Ute Soccer Defeats Orem
The Ute Soccer team hosted Orem last Thursday, Brennan Baumgardner scored 2 goals in the 4-2 victory over the Tigers. They lost at Timpanogos 2-0 on Monday.
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Duchesne County Data Center Public Hearing Taking Place Tomorrow
A public hearing is happening tomorrow concerning a proposed data center in Duchesne County. The Duchesne County Community Development Department issued a public hearing notice that they will meet on April 2nd at the Duchesne County Centennial Event Center to conduct a public hearing on a request by Nine Mile Data LLC, for a conditional […]
Potential For Widespread Freeze
National Weather Service is spreading the word of a potential widespread freeze with the shift from record high temperatures back to cooler weather. Valley rain and snow in the mountains is anticipated today. Check travel conditions as the region will have heavy snow in high elevations with potential travel impacts this morning along the higher […]
Meet The Candidate: Richard Powell For Uintah County Commission Seat A
Richard Powell recently visited the Evans Family Media studios for an interview as part of the Meet The Candidate series. Powell is a Republican candidate running for Uintah County Commission Seat A as a convention only candidate. Also running for Uintah County Commission Seat A is Randy Vincent, Keith Campbell, Matt Wilber, and Isaac Weston […]
Roosevelt City Reminder For Golfers
Roosevelt City has a few reminders for those excited to get on the golf course. The golf course has opened early but there will be no golf carts permitted on the course at this time. “Due to the extremely dry winter and spring that we have had, we will be needing to make some changes […]
Uintah County Executive Officers Compensation Clarified
The public hearing on Tuesday revisiting the Uintah County Executive Officers compensation was to fix an oversight, not to make any changes to executive officers salary and base pay. Under Utah code, a public hearing is held anytime there’s a potential of any kind of wage change and in the last public hearing concerning executive […]
Richard Powell(R) Uintah County Commissioner Seat A
Richard Powell (R ) candidate for Uinth County Commission Seat A. Richard is a convention only candidate. Also running for this seat is Keith Campbell (R), Matt Wilber (R), Randy Vincent (R), and Isaac Weston – write-in. Interview aired on KVEL on 3-31-26.
Utah Energy United Awards Industry Leaders: Williams
The Utah Energy United initiative recognizes excellence in the energy industry and has announced the winners of the annual UPA Safety and Environmental Awards held this month. Williams was recognized with the Safety Leadership Award for their commitment to advancing lower-carbon energy and responsible pipeline operations. Williams “developed comprehensive initiatives to reduce emissions across its […]
Ballard Water & Sewer Improvement District Announces Rate Increase
Ballard Water and Sewer Improvement District has announced a rate increase and declared water conservation to be a high priority. “All of the western United States is in a drought situation and we are no different,” shares the announcement. “We purchase our water from the Ute Tribe and have been advised that the springs are […]
BLM Authorizes Oil Well Development
The Bureau of Land Management has authorized a new oil well development in northeastern Utah. The BLM Vernal Field Office issued the EA for the ‘Blue Wing Tail Oil Wells’ for three Applications for Permit to Drill for the applicant, Finley Resources Incorporated. The EA also analyzed non-surface effects of constructing supporting infrastructure, including pipelines, […]
USU Uintah Basin Student Named 2026 Goldwater Scholar
A USU Uintah Basin student has been named the first USU statewide campus Goldwater Scholar. The awards were announced March 27th by the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation, which administers the prestigious national competition. The recipient, Michael Davies, is majoring in Environmental Science and Sustainability and is employed as a research […]
DNR Water Safety Message
The Utah Department of Natural Resources Division of Law Enforcement shared a water safety message following the tragic announcement that a body had been recovered from Starvation Reservoir earlier this month. The 67-year-old male from Salt Lake County was recovered from the reservoir on March 19th after being reported missing the day before. In their […]