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KNEU 1250The TriCounty Health District is still in the same COVID-19 Transmission Index Levels. Uintah County and Duchesne County remain at the High Transmission Level and Daggett County is in the Low Transmission Level. According to TriCounty Health’s press release on Thursday, this means Uintah County had been in high transmission for 70 days, Duchesne County for 70 days and Daggett County in the low transmission level for 86 days.
The Uintah County Clerk Auditor was recognized on Tuesday at the Vernal Chamber luncheon for his years of service to the community. The Chamber’s Public Relations Committee presented Mike Wilkins with the Quarterly Outstanding Public Service Award.
January is National Radon Action Month and TriCounty Health Department is making it easy for locals to test their homes. According to a TriCounty Health press release, elevated levels of radon are found in 1 in 3 Utah homes that are tested. Radon, a naturally occurring radioactive gas, is known as a slow “silent killer,” because while it is tasteless, odorless, and invisible to the naked eye,
Roosevelt City’s Winterfest 2021 will include a variety of activities but among the most anticipated is the outdoor ice skating rink. The City shared a fun time lapse video to their Facebook page on Wednesday showing the process of creating the giant rink at the Constitution Park.
Uintah High School Student of the Week: Steicy Avelar Rodriquez
Uintah High School Athlete of the Week: Emberli Fairey
Twelveth grader, Terra Academy Student of the Week Shaya Snow
Tenth grader, Terra Academy Student of the Week, Harley Carter
This weekend will be the soft opening for the new ‘Buckskin Hills Snow Hill’ in Uintah County. Uintah County announced details on Wednesday sharing the following: “There is a ‘buzz’ around Uintah County regarding the tubing hill at Buckskin Hills Recreation Complex.
TriCounty Health provided the following update on Wednesday concerning local COVID-19 vaccinations: TriCounty Health Department (TCHD) teamed up with Ashley Regional Medical Center (ARMC) and Uintah Basin Healthcare (UBH) to vaccinate local long term care and assisted living facility residents and staff.
A program aimed at easing the hardship inflicted by the COVID-19 pandemic has been extended. Duchesne County School District shared on Tuesday that free meals will continue to the end of the school year for all enrolled students and their siblings. Basin online students are also eligible for the free meal and can complete the online order form at dcsc.org.
Officials are asking Basin residents to please reduce ozone-forming emissions as much as possible for the next few days after an unexpected ozone jump. “Yesterday afternoon/early evening, ozone at Ouray unexpectedly jumped over the EPA standard, with an 8-hr average of about 73 parts per billion (ppb),” shares Dr. Seth Lyman, Director of the USU Bingham Energy Research Center.