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A 47-year-old Vernal woman died Saturday around 1 p.m. in the Iron Springs Campground, on the Ashley National Forest, when the ATV she was operating flipped over. Steinaker State Park …
Several area post office locations will be going to part-time hours, in a move the U.S. Postal Service said could help prevent their closure. According to the plan released by the USPS, post …
The student transportation policy was approved as presented in the second reading at the May 8 meeting of the Uintah school board by a vote of 3 to 2. Voting in favor of the policy were Dr. …
The July 4 parade through Vernal will include a blast from the past, said George Burnett, a local businessman who is organizing a “mini-parade” within the larger Independence Day parade. …

A night of figuring out Who done it?

 
To say that audience were captivated does not do justice to Uintah High School Drama Club’s presentation of the musical CLUE, which is based on the board game of the same name. For three …

Local cowgirls to compete for Dinosaur Roundup Rodeo royalty

 
A full slate of candidates have announced their desire to be the next Dinosaur Round-up Rodeo Queen. The rodeo is set for July 13-14. It is slated as one of the country’s largest and best …

Discovery Elementary re-opens renovated school to 550 students

Bright blue skies over Vernal’s Discovery Elementary School embraced blue and white balloons on May 3, 2012, which were released following a flag ceremony to re-open the newly renovated …

Desert Hills takes state,Uintah places third 

GRAHAM C. TERRY, VERNAL EXPRESS
The Uintah High School girls golf team placed third at the Utah High School Activities Association …

Uintah beats North Sanpete to stay alive in 3A playoffs 

The Uintah High School Lady Utes earned a narrow, 10-9 victory over North …

Retaliation, revenge and get-back: Oilers smother Stampede 

After last week’s bludgeoning of the Elko Warriors, Uintah Basin Oilers head …
Too Broke To Fold

Marx decision has got me heated

There were three things that bothered me about Travis Marx’s decision loss to …
Less than a week after the Unidentified Flying Object sighting over Fort Duchesne, members of the Uintah Basin’s UFO and paranormal research organization said they found what they believe are …
Betty's Cafe head chef Lynda Oaks held up a menu that former American Idol contestant and soon-to-be missionary David Archuleta signed on his stop in Vernal on Thursday. A server at the cafe Dave …
Down a quiet street in Naples is a home where children’s dreams come true. A small train, big enough to hold adults and children, glides along 1800 feet of railroad track, handmade by the owner …
Few people volunteer to have hollow needles stuck into their bone and a liter of liquid marrow pulled from the sensitive pelvic area. Rory Mele not only volunteered for this procedure, but he’s …
Reports of people seeing multi-colored lights filling the snow-covered skies over Fort Duchesne early Sunday morning has become a topic of debate in the Basin. Some think it was a Unidentified …
A 9-year-old Rangely, Colo. boy died after being injured in a two-car crash on Highway 40 between Roosevelt and Vernal Sunday evening. Danielle Brown, 31, was driving a Saturn SD with her son …
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After last week’s bludgeoning of the Elko Warriors, Uintah Basin Oilers head coach Lee Slaugh made a point of telling a bystander that his team had beaten the Warriors by 42 points – two points …
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Music students from Roosevelt, Vernal and across the Basin got festive Saturday, as the Uintah School of Music and the Arts celebrated Cinco de Mayo with a fiesta. The recital was more than a …
 



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