720,300. According to the update from the Department ofWorkforce Services, employment in Daggett County jumped from 315 in February to 412in April, employment in Duchesne […]
Old Testament Tabernacle Tour In Roosevelt Draws Thousands
A unique experience offered in Roosevelt last week was a success that attracted largecrowds. The Tabernacle experience is a touring life size replica of the Tabernacle in theOld Testament that has been traveling around Utah. It was set up in Roosevelt with freetours held over 4 days with the help of volunteers, mostly teenage members […]
Flaming Gorge Reduced Kokanee Catch Rates
If catching loads of kokanee salmon on Flaming Gorge is something you’re lookingforward to this year you may need to lower your expectations. Wyoming Game &Fish Department announced last week that anglers fishing at Flaming GorgeReservoir should expect reduced kokanee salmon catch rates in 2023 compared toprevious years. Estimates from 2016 to 2019 were nearly […]
Another Great Year For Cubs & Cops Dodgeball At Maeser Elementary
When there is fun to be had Maeser Elementary students are often right in the middle ofit. A great example of this is the school’s annual Cubs & Cops Dodgeball game duringwhich the 5th graders play dodgeball against local law enforcement. This year’s eventwas recently held and the 5th grade classes played against officers from […]
Duchesne County Rodeo Royalty Crowned
Big hats, boots, and bling were in abundance on Saturday at the DuchesneCentennial Events Center. A wonderful group of young ladies competed forDuchesne County Rodeo Royalty for this coming rodeo season. The Princess andQueen Divisions were highly competitive and included speeches and modeling.After a great competition it was announced that Harlee Roll is the 2023 […]