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KNEU 1250Shuttle bus company, Salt Lake Express, has announced that Vernal is among its new routes announced on Tuesday. The Salt Lake Express has surged in growth with its expansion as a company. One year ago, the company consolidated its St. George Express brand to the main brand name of Salt Lake Express.
It’s time for the tastiest tradition of the year! This is the 17th year the Uintah County Library is hosting their “OH! Fudge” candy and treat making demonstration event, complete with yummy samples.
As of Thursday, November 11th, TriCounty Health Department reported 8,648 total COVID-19 cases in the tri-county area to date, an increase of 21 new cases from the day before. There have been 7 new COVID-19 related deaths in the last 7 days and 14 new COVID-19 related hospitalizations.
There is still a way to honor Veterans if you haven’t yet had an opportunity. Uintah Basin Technical College is hosting a Veterans Day 5K on Saturday and donations will go toward a new UBTech Veteran Scholarship. The event will take place at the Vernal UBTech campus on November 13th.
The Environmental Protection Agency is hosting online trainings on their proposed rule to ‘Reduce Methane and other Harmful Pollutants from the Oil and Natural Gas Industry’.
There are ceremonies being held throughout the Uintah Basin today in honor of Veterans Day. Veterans Day was originally called ‘Armistice Day’ and was first recognized on November 11th, 1919, the first anniversary of the end of World War I.
Ashley Valley Community Cats are hoping to save the lives of a group of feral cats that were found in a property that has now been torn down. The property, located in Vernal, was found with 23 feral cats and the property is now cleared for new construction.
Christmas tree permits became available this week for Ashley National Forest. Permits may be purchased for $15 dollars online at Recreation.gov or at one of the following locations:
Making Christmas special for kids in need doesn’t always come with a huge price tag. Rather, the toy they would love the most may already be gathering dust in a toy box down the street. Santa’s Used Toy Workshop is providing the service of accepting gently used toys through donations from the community and sprucing the toys up like new to be ready for families in need this Christmas.
The Uintah Basin Area Veterans (UBAV) invites all to attend a special Veterans Day Wreath Laying Ceremony tomorrow. Uintah Basin Area Veterans co-founder Wes Porter says the intent of the event is to have a day to remember that our veterans’ stories are also the community’s stories.
Boating infrastructure on Flaming Gorge has had some major upgrades lately. The Division of Wildlife Resources announced Tuesday that the $1.2 million dollar project that installed over 30 boat slips at the Lucerne Valley Marina is now complete. The project was the first funded in Utah by a Boating Infrastructure Grant.
Kids, especially teens, can be especially prone to suggestion making them a perfect target. TriCounty Health Department’s Give’m Health focus this week is on teen tobacco prevention and their approach is centered on educating teens about the target that is fixed squarely on them.