Uinta County Herald

12/13/2025

Today in Wyoming history:

In 1873, Gov. John A. Campbell approved an act creating Uinta County to build a courthouse and a jail in Evanston. The courthouse remains in that use today and is the oldest courthouse in Wyoming that still serves its original function. Johnson County's 1884 courthouse is the second oldest.

(Thanks Wyoming Historical Society and Wyoming News Exchange.)

12/13/2025

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12/11/2025

Court documents describe the moose as “likely blind in her right eye and in poor health” citing a still shot of the video showing Platt “kneeling on the moose pinning her down.”

The affidavit further outlines another segment of video in which Platt is “riding and spurring a cow moose that appeared to be in poor health ... with a lariat around her neck standing in tall sage brush struggling to escape.” Platt’s actions are described as “aggressively spurring” the animal while riding it.

EVANSTON — Three men — Justin Martin and his son, Range Martin, both of Uinta County, and Kylan Platt of Malad City, Idaho — have all been charged with felony counts related to …

12/11/2025

MOUNTAIN VIEW — After a circuitous trip which involved numerous people, locations and the local Uinta County Museum personnel, a WWI burial flag with William Ray Harvey’s name, his …

12/10/2025

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12/09/2025

Hello Everyone!

We just wanted to remind everyone that the 30 + year traditional Shop With a Cop event will be happening this SATURDAY, Dec. 13th. Here are a few things we would like people to know:

1. We have already selected the children who will be participating this year. We have a thorough check-in process. Please do not just drop your child off in hopes that we can take them, as we have limited resources in our First Responder shoppers and track every child as they move through each location.
2. Our convoy of vehicles down Harrison Drive to Walmart will begin between 7:15 to 7:30 am. This may cause delays in traffic, but it's truly awesome to watch, and we encourage people to line the streets to support our kiddos!
Also, we would like to give a shout out to Wyoming Highway Patrol
who help with the event and also provide turkey dinners to the families of the participants.
We look forward to this day every year and cannot wait to share the Christmas spirit with our kiddos!

Happy Holidays!

12/02/2025

The water crew is working to repair a water main break on Apache Dr. near Arapahoe this morning. The water is off in the area and will be restored as quickly as possible.

12/01/2025

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11/22/2025

Forty-nine-year-old Michael Grasse, of Evanston, was fatally shot early this morning, and his son, 23-year-old Ethan Grasse, has been arrested. Look for an update in next week's Uinta Couny Herald.

During the early morning hours, Saturday, November 22, Officers from the Evanston Police Department responded to a residence on Granite Dr., for the report of a shooting.  Officers provided …

11/19/2025

Today in Wyoming history: In 1868, a riot occurred in Bear City, a town about ten miles southeast of Evanston that sprung up as a result of the railroad. The Bear River City Riot was a conflict between parties who supported a lynched murder suspect and those who favored the lynching. There was serious destruction in the town, and 16 people died. The cavalry was dispatched from Ft. Bridger to restore order.
Bear River City, now a ghost town, existed from 1867 to 1868.
(Thanks Wyoming News Exchange)

11/17/2025