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A benefit for the Troy Bergstrom family drew hundreds to the Horrocks Arena in Lapoint on Saturday evening. A Jan. 16 fire left a gaping hole in the roof of the Bergstrom family home in Lapoint. It could be another two months before the house is again habitable. (Kevin Ashby/Vernal Express)
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People from the Lapoint community and surrounding areas are rallying around members of the Troy Bergstrom family, who have had to deal with a health crisis and a fire that significantly damaged th...
Paving the Seep Ridge RoadThe Seep Ridge Road has been called everything from a main collector road to a “road to nowhere.” At the height of the energy boom, the Seep Ridge Road was a primary artery for oil and gas extrac...
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Residents oppose group home
Residents expressed concern for neighborhood security regarding a proposed group home to be established on the eastside. Several voiced their opinions at the Monday Uintah County commission meetin...
Residents expressed concern for neighborhood security regarding a proposed group home to be established on the eastside. Several voiced their opinions at the Monday Uintah County commission meetin...
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New water treatment plant
for Tridell - Lapoint district
A new water treatment plant is in the works for the Tridell-Lapoint Water Improvement District. Within the year, the capacity for culinary water in the district will double from 1 million gallons ...
A new water treatment plant is in the works for the Tridell-Lapoint Water Improvement District. Within the year, the capacity for culinary water in the district will double from 1 million gallons ...
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Vernal City Council agenda for Wednesday
Vernal City council members will hold their bi-monthly meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 3 at 7:00 p.m. A request to change the city’s purchasing policy dealing with local vendor preference will dominate...
Vernal City council members will hold their bi-monthly meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 3 at 7:00 p.m. A request to change the city’s purchasing policy dealing with local vendor preference will dominate...
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Man stabbed in domestic dispute Randy Bristol, 37-year-old, Naples resident, was stabbed by his wife during an argument. The two were arguing Saturday night when the incident occurred at the coup...
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The following individuals were arrested and had felony charges filed against them in 8th District Court last week. Individuals listed are presumed innocent until proven guilty. For the safety o...
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Utah Highway Patrol Trooper Jody Hodgkinson was called to a vehicle roll over on US Highway 40 near mile marker 134 in the Twists on January 28 at 3:30 a.m. Hodgkinson reported that 54-year-old...
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Efforts of both the Vernal City Council as well as the Vernal City Police department were recognized last week by Sandra Richens, representing Northeastern Counseling, relating to their substance ...
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Dustin T. Richens, 23-year-old Vernal resident, was sentenced in 8th District Court for a second-degree felony. Defense Attorney Ronald Goodman told the Court that Richens admitted possessing a...
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The following individuals were arrested and had felony charges filed against them in 8th District Court last week. Individuals listed are presumed innocent until proven guilty. For the safety o...
national news
TOKYO (AP) -- Toyota says it is recalling about 437,000 Prius and other hybrid vehicles worldwide to fix brake problems - the latest in a string of embarrassing safety lapses at the world's largest automaker....
Tue Feb 09 02:06:24 -0600 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Even as Republicans publicly welcome President Barack Obama's call for a bipartisan confab on health care, some privately worry that he might be laying a trap to portray their ideas as flimsy....
Tue Feb 09 02:08:32 -0600 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A second major storm in less than a week was blowing Tuesday toward the Mid-Atlantic region, where plows still hadn't touched some roads, utility workers were struggling to restore power and shovels were in short supply....
Tue Feb 09 02:41:36 -0600 2010
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- The head of the Iran's atomic agency said Iran would not enrich uranium to a higher level if the West provides the fuel it needs for the Tehran research reactor....
Tue Feb 09 02:49:09 -0600 2010