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KNEU 1250Utah Division of Wildlife Resources is asking for any information from the public concerning a deer poaching incident in Duchesne County. A press release issued this week shares that conservation officers received information about a poaching incident on February 14th near Sam's Wash Road, south of Highway 40, in western Duchesne County.
With a mission too important to put on hold, Prime Time 4 Kids defied the odds and found ways to continue their early intervention services throughout 2020. Now, with their staff vaccinated and restrictions lifting they are back in full force and inviting the community to schedule to bring their children, from newborn up to 3 years old, in for a free evaluation to learn if early intervention services are needed.
The TriCounty Board of Health approved a new Cosmetology Rule on March 24th that goes into effect on July 1st. During this week’s Give’m Health interview on 105.5 Eagle Country, TriCounty Health Environmental Health Scientist David Koons explained that this was in response to Utah’s legislature passing the Statewide Cosmetology Facility Sanitation Rule in March of 2020.
Sweetwater County Sheriff John Grossnickle recently learned that he is one of a small group of law enforcement executives from across the country who has been selected to attend the FBI's Law Enforcement Executive Development Seminar (LEEDS) later this month in Washington D.C.
Echo Car Wash in Roosevelt took to social media on Tuesday and posted on their page a warning for the community. They posted a photo of a suburban with the warning to keep an eye out for the individual driving it, stating that he flashed a girl on Monday. The police are informed of the incident but Echo Car Wash is hoping to spread the word so all can be on the lookout and able to keep their family and children safe.
Uintah County Commissioner Bill Stringer took time following the regular business items of Monday’s Commission meeting to revisit an agenda item from last week’s meeting that elicited push back. On Monday, March 29th, the Commission’s regularly scheduled meeting included an agenda item titled, ‘Deliberation Concerning The Process of Implementing the Provisions of Utah Code 17-19A-205 Accounting Services’.
Being the host city of a conference welcoming community leaders from across the state comes with benefits to the community. After a 4 year break, the 2021 Building Utah Conference is underway and of all the places it could be held it is happening right here in Vernal.
The TriCounty Health COVID Shootout locations are now offering Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines in addition to Moderna. No appointment is necessary and the vaccine is available to everyone 18 years old and older. The Johnson & Johnson vaccine is a single dose while the Moderna vaccine is administered two times, a month apart.
Spring weather has arrived and most of the time it feels great to be outside. For many, this signals it is time to get out of the house and clean up the yard and home. To add incentive for the community’s beautifying efforts, local agencies are making cleanup efforts as affordable as possible.
A Utah Senator is focused on what is being called a crisis on the United States/Mexico border and offering what he believes to be a solution to the chaos. Senator Mike Lee recently introduced the Stopping Border Surges Act which would address loopholes in the immigration system which Lee says encourages immigrants to take dangerous, illegal paths of entry into the United States.
The visual arts community has a public venue where the community can come enjoy local talent and there is now new art on display. The Uintah Basin Visual Arts organization was started in 2020 as a local non-profit organization “dedicated to developing the quantity, quality, and affordability or arts and culture for the citizens of the Uintah Basin.”
Officials have made it clear that there’s cause for extra concern this wildfire season. National Weather Service is doing their part to warn the public of the dangers with several new announcements over the weekend. “More Red Flag Warnings are in place with gusty winds and low relative humidity through the start of the week,” shares National Weather Service.