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KNEU 1250As UBTech continues to bring opportunities of employment and education into the Basin the support of local companies grows as well. Recently, Simplot Phosphates has donated a 1999 Wilson CF900 48-foot flatbed to the Heavy Duty Diesel program. The trailer is no longer used and needs repairs to the ABS braking system and hydraulics. Simplot hopes that it can give students hands-on experience in repairs.
An inmate escaped from a correctional facility in Colorado is still missing, according to Monday’s last report, and citizens throughout the region are encouraged to be on the lookout. Adam Loehr escaped from the Delta Correctional Facility in Delta, Colorado on Saturday and the public has been asked to not approach him and call 911 immediately if he is seen.
A tragic fatal crash that took place early Monday morning on Highway 40 was followed by two people fleeing the scene and eventually being arrested. According to Utah Highway Patrol, a 2005 Chrysler Sebring was traveling westbound on Highway 40 about 15 miles west of Vernal around 5:30am when, for an unknown reason, the driver of the Sebring crossed over the center median nearly perpendicular to the roadway and was struck by a 2001 GMC Denali that was traveling eastbound.
Utah State Representative Scott Chew has penned an open letter to his constituents in Duchesne and Uintah County regarding HB441, explaining the need for tax reform. “You all know that I promised to do my best to represent the citizens of our district (#55), but with HB 441, a situation has arisen where representing the concerns of folks at home is in conflict with the oath when I became a Utah State Representative – ‘To keep Utah economically sound’,” shares Representative Chew.
When Andrew Lloyd Webber imagined a stage production of a little boy’s dream about his toy trains, he couldn’t have imagined that it would become one of the longest-running broadway shows in history. Nor could he have imagined, in 1984, that it would soon have its own purpose-built theatre in Germany, where it has now been performed for thirty years (and counting).
UBTech is spreading the word: There is a shortage of CDL qualified truck drivers with close to 51,000 drivers needed to make up for it. “Almost everything we use is moved across the country by truck, so without truck drivers our whole country would be at a standstill,” says Seth Taylor, CDL Instructor for UBTech. UBTech has a highly accredited program for CDL truck driver training.
Rural interests, including those of the Uintah Basin, were given focus during Friday’s Rural Legislative Caucus that takes place weekly during the legislative session. While HB441 had already been tabled for the current session, rural broadcasters still took the opportunity to go on the record, each sharing information about the devastating effects that the proposed sales tax on services would have on their rural communities.
The investigation continues into an apartment fire in Vernal in which a person was found deceased. According to Uintah County Fire Marshal Jeremy Raymond, an odor smell was called in at 355 East 100 North in Vernalon Friday night. Vernal Fire crews responded around 10:00pm and a fire was discovered in the upstairs of a unit where a 35-year-old female was pulled from a bedroom.
The Uintah Basin Education Summit was held over the weekend and with it, the 2018-2019 Teacher of the Year honorees were recognized. Uintah Schools Superintendent, Mark Dockins, recognized the teachers from each of the district’s schools.
Uintah County Community Development has added their voice to those urging residents to prepare for spring runoff. The SNOTEL report from March 4th shows that snowpack for areas of the Uintah Basin range from 112 to 155 percent of normal. “If the wet pattern continues through the spring we could see a significant amount of runoff,” shares Uintah County Community Development.
Education is a vital component of community and personal growth. As such it is at the forefront of many of the Basins discussions. Vernal Area Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring the 4th annual Uintah Basin Education Summit. The summit’s theme is “Growth Mindset in the Digital Age” with the keynote speaker Dr. Christy Kane speaking on Electronics and the Effect on the Brain.
Utah Highway Patrol has released the names in Wednesday’s fatal accident near Strawberry Reservoir. The deceased driver is Esteban Rivas-Dimas of Roosevelt and the deceased left rear passenger is Pascual Navarro of Mexico. The accident took place on Highway 40 at 3:15pm at Mile Post 52 about 1 mile east of the Soldier Creek Turn. “SR-40 in the area of the crash was snowy and icy,” shares Highway Patrol. “A green Ford Expedition was eastbound on SR-40 when the driver lost control of the vehicle.