Roosevelt News

Eastside Duchesne County water users were eager to find out more about a proposed pipeline project that would bring a new source of culinary water and new costs to many communities.

Duchesne County School Board members Doug Swasey, Nancy West and Kim Harding go over ballots from the Nov.

Frank "Joe" Steed speaks during Thursday's public hearing on water issues in Roosevelt.

Richard Adams is pictured with his family : Erica, wife Cindy, Rick, Carrie, Brooke and Blake.

Greyhound announced Tuesday that a new low-cost bus service between Salt Lake City and Denver will stop at Newpark Hotel at Kimball Junction.

A utility worker was fatally injured Tuesday when he was struck by a car. Richard Adams, 49, of Roosevelt, was marking telephone wiring boxes along State Street near 1800 South at about 11:30 a.m. when he was hit, said Roosevelt Police Chief Rick Harrison.

Public Meeting When: Thursday, Nov. 12, at 6 p.m. Where: Roosevelt City municipal building What: A discussion about plans for a Starvation Reservoir water pipeline and its proposed costs.

Jessie Dorrant Freston of Roosevelt served in the U.S. Army Air Corps, later renamed the Air Force, from 1943 to 1946.

Tuesday, Nov. 3, is election day in Duchesne County and across the nation. Voters are reminded to bring government-issued identification to their designated polling places.

Duchesne County voters spoke loudly against the school district's $49 million bond-issue proposal to build three new schools, defeating Tuesday's ballot item 58 percent to 42 percent, complete but unofficial results show.

Lured by sunny skies, fair temperatures and the prospect of free candy, about 2,000 adults and children made their way down both sides of Main Street in downtown Roosevelt for the annual Halloween Parade on Friday afternoon.

Utah Highway Patrol trooper arrested Monday a suspect in a fatal hit-and-run accident on I-215. 20-year-old Brayden Beddoes was killed Sunday night while working in a construction zone on I-215 near 33rd South in West Valley.

With one week to go until the Nov. 3 referendum on the Duchesne County School District's $49 million bond-issue proposal, supporters are shifting into high gear to win over undecided voters and convert those who have expressed concerns about the plan.

Authorities have arrested a man in connection with Sunday's hit-and-run crash on I-215 that killed a construction worker.

A Roosevelt, Utah man has died from the H1N1 swine flu virus, the fourth victim to die during this flu season.

Voters and other gathering information about the Nov. 3 referendum to raise property taxes for a $49 million bond issue listen intently during last Thursday's Duchesne County School Board meeting as Altamont High Principal John Huitt talks about the need for a new school building.

Two people were arrested Monday on suspicion of assaulting and critically injuring a 27-year-old Vernal man.

Looking at the outside of Paul and Lisa Hacking's house on Bonnie Drive in Roosevelt, nothing seems out of the ordinary.

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Gary R. and Christine Putnam Nelson of Roosevelt, UT, formerly of St. George and Veyo would like to announce the upcoming marriage of their son, Jason Howard Nelson to Janae Marie Hurtado, daughter of Jess and Joan Hurtado of Highland, UT, on Thursday, September 24, 2009 in the Mount Timpanogos Temple.