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KNEU 1250Even though Halloween isn’t until next week there are plenty of activities this weekend for your inner ghoul. The Vernal Christian Church is hosting the 5th Annual Community Harvest Party. Free to the community it will be held Friday, October 25th from 6:30pm to 8pm. Wal-mart will have their 2nd annual Trick or Treat Walk on Friday from 2pm-3pm.
A British man’s shyness and depression, fueled by a fib, leads a lodge of quirky characters to think that he doesn't speak English thus making him the perfect recipient of their individual secrets. ‘The Foreigner’ now playing at Vernal Theatre: LIVE is ripe with comedy and heart that all ages will enjoy. Director McKenzie Johnstun says the play is even great fun for children.
On Tuesday, Roosevelt City Manager Ryan Snow announced his resignation from his position. Snow plans to help wrap things up through the January City Council meeting and until a new city manager is found. In his letter of resignation addressed to the City Council, Staff, and Roosevelt Community, Snow shared: “The staff and I have worked to reduce costs, increase revenue, and find creative ways to make both financial and infrastructure improvements.
An ex-Uintah High School teacher who was terminated in 2016 was arrested on Wednesday after new information was provided to the Uintah County Sheriff’s Office. 33-year-old Rodd Adam Repsher was booked into Uintah County Jail for investigation of 6 counts of unlawful sexual activity with a 16 or 17-year-old. According to the Uintah County Sheriff’s Office, sheriff’s detective Jason Turnbow, the high school’s resource officer, was informed on October 11th, 2016 that another teacher had found Repsher alone in his classroom pressed up against a 16-year-old student.
Livestock killings are making headlines around the state after a family in Central Utah came home to find two of their Texas Longhorn bulls shot and killed while they were gone. Unfortunately, this story is far from being an isolated incident. In fact, Ritchie Anderson, President of the Uintah County Cattlemen Association, shares that there have been recent incidents of people killing or damaging livestock in the Book Cliffs, on Diamond Mountain, and possibly in the Farm Creek area.
Unemployment rates in the Uintah Basin have continued their downward trend and are nearing the national average. According to the newest data from the Department of Workforce Services, Uintah County unemployment registered at 3.7 percent, down from 4.7 percent one year ago. Duchesne County unemployment dropped to 3.5 percent, down from 4.7 percent one year prior.
National Drug Take Back Day is coming this Saturday. It is the perfect opportunity to safely dispose of unused pills or patches. Last fall, Americans turned in almost 469 tons of prescription drugs. Take Back events have happened 17 times and have collectively lead to approximately 5,900 tons of pills returned.
The hunting seasons has come upon us and has definitely kept the conservation officers of the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources busy. Between August 1st and October 13th officers have contacted 35,619 individuals and inspected 11,425 hunting licenses.
The world becomes a better place when we, as a community, see a need and strive to help fulfill that need. That is exactly what Marsen Furniture Outlet in Roosevelt is trying to do this weekend. They are doing a service project that Marsen is calling “No Child Hungry” and they need the public’s help.
Much like northeastern Utah, many are enjoying time hunting in neighboring Colorado mountains. On Saturday the 19th, a hunter who was part of a camp in Rio Blanco County at Ripple Creek flagged down a Deputy for help, reporting that a 78-year-old male with dementia had walked away from camp in the early morning hours without any shoes or a hunting rifle and with no provisions.
For a multitude of reasons, recycling options are limited in rural areas but that isn’t stopping a new business from trying to offer the service to Uintah Basin residents, with mixed results. Recyclops has been operating successfully in Vernal for over a year now and was recently highlighted in Forbes magazine for their unique curbside pickup process using garbage bags and everyday pickup trucks. The Forbes highlight states that using a tech-driven smart routing app,
The Tuesday LA Times headline reads: He was seeking custom-made boots. The journey led to a life deeply touched by love and death and leather. Under the headline is a picture of the man the words describe, a Vernal man that is well known and loved in the Uintah Basin. It’s 68-year-old master bootmaker Randy Merrell.