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KNEU 1250We may be in for a long winter and this week’s weather has warranted taking the steps to get vehicles winter ready. Utah Highway Patrol Sgt. Kellie Oaks has several suggestions. “We’d encourage everyone to get snow tires,” shares Sgt. Oaks. Yes you heard that right. Snow is already a concern as the mountains throughout the region have been hit with several inches of it in the last week
The next step in making rail a reality in the Uintah Basin is underway. The Seven County Infrastructure Coalition met in Vernal on Thursday afternoon for their board meeting and unanimously approved applying for funding through the Community Impact Board for the environmental studies needed.
The Furever Buddy’s Dog Rescue and others in the community have made great efforts to help the 101 chihuahuas rescued from a home evacuated during the Dollar Ridge Fire in July. The Rescue provided an update this week on several of the dogs that are still struggling and how the community can help.
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and the “Let’s Talk”: Uintah Basin Cancer Support Group is meeting tonight with special guests qualified to talk on the subject. Dr. Sean Paulsen and Charlie Denver will cover material on Breast Cancer awareness and the importance of mammograms.m
A Roosevelt man died on Tuesday in a service rig accident in Duchesne County. According to the Duchesne County Sheriff’s Office, emergency personnel were called at about 8:00am to a service rig near 750 North 3000 West. “When deputies arrived, they learned crews from an oilfield service company were working to move a heavy, metal floor from one rig to another,” shares the release.
The Forest Service announced this month that the comment period is now open on amendments to greater sage-grouse land management plans. According to the announcement, a Draft Environmental Impact Statement includes the proposed amendments that would affect Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, Wyoming, and Utah and the changes are aimed at improving “clarity, efficiency, and implementation of the current greater sage-grouse plans, including promoting landscape-scale alignment with state efforts.”
Pelican Lake is now closed to the public as a scheduled rotenone treatment is underway. Located about 25 miles southeast of Roosevelt, Pelican Lake has been known as the place to go to catch big bluegill in Utah as well as largemouth bass. An influx of common carp in 2008 and 2009, however, has changed the quality and the bluegill fishery has sharply declined.
The Hospitality Committee in Uintah County is recognizing the faces of customer service in local businesses. The newest DinoSOAR customer service award recipient is Stefanie Henneberg, a server at the Quarry Steakhouse & Brew Pub. Stefanie is originally from Germany and is a licensed horse trainer and riding instructor. In addition to working with horses and riders locally, Stefanie began working at the Quarry in early 2018.
It’s the final day for the TriCounty Health ‘Flu Shoot Out’ event being held at the USU Campus in both Roosevelt and Vernal. The ‘Flu Shoot-Out’ helps provide flu shots to the public but it also helps TriCounty Health staff practice a ‘Point of Dispensing’ (POD) event.
The fall hunt is an anticipated family event for many in the Uintah Basin and among the many preparations being made, National Weather Service is urging hunters be prepared for cold and wet winter conditions. “Hunters engaged in the various open hunting seasons will experience winter weather conditions at the higher elevations,” shares the announcement.
Thankfully, a bomb threat at a school in Wyoming’s Sweetwater County was a false report this week. According to the Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Office, the threat was made at the Rock Springs Junior High School as school was letting out on Tuesday afternoon at about 2:45pm.
A rail line connecting the Uintah Basin with outside markets could be a game changer for northeastern Utah’s economy and an invitation has been extended for those interested to come to a public meeting on Thursday and express their support of the project. A board meeting for the 7 County Infrastructure Coalition is being held on Thursday afternoon in Vernal and public input will be accepted on the matter of the Coalition seeking funding for the potential rail line project’s EIS, planning, and requirements to get to regulatory approval.