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It’s onward and upward for the merging of special service districts in Uintah County. The Uintah Special Service District 1 Board of Directors met on Wednesday evening and appointed Cheryl Meier as the District’s Executive Director. As of January 1st, the Impact Mitigation, Uintah Recreation, and Transportation Districts combined in name and operation as Uintah […]
Duchesne County Sheriff’s Office deputies are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying a person of interest caught on video. Pictures were obtained of a man in a green camouflage coat at Al’s Foodtown in Duchesne on January 4th at approximately 6:53 p.m. The person pictured may have additional information concerning a theft case and […]
With widespread snow cover it’s not surprising to researchers that ozone has been exceeding EPA standards but there are other factors leaving them scratching their heads. Bingham Research Center Director Dr. Seth Lyman shared on Monday that Basin air quality got a fresh start on January 17th but ozone slowly built up again through the […]
A fatal crash closed Highway 40 between Naples and Jensen on Monday morning. Utah Highway Patrol reports that on January 23rd, at 5:26 am, a Toyota Camry with a single male occupant was traveling westbound on US-40 near milepost 153. The Camry crossed over the left of center and collided head-on with an eastbound Kenworth […]
Six people were arrested in Rifle, Colorado on Thursday, January 19th, after the Rifle Police Department obtained a search warrant for a property where it was suspected a stolen vehicle was located. Garfield County’s Special Problem Enforcement and Response (SPEAR) team issued a press release about what transpired. The stolen vehicle was located on the […]
A Uintah County man has been charged with Attempted Aggravated Murder after allegedly attempting to murder his stepson and threatening to kill his wife. Court documents state that: On or about January 18th, 2023, in Uintah County, deputies responded to an assault call. The defendant called dispatch and stated that he had attempted to kill […]
Snow might not be everyone’s favorite topic but everyone generally understands howmuch it is needed to address drought conditions. The SNOTEL report from January 16threports that the Duchesne River Basin is measuring at 197% of normal for the SnowWater Equivalent and the Northeastern Uintas are at 188%. To put this in perspective, oneyear ago the […]
Slick, icy road conditions resulted in multiple accidents on Highway 40 Monday evening. According to Utah Highway Patrol, two accidents occurred on Highway 40 at Mile Post 139 about 2 miles west of Vernal. At 4:55pm, a Ford F150 traveling eastbound and too fast for the conditions slid off the road, hit the guardrail, and […]
Vernal Cinemas movie theater is the latest victim to the damage being caused by the accumulating snow. On Sunday morning, Vernal Fire was called out on a fire alarm at the Vernal Cinemas building at 1400 West Highway 40 at around 8:45am. “We have a roof collapse over Auditorium 4,” shares owner Trevor Shiner. “Right […]
Roosevelt Fire Department responded to a fire north of the Roosevelt industrial park on Thursday afternoon. According to Roosevelt Fire, the fire took place at about 1:14pm in a pit at a company that washes oilfield vehicles. The oilfield vehicles are backed up to the pit and hot water washes the oil out of the […]
The Uintah Basin has joined the list of counties in Utah where avian flu has been confirmed in wild birds. The first case of highly pathogenic avian influenza, more commonly referred to as avian flu, was confirmed in Utah in April 2022 and until recently cases had not shown up in northeastern Utah. That has […]
In the final meeting of 2022, the Uintah County Commission approved salary and benefit raises within the county. A special Commission meeting was called on December 27th in order to get the final budget for 2023 approved before the year’s end. Budget Officer Mark Caldwell presented the budget with adjustments from the preliminary budget. The […]