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Alive After Five contestant Autumn Jamison with host Kevin Christopherson. Vernal’s ‘Alive After Five’ idol contest kicks-off
Eleven contestants are left after Thursday, July 31 first night’s showdown on the Alive After Five stage in Vernal’s Cobble Rock Park. Five contestants were eliminated, trimming the roster down fr...
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Cassandra Leigh Averill and Latoya Rhodes in the Utah Shakespearean Festival’s 2008 production of “The Greenshow.” Photo credit Karl Hugh, Utah Shakespearean Festival 2008. Vernal actor performs in Shakespeare Festival
Vernal actor Cassandra Leigh Averill will be performing in the Utah 2008 Shakespearean Festival in Cedar City. This summer Averill is a featured performer in “The Greenshow” and part of the ensem...
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Music and recreation time was a part of the Backyard Bible Club sessions. These sessions were taught by volunteers who drove up from Oklahoma. Vernal First Baptists sponsor Son-Shine in the park
Members of the Vernal First Baptist Church sponsored a faith promoting family and community event called Son-Shine in the park last week in Vernal. The event was scheduled for July 30 – August 1 a...
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Jarvie Festival scheduled for June 13
The summer Jarvie Family Festival will be Saturday, June 14, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the John Jarvie Historic Ranch in Browns Park. Visitors can learn the history of the ranch and step back in t...
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Bottle hollow fire contained
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Two firefighters watch as flames erupt from a backfire they set south of Bottle Hollow Reservoir on Wednesday in an attempt to contain a wildfire. Crews from Roosevelt City and the Bureau of Indian...
Heavy rains hammer Basin, lead to floods
by Kevin Ashby
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Heavy rains that began Thursday with the promise of much needed moisture quickly gave way to raging torrents of water that gushed around homes in the Flake subdivision, located along the Lapoint Hi...
County, water conservancy propose property tax increase
by Mary Bernard
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Recent newspaper ads in the Vernal Express advise property owners of the proposed tax changes in Uintah County. Taxing authorities presented the ads to summarize increases for the county and severa...
Ashley Regional acquires MRI imaging unit
by Kevin Ashby
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Doctors and patients at Ashely Regional Medical Center are now able to take advantage of a permanent magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machine as of July 29. The brand new unit offera the latest in ...