Myton News

Strong winds downed trees and did damage around Roosevelt overnight on Saturday, but the National Weather Service office in Salt Lake City only reported wind gusts of 40-50 mph.

A possible sighting in Salt Lake City of a missing 19-year-old mildly-autistic Vernal man has turned out not to be the right person.

Misty Bruns waits to be seen in the emergency room at Uintah Basin Medical Center for a severe migraine headache.

Communities plan July 4 celebrations ViAnn Prestwich 01.JUL.08 Cities around the Uintah Basin are gearing up for a variety of Independence Day festivities this week.

Labrum, Harrison lose primary races Geoff Liesik 01.JUL.08 Duchesne County voters failed to turn out in significant numbers during last Tuesday's primaries and it cost Roosevelt's David R. Labrum a chance to ...

Skyrocketing fireworks prices won't singe Basin Lacey McMurry 10.JUN.08 Rapidly rising fuel and shipping costs, recent earthquakes, and explosions in dozens of Chinese fireworks factories means it's going to ...

Animal district's future uncertain Preston McConkie 27.MAY.08 The Duchesne County Animal Control District, now nearly 9 months old, may soon exist mostly in name or fade away completely now that Duchesne County ...

KUTV television reporter Brian Mullahy interviews Gladys Pawwinnee, right, along with Myton Mayor Kathleen Cooper following a meeting of the Utah Reclamation, Mitigation and Conservation Commission.

Officials say the wetlands provide much needed water to the Wasatch Front. Ranchers and residents from the small town of Myton, Utah are declaring a legal battle against the federal government in opposition to ...

“But also, I have to sit back and look at the lawsuit that we're in ... Roosevelt City has to step back and say do we really want to be a wholesaler of water?”

Cooperation sought among water users Geoff Liesik 13.MAY.08 The discussion last Tuesday night in Roosevelt was fairly civilized, given that the topic being discussed was the future of water use in the eastern ... via The Uintah Basin Standard

“If you grow the habitat, you grow the problem. As long as we have habitat, we're going to be dealing with West Nile for the rest of our lives.”

A former member of the Ute Indian tribe governing body is urging tribal members to join a class-action lawsuit against a federal official as part of a strategy by both American Indians and non-Indians to block ... via Deseret Morning News

“Any visitors to Warwick over the weekend will be wondering what's going on, what with rubbish and recycling left uncollected everywhere and travellers camped on the side of the river.”

Travellers facing legal action to move them from a Warwick car park have moved on - to another Warwick car park. via Leamington Spa Courier

More than 1,000 children could be put at risk after the sudden departure of a lollipop man from one of the county's busiest roads. via Leamington Spa Courier

“I thought I was putting her somewhere better and she thought I was kidnapping her. I took away everything that was normal to her.”

"She couldn't tell me where her dad was and it was about 10 o'clock in the morning," said Berg, a Child Protective Services caseworker with the Utah Division of Child and Family Services. via The Uintah Basin Standard

“Stand over our graves and say, 'I should've done something?'”

Former Congressman Merrill Cook, along with his campaign manager Alexander Speed and Republican legislative candidate Robert Wren, discuss the planned Lower Duchesne Wetlands Project with Myton Mayor Kathleen ... via The Uintah Basin Standard

More than 10,000 known Indian rock-art images are in the eastern Utah canyon, which actually stretches 50 miles between Myton and Wellington. via KCSG-TV Saint George

“This project, if approved, if implemented, will be the death blow for Nine Mile Canyon, for the cultural sites there and for the wilderness-quality areas there”

Nine Mile Canyon in Carbon County near the Book Cliffs is being threatened by a Denver-based energy company's plans to drill extensively for natural gas in the area. via Salt Lake Tribune

“Every time the non-members get after the tribe leaders, they say 'The tribe wants it done,'”

Tribal members against proposed wetland plans Preston McConkie 11.DEC.07 PLEDGE TO HELP MYTON FIGHT "We need to get to the bottom of this." - Stewart Pike Two members of the Ute Indian Tribe, including one ... via The Uintah Basin Standard

“Seventeen beef cattle were standing in Mr. Lefler's travel lane”

A Duchesne County man driving a tractor-trailer truck Sunday night on U.S. 40 west of Myton struck and killed 14 head of cattle that were on the road. via Deseret Morning News

“Yes, we have a new sewage plant, adequate police force, good water system, roads and infrastructure.”

I have been on the Vernal City Council for several years, and have worn many different hats in this capacity. via Salt Lake Tribune