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KNEU 1250A crash involving a semi and an RV at Strawberry Reservoir added to the Memorial holiday travel delays on Monday but thankfully no one was seriously hurt. UDOT Traffic announced the travel alert just after noon of the accident that took place near milepost 37 on Highway 40.
The lives of Americans lost or fallen in war were honored and remembered on Monday during Memorial Day services hosted by American Legion Posts in the Uintah Basin. American Legion Post 11 lowered the flags at the Uintah County war memorials at 8am on Monday and then held a ceremony at noon that ended with the flags being raised to full staff.
The Utah Department of Workforce Services has provided its latest report and local data shows a decrease in unemployment rates. For April 2021, Daggett County reports 2.8 percent unemployment, down from 3.3 percent the month before and 8.6 percent a year ago.
The United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service has ordered temporary trail closures in the High Uintas Wilderness Area of Ashley National Forest. “Several trails accessing the High Uintas Wilderness Area are closed due to safety hazards from snags and deadfall as a result of the East Fork Fire,” shares Ashley National Forest.
The Uintah Basin Business Revival has a full day of fun in store this Saturday and all are invited. Event organizer Desiree Allridge explains that the event “was inspired after businesses were deemed ‘non essential’ in early 2020.
Uintah County Sheriff’s Office reports that as the search for Max Stubbs continues, multiple aircraft from the Utah and Colorado wings of the Civil Air Patrol and a Classic Air Medical helicopter have joined law enforcement and search and rescue in looking for the missing Uintah County teen.
The Ashley Valley Education Center held its graduation ceremony for its Class of 2021 on Thursday. Uintah School District offered congratulations to the 170 graduates and shared some interesting stats about these amazing students in a press release…
Memorial Day is observed each year on the last Monday of May as a day to honor the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military. Memorial Day 2021 will be observed Monday, May 31st.
TriCounty Health Department reports 146 active COVID-19 cases, 3,989 recovered with 36 total COVID-19 deaths to date. The Transmission Index report shows locally only one new hospitalization in the past seven days with no new COVID-19 deaths. Uintah and Duchense County are at the Moderate COVID-19 Transmission Index level while Daggett County remains at the Low level.
The Duchesne Roosevelt Ranger District provided a campground status update in time for holiday weekend planning: All campgrounds in the Duchesne/Roosevelt Ranger District are open now except Avintaquin and Pole Creek that usually opens around mid-June. Moon Lake and Moon Lake group gates will be open at 8 am Friday morning.
Representative Blake Moore was among a group of lawmakers to introduce the Recreation Not Red-Tape Act to remove barriers to outdoor recreation, making it easier for Americans to enjoy public lands and boosting rural economies across the country.
AAA Travel expects a significant rebound in the number of Americans planning to travel this Memorial Day holiday weekend.