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KNEU 1250Crews are hard at work on a fire burning in the High Uinta Wilderness on the Ashley National Forest. The Falling Rock Fire, only accessible by foot, was first reported one week ago and has continued burning in subalpine fir and down timber approximately eleven miles north of the Rock Creek trailhead and one mile north west of Squaw Basin.
Division of Wildlife Resources has the scoop on local fishing hotspots. Multiple locations including Big Sandwash, Currant Creek, Long Park, Matt Warner, Pelican Lake and Steinaker are reporting GOOD fishing.
Work is ongoing on SR-45 where UDOT is building a bridge to solve the issue of the eroding roadway. According to the UDOT Region 3 Team, several options were considered to address the erosion including realigning SR-45 and constructing a bypass.
Unrest in the country and threats aimed at police officers have resulted in an outpouring of local gratitude for law enforcement agencies. Roosevelt Police are the latest to offer thanks for the love they’ve received.
The future of BTA has become a topic of public attention as local governing agencies have indicated that funding BTA into the future is a concern. The announcement by Uintah County Commissioners that the county will no longer fund BTA is misguided, however, according to the Chairman of the Uintah Transportation Special Service District.
Remains found in the High Uintah Mountains are believed to be those of an Australian hiker who was reported missing in the area in 2011. According to the Summit County Sheriff’s Office, information was received last week that human remains were located near Allsop Lake in the High Uintah Mountains on the border of Summit and Duchesne County.
Parents are responsible for their children’s health and wellbeing and internet safety is a key component in that quest. According to Vernal City Police Detective Shaun Smith, parents and caregivers need to get educated on the trends and risks their children face when it comes to using the internet.
Concerned citizens can rest easier as the Duchesne County Sheriff’s Office and the FBI say they found no indication that the man involved in a strange and disturbing incident in Neola last Saturday was planning any violent attacks. Public fear of a terrorism threat had spread in the aftermath of Saturday’s incident.
Blood, sweat and tears are going into the effort to host high school students for two weekends of serious mountain biking competition in the Vernal area.
TriCounty Health Department is urging those that haven’t, to vaccinate their horses against West Nile Virus. “We’ve been telling horse owners to get this done since the spring,” shares TriCounty Representative Jeramie Tubbs.
The Bureau of Land Management announced on Wednesday the appointment of a new BLM Utah State Director.
During Monday’s meeting, Uintah County Commissioners expressed their support of Senator Orrin Hatch’s legislation aimed at common sense adjustments to the Clean Air Act. Commissioner McKee explained that Hatch’s bill aims to reinstate an action program that would give companies credit for efforts that improve air quality.