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KNEU 1250Black bears live and roam throughout much of the state, including areas of the Uintah Basin, and the Division of Wildlife Resources is offering their tips for staying safe while recreating in bear country.
Saturday’s heavy storm affected residents and businesses throughout Uintah County. Vernal City Manager Quinn Bennion shares that there were many downed trees, power outages, and flooding of store entrances on Vernal Main Street. “Several business owners placed sandbags at their Main Street entrances to minimize water damage,” explains Bennion.
The total number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the TriCounty area is now recorded at 21.
Storms throughout the weekend resulted in downed trees, damaged property, some flooding, and power outages, especially in Uintah County.
Tonight is a special opportunity for all Utahns to tune in to Utah’s first rural Gubernatorial debate that will be 100 percent focused on rural Utah issues and topics. The broadcast, hosted by Evans Family Media, V6 Media, and the Vernal Area Chamber of Commerce, will be aired statewide on rural Utah radio stations, rural Utah Chamber of Commerce Facebook pages, on KSL.com, and various other rural Utah media outlets.
Sunday, June 7th, marked 10 years since a Bureau of Indian Affairs police officer’s life was lost in a car accident and local agencies and individuals took the opportunity to remember him on social media. Officer Joshua Yazzie was just 33 years old when the accident occured as he was responding to a call.
Vernal Police identified the suspect in the June 3rd shooting in a press release issued Monday morning.
Crews continued work on the Gusher Highway 40 UDOT project this week. According to the most recent UDOT update, paving is getting underway and will run at least through Saturday. Paving will all take place during daytime hours.
More and more services are resuming at the Uintah County Library and Library Director Sam Passey has the scoop. “Yes, the Library is Open,” shares Passey. “We’re glad to be here for you.” Passey shares the following key things to know: The Summer Reading Program events are taking place on Tuesdays at various times and locations.
Utah’s Department of Workforce Services has provided an update on the state’s unemployment claims. According to the report, the number of new claims filed for unemployment benefits in Utah was 4,996 for the week of May 24th through the 30th.
Wanting to welcome the public for some fun at the racetrack, the Diamond Mountain Speedway organizers got creative. “We sped off with our first two nights of racing in May,” shares one of the event organizers, Jim Wallace.
The Utah Wildlife Board met Thursday and approved several changes, including the incorporation of a new law passed this year in Utah aimed at preventing invasive quagga mussels from spreading throughout Utah.