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Uintah County Sheriff seeks people stopped at illegal checkpoint

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VERNAL, Utah, Oct. 18, 2026 (Gephardt Daily) — The Uintah County Sheriff's Office is asking to talk to people stopped at an illegal checkpoint on Seep Ridge Road near Turkey Tracks.

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