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KNEU 1250The November election is fast approaching and Uintah Basin voters should have their ballots by now. Uintah County Clerk-Auditor Mike Wilkins reports that as of Friday morning, approximately 30 percent of Uintah County ballots have been received at the County Clerk’s Office.
The search continues in the Pine Mountain area for a missing Rock Springs hunter. 74-year-old Terry Meador was believed to have gone hunting alone and was reported missing to the Rock Springs Police Department on October 25th. His unoccupied blue Chevy pickup was found badly stuck north of Pine Mountain.
There are many reasons that families travel from miles around to attend the Halloween Mayor’s Walk at the Uintah Community Center every year and a local man’s annual costume reveal is among the favorite of them. It all started five Halloweens ago when Ironman arrived at the event.
The Uintah County Library will be having a weekly writer’s workshop called Just My Type on Thursday evenings at 7pm. The group will be utilizing some aspects of National Novel Writing Month (or NaNoWriMo) as they meet to share ideas, discuss writing habits and learn. Local author Bethany Wiggins will be participating to share her experience and knowledge.
The Uintah High School Student of the Week is Kristonna Tripp, nominated by Madame White. “Kristonna is a Junior in my French class,” shares White. “She is an excellent student who is intrinsically motivated with high standards.
The Duchesne County Sheriff’s Office provided further details on a semi crash that happened on Antelope Road 5 miles south of Highway 40 on the afternoon of October 24th. According to the Sheriff’s Office, the crash was witnessed and called in by a bystander and when first responders first arrived, the driver was trapped inside the wreckage.
As of Saturday’s last report, the search for missing Rock Springs hunter, Terry Meador, continued. According to Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Office, 74-year-old Meador was reported missing by family members on Thursday, October 25th. He was believed to have gone hunting alone south of Rock Springs and deputies took up the investigation at about 1:00am on Friday.
When is a 5k more than a run? When you are experiencing that run in soldier’s gear in what is known as a Ruck Run. Ruck is short for rucksack which is a military slang for a backpack. The roots of rucking lie deep in the military – where long hikes with heavily loaded backpacks are the norm.
Uintah Basin Healthcare continues to excel in care in the Basin by being the recipient of the HealthInsight Quality Award. This award was launched in September 2004 to promote transparency in healthcare.
Many in the Uintah Basin are hurting after an accident that took the life of a Duchesne woman and her unborn son and the community is holding an event to share their love and support of the family. Shantell and Macoy Young were traveling near Heber last weekend when a driver in a stolen vehicle crossed into their lane and struck their vehicle nearly head on.
Information is scarce but there have been two confirmed accidents involving semis in the Uintah Basin in as many days. The Duchesne Volunteer Fire Department shared that they responded to a semi truck accident 5 miles south of Highway 40 on Antelope Drive in Duchesne County on Wednesday, October 24th.
On Monday October 29th at the Commission Chambers, Uintah County is holding a public hearing to discuss the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Small Cities Program. Uintah County is eligible to apply provided it meets the applicable program requirements.