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KNEU 1250The Lane Frost Challenge thrills fans every year as cowboys compete to carry on the legacy of Lane Frost and this weekend is the 19th year for the competition. Lane Frost is known the world over for the movie ‘8 Seconds’ which tells the story of the bull riding legend that meets a tragic end. Lane grew up on a Lapoint farm where he started riding dairy calves at the age of 5.
Starvation Reservoir is the place to be this Saturday for a day of fishing and major prizes at the ‘Snow Dog Ice Addiction’ ice fishing tournament. According to event coordinator Will Dykstra, the ice is 8 ½ to 10 inches thick depending where you are. At the boat ramp where the tournament is taking place, the conditions are safe with good, hard ice.
UDOT has begun working with landowners along Highway 40 in Gusher as they work to purchase additional property needed for upcoming roadway improvements. In addition to working with landowners, UDOT has been focused on roadway design and the right-of-way process is expected to be complete by mid-2019. “While the right-of-way process is underway,” shares a UDOT update, “the project team will continue working on finalizing the roadway design. UDOT plans to send the project out for contractor bids by fall 2019. Construction is scheduled during 2020.” An Open House on the project was held in September where input was received. “Several attendees suggested continuing the project west toward the river [but] UDOT is not able to include additional widening improvements west of 8500 East with this project,” shares the update. “UDOT has documented your concerns and will incorporate them into future U.S. 40 projects as they are developed and funded.” For more information on this or other UDOT projects, visit www.udot.utah.gov.
Heavy precipitation moved across Utah Thursday night resulting in travel impacts through much of the state. UDOT reports road snow and slush the entire route of Highway 40 in Utah with moderate travel caution required through Uintah and most of Duchesne County and high travel caution required into Wasatch County at Strawberry Reservoir, Daniel’s Canyon, and Heber Valley to Park City. The heavy mountain snow also means I-80 in Parley’s Canyon east into Wyoming is high caution with impaired travel conditions expected into Friday.
2018 was an exciting year for the Roosevelt branch of the Duchesne County Library System with Librarian Stephen Moon being named Utah’s Librarian of the Year and with plans moving forward on a new Roosevelt library. In recent years, the Roosevelt branch library has exceeded state benchmarks with their stats growing in circulation, frequency of events, attendance, and visits to the library. “Our event attendance went way up and in essence outgrew our library,” shares Duchesne County Library System Director Daniel Mauchley.
While it was unsure last night with the heavy snow whether local schools would be in session as usual today, local districts have officially announced there will be no change in schedules. Duchesne County School District Student Services Director Scott Forsyth confirmed at 5am today that its school as usual today in DCSD. Uintah School District Superintendent Mark Dockins confirmed at 5:30am that school will also be in session as usual in Uintah School District.
The Utah Wildlife Board in their January 10 meeting have approved changes that willguide black bear hunting in Utah for the next three years. What that means for the hunting community is that there will be a few more spot and stalk bear hunts in the year. Spot-and-stalk hunts have hunters walk through the forest to find a bear and then track to take. These hunts do not allow hunters to pursue the bears with hounds or use bait to lure the bears in. “The success rate on spot-and-stalk hunts is similar to archery hunting for deer,” Darren DeBloois, game mammals coordinator for the DWR DeBloois explains. “We can offer more opportunities to spot-and-stalk because the number of bears taken with spot-and-stalk is lower than other types of hunting.” To view all the board approved changes get the free 2019 Black Bear Guidebook at www.wildlife.utah.gov/guidebooks by February 1.
Those of us in the Uintah Basin know that there are several hidden gems of unique experiences throughout the area. One such hidden gem is the Uinta Highline Trail with its variety of landscapes. The striking character of the trail is its openness and expansive views—treeless terrain accounts for over half the distance of the trail.
The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources wants to invite anglers to ice fish Flaming Gorge Reservoir. The smaller lake trout are causing problems many other species of fish. Randy Oplinger, sport fisheries coordinator for the Utah DWR, explains that “the smaller lake trout are competing with kokanee salmon and rainbow trout for food.”
While it may only make a small dent in a missing paycheck, efforts are being made locally to help furloughed federal employees during the government shutdown. Local school districts have announced that households of furloughed federal employees may apply for temporary free or reduced school meal benefits for their children.
Governor Gary Herbert announced this week that Utah officially has an updated version of the Greater Sage Grouse Conservation Plan. The first version of the plan was implemented in 2013 and in the years since, input has come in from those with the boots on the ground, including from stakeholders in the Uintah Basin.
Are you suffering from pain and anxiety? It is a common struggle in modern America so you do not need to feel alone. The Duchesne County Sheriff’s Office wants to help those in the Basin that are struggling with such issues.