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KNEU 1250Hunting season is around the corner and there is little participants won’t do to get an edge over their fellow hunters. In the case of using oilfield equipment as a vantage point to spot field animals, industry representatives are urging hunters to obey the No Trespassing signs.
UDOT has started construction on the new bridge on SR-45 south of Vernal that will allow the southernmost stretch of roadway to reopen. According to the UDOT announcement on Thursday, the 157-foot bridge will span an eroded mining trench to reconnect the road and allow the highway to reopen by mid-December.
This year’s Uintah Basin Energy Summit will include multiple speakers and topics including the most detailed presentation on the DC Express Pipeline project to date. As a geologist by profession and with over 40 years in the oil and gas industry, Marc Eckels is the technical advisor on this intriguing project and will be the presenter at the Energy Summit.
A Vernal man has been arrested on multiple counts of credit card fraud, forgery, identity theft, theft and burglary charges. 36-year-old Jonathan Betancourt was arrested on August 13th after an elderly woman and her daughter found an overwhelming amount of suspicious activity on the elderly victim’s bank account.
Dinosaur National Monument provides some of the best views for stargazing and Monument staff are facilitating the best view possible. Rangers and volunteers will offer “naked-eye constellation tours” at the Split Mountain Campground on August 26th and 27th at 9:00pm.
Vernal City will soon be on the hunt for a new City Manager. After several decades of service in the position, City Manager Ken Bassett has announced his retirement to take place in June of 2017. Mayor Sonja Norton discussed the process of hiring with the City Council duringWednesday’s meeting.
Few details are known about a homicide that happened at a home in Gusher early Saturday morning. One new piece of information from the original announcement to the public, according to FBI spokeswoman Sandra Yi Barker, is that the homicide was a shooting.
TriCounty Health Department has a lot to show for their hard work over the last year. The recently complete 2015 TriCounty Health Department Annual Report outlines TriCounty’s growth and services.
A connected trail system in the Ashley Valley could become a reality thanks to a collaboration effort for grant funding. Earlier this year, the project was awarded a UDOT grant of $350,000 dollars with approximately $100,000 of that to be used to develop an urban plan for Vernal and Naples and the remaining funds to address the rest of Uintah County.
Crowds were above expectation at Duchesne County events over the last month. According to Duchesne County Economic Development Director Irene Hansen, both the fair and UBIC were extremely well attended by both residents within the Basin and visitors from out of town.
Upgrades to the Uintah County Jail security system met with the Commissioners’ approval on Monday although a portion of the project remains on hold. Uintah County Attorney Jonathan Stearmer recommended a hold on the prebooking and medical cameras in order to continue a legal review of security protocols.
A homicide investigation is ongoing after the death of a man over the weekend on the Uintah-Ouray Indian Reservation. FBI spokeswoman Sandra Barker confirms that a 28-year-old man was killed during the early morning hours on Saturday, August 13th, in the town of Gusher.