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KNEU 1250Thankfully local wildfires have been kept to a minimum so far this year but that doesn't mean the Uintah Basin won’t have to deal with smokey skies. National Weather Service confirms that smoke from fires across the western United States are impacting eastern Utah.
The Uintah County Office of Emergency Management has a message for those whose homes were damaged by flooding over the weekend. The announcement shares that they are conducting a preliminary damage assessment (PDA) of homes in Uintah County for the State of Utah that experienced flooding within the living quarters.
What does technology advances and education opportunities in the Uintah Basin have to do with the current real estate market? Perhaps not too much but the presentations made during Tuesday’s Vernal Chamber luncheon had at least one strong correlation.
Dinosaur National Monument has announced that due to significant damage from a recent thunderstorm, the Yampa Bench Road in Dinosaur National Monument is closed from the monument’s east boundary to the junction with the Echo Park Road until further notice. A thunderstorm passed over the Yampa Bench Road area early on Tuesday, August 3rd.
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department verified in a press release this week the presence of two aquatic invasive species in Flaming Gorge Reservoir – curly pondweed and New Zealand mudsnails. This is the first time New Zealand mudsnails have been documented above the Flaming Gorge dam.
The public is invited along as the Division of Wildlife Resources, teamed up with USU, do their work of researching majestic monarch butterflies.
After taking a forced break in 2020, UBIC is back and ready to put on an amazing celebration. Uintah Basin In Celebration is a cherished tradition and one that is already underway as activities have been going on since the end of July. So far there has been the crowning of new royalty in multiple pageants, sports camps and tournaments, and the always adorable baby show.
Nine years ago a visitor with the last name of Manwell was in the Dinosaur National Monument and discovered a fossilized log a mile or so off the road. It sat in the layer of rock that is called the Morrison formation, which means the log is about 150 million years old.
Wyoming’s Rio Blanco County has lifted fire restrictions.
Tonight is the public hearing for a proposed Vernal City tax increase. Vernal City issued a press release stating that the sole purpose of the proposed tax increase is to pay for the Homeless Tax levied by the State Legislature. The State forces cities and counties throughout Utah to pay for services provided to the homeless shelters in Salt Lake County, Ogden and St. George.
While recent rains have provided some much needed moisture during the drought conditions, Ashley National Forest is still in Stage 1 fire restrictions. “We continue to monitor fuel moisture and wildfire indexes daily to provide safe experiences for visitors to the forest,” shares Ashley National Forest.
Rock Springs City Council officially declared a State of Emergency during their Council meeting Tuesday evening in response to flooding that occurred within the City last week. The worst of the flooding came during storms on and around July 28th that flooded many homes, some even filling entire basements.