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KNEU 1250USU Uintah Basin and its fellow statewide USU campuses across Utah had an edge as an education institution during the pandemic. USU shared in a press release that as a national leader in innovative online and broadcast education, USU leveraged its experience to adapt quickly and continue to serve students with relatively minimal disruption.
Uintah School District announced Thursday that they will NOT require students, employees, or visitors to its campuses to wear a mask, during the last week of school. Terra Academy and Duchesne County School District have made similar announcements following Utah Governor Spencer Cox’s announcement Thursday that the statewide mask mandate for K through 12 public schools will end on May 24th.
It was a fantastic evening at the Uintah Conference Center for the Annual Chamber Meeting and Awards Dinner. This was the 72nd year for the event held last night with excellent food and special guest speaker Olympic wrestler Rulon Gardner.
A new stop light is destined for Naples City on Highway 40 at 1000 South. Naples City Mayor Dean Baker confirms that plans are underway for the light and for a good reason. Uintah School District’s administration will be moving to their new property in that area including the entire fleet of school buses as part of the district’s transportation department.
If you are looking forward to a summer of fishing, the Division of Wildlife Resources is getting the message out that the current drought is anticipated to impact fish by reducing the amount of water available in lakes, reservoirs and streams throughout the state.
The 2021 Special Olympics Northeastern Area games are underway with the Track and Field event coming up on Wednesday. The Duchesne Raptors and Uintah Dinos had a fantastic day of competition earlier this month during the Swim Meet.
Utah’s Division of Water Resources has been issuing weekly watering guides to help Utah residents know what is recommended for watering while in drought conditions. Striking the balance can be difficult but the weekly watering guide can take the guesswork out of it.
TriCounty Health Department announced Thursday that it is partnering with other local health departments in Utah to have a supply of Pfizer vaccine for the next steps in vaccinating the tri-county area. TriCounty Health began offering vaccine to youth ages 12 and up with available Pfizer vaccine beginning May 12th.
The public is invited to the unveiling of a new ADA-accessible fishing dock at Starvation Reservoir this weekend. “This project was a collaborative effort between all the resource agencies involved with managing Starvation,” shares DWR Aquatics Manager Trina Hedrick.
The 2021 Duchesne County Fair Legendary Cowboy is Gary Goodrich. Goodrich was born in 1938 and has called Bluebell home his entire life. He married Nonalee Holgate in 1957 and the pair have been married for over 62 years, having raised 6 kids.
Ashley National Forest has a message for this season’s visitors: think of others and pick up after yourself. “Remember leaving trailers unattended and more than the 16 day stay limit in one location not only removes the opportunity from others but will degrade the health and diversity of the location over time,” shares the Forest.
A Roosevelt native blues singer has advanced to the Top 8 on the NBC hit show The Voice. Jordan Matthew Young had already enjoyed a solid career as a performing musician, reportedly performing 200 shows a year before the COVID-19 pandemic.