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KNEU 1250Cool weather will soon be upon us and with it the need for some warm coats. The Rotary Club in Vernal has its annual Winter Coat Drive underway to help those in the community. The Rotary Club works to collect new or gently used coats, gloves, and scarves for all sizes both kids and adults until October 21st.
The Vernal City Police Department asked the public to keep an eye out last Thursday after 3 vehicles were stolen from a local business. While two of the vehicles had been recovered the third, a black 2013 Chevy Silverado, had yet to be located. Eventually the Silverado was also located and Vernal PD thanked the community for the assistance.
Organizers of the Gobbler Thanksgiving 5K have announced the recipients of this year’s race. Tracy Webster was diagnosed with incurable Stage 4 stomach cancer in March. Tracy has his beautiful wife Alicia of 21 years. They have three children, Karsen (19), Reagan (18) and Bransen (15).
2020 has been a doozy of a year for the average family so it is hard to imagine the stress and hardship of those dealing with additional illness and hardship. Recognizing that this is the case, the community is rallying around Stephanie Robb Larkin as she prepares to fight another round of “the big C”.
A Vernal man is in jail and being held without bail on multiple felony and misdemeanor offenses following an incident on SR 121 west of Vernal early Saturday morning. At approximately 1:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 3, 2020, a Uintah County Sheriff Deputy observed a vehicle that appeared to have run off the roadway.
A fatal ATV crash remains under investigation in Uintah County. The Uintah County Sheriff’s Office shared Sunday night that a 52-year-old Taylorsville man died after the four wheeler he was operating crashed in southern Uintah County on October 2nd.
The Duchesne County Sheriff’s Office gave an update on further wildfire evacuations.
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month so it was fitting that Friends Against Family Violence chose October 1st to launch the local ‘My Voice Has Power’ campaign. Their message is clear, each voice can make a difference. The campaign is aimed at raising awareness about the ways that interpersonal violence affects our community and that using your voice has the power to create change.
Thankfully the Uintah Basin has not so far been hard hit by COVID-19 like other areas of Utah but still there are local effects when individuals are possibly exposed and quarantined. A new grant program is aimed at alleviating that burden on small businesses in Utah.
Get in the October spirit by watching the monster truck show that is coming to Vernal. Monster Trucks have been around since the late 1970’s when heavily modified pickup trucks were becoming popular and the sports of mud bogging and truck pulling were gaining in popularity.
There are those that enjoy decorating for the holidays and there are those that take decorating to Olympic levels. A family in Roosevelt is among the best of the best and they generously share their obsession with the entire community.
A Vernal man is facing charges after allegedly stabbing his roommate over rent money. 27-year-old Cody James Aaron Evans has been charged in 8th District Court with 2nd Degree Felony Aggravated Assault and Class B Misdemeanor Assault.