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🌱 Hotel Vernal Haunt's final season ends with a prop sale

Vernal, Utah Patch AM: a 4 min read

Greetings Vernal! We’re your go-to source for what’s happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Hotel Vernal Haunt's final season ends with a prop sale
  • Why Vernal's completed mental health crisis center is still empty
  • Small earthquake recorded north of Vernal

Also on today's calendar: Northeastern WRI Region Fall Meeting and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Sunny much of the time, with a high of 57 and low of 29 degrees.
  • Thursday: Sunshine, temps: high: 57, low: 31.
  • Friday: Partly sunny, with a high of 56 and low of 37 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Hotel Vernal Haunt Hosting ‘Everything Must Ghost' Yard Sale (basinnow.com) — Hotel Vernal Haunt is selling its props and other haunt items after wrapping up its ninth and final charity season. The “Everything Must Ghost” yard sale starts November 23 at 5 p.m. at the haunt, offering supporters a chance to take home a souvenir.
   

• A mental health crisis center is ready to serve rural Utahns. So why is it sitting empty? (fox13now.com) — Vernal's completed mental health crisis center remains empty because it lacks operating funds, leaving northeastern Utah residents several hours from another receiving center. Northeastern Counseling Services is seeking $1.2 million annually from the state and says the facility could open next summer if lawmakers approve funding during the upcoming session.
   

• Earthquake Recorded North Of Vernal On Monday (basinnow.com) — A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck about 15 miles north-northeast of Vernal at 11:20 a.m. Monday, November 9, according to the University of Utah Seismograph summary. No reports of anyone feeling it had been received at publication, and it was smaller than two other quakes reported in the area since fall 2025.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Hello neighbors and Nextdoor!
    NOW AVAILABLE ON AMAZON Kindle eBook Paperback Hardcover Kevin J. Shawda invites readers into lives shaped by uncertainty, sacrifice, companionship… (Nextdoor Vernal Central)
  • Uintah County Utah posted a job opening for Administrative Assistant- Criminal Justice in Vernal. Apply here.
  • GameStop posted a job opening for Full Time Assistant Store Manager (Store 3168) in Vernal. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Vernal here.

🗞 Nearby News

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  • Community support needed for annual Shop-with-a-Cop (etvnews.com)
  • Moab's first medical cannabis pharmacy plans to open Nov. 13. Here's what patients need to know. (moabsunnews.com)
  • Black Diamond Rodeo earns 2026 Utah Small Rodeo of the Year honors (etvnews.com)

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  • PRO Skijor tour to make first stop in Bozeman in January (kulr8.com)

Ok Vernal! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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