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KNEU 1250The Uintah County Republican Central Committee has made it clear, they are against the County My Vote initiative and they are asking their party members to support the caucus system. “If Count My Vote has their way, the only method [to get a candidate on the ballot for elections] will be to collect signatures,” shares the party.
It’s time again for the local Drug Take Back events in conjunction with National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. Local law enforcement will be collecting unused or expired prescription medication for safe disposal at two sites this Saturday, no questions asked.
Additional help has been sought in the search for a Rangely man who has been missing since September. According to the Rio Blanco County Sheriff’s Office, 66-year-old Peter Christian Ruffner has not been seen since Friday, September 29th.
Ghosts and goblins along with superheros and princesses will soon be swarming the Basin and Vernal Police Department is urging locals to make safety their top priority. Assistant Police Chief Keith Campbell promotes safety every year with reminders for parents, drivers, and trick-or-treaters.
The USU-Uintah Basin nursing program has some impressive stats to brag about. The 2017 graduates completed the registered nurse licensure exam with a 100 percent pass rate for the second consecutive year. This year’s graduating class also achieved 100 percent job placement.
The Uintah County Sheriff’s Office is the latest local law agency to announce that their officers are now trained in and equipped with an antidote to opiate overdose. Naloxone, more commonly referred to by its brand name Narcan, has been distributed to local law agencies thanks to a grant received by TriCounty Health Department
A Uintah Basin man was honored this week during the 43rd annual Golden Key Awards held on October 24th. Sidney Smith of Vernal, a double amputee, was given the Ace Award for being a mentor to others with similar challenges as himself.
Five Michigan men are now in jail on drug charges after a traffic stop on I-80 Tuesday afternoon. According to Sheriff Mike Lowell, a deputy was patrolling around 4:00pm and pulled over an eastbound 2017 Dodge van with Kentucky license plates for following too closely and making unsafe lane changes.
The 2017 general rifle deer hunt has come out of the gates a bit slow. According to the Division of Wildlife Resources, northern Utah including northeastern Utah is among the areas that have seen the biggest change. A total of 144 deer came through the check stations on Saturday and Sunday, shares northern Utah wildlife manager Randy Wood, while a total of 282 deer came through at the same stations last year during the first two days of the hunt.
Thanks to the quick thinking of a group of junior rangers, two vandals are being held accountable for their decision to deface a historical site within Dinosaur National Monument on Friday. According to monument staff, “a 23-year-old female and a 30-year-old male thought it would be fun to carve their initials on an area with 1,000 year old Fremont Petroglyphs at a site known as Swelter Shelter.”
Smoke clouded the air on Sunday in west Duchesne County due to multiple wildfires that had taken off in Wasatch County near Strawberry Reservoir in the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest. Those fires, the Soldier Creek Fire and Trout Creek Fire primarily, threatened cabins and resulted in evacuations of campgrounds and hunters in the area.
Ashley Regional Medical Center is the latest recipient of the Quality Award from HealthInsight, an independent quality organization. The award was presented to hospital representatives at a banquet on October 19th in St. George with Ashley Regional as one of ten hospitals in the state of Utah to be recognized. The HealthInsight Quality Award program was launched in September 2004 in order to promote transparency in health care. The award is for providers in nursing homes, hospitals, home health agencies and physician offices. HealthInsight uses national rankings in determining the award recipients. Congratulations Ashley Regional Medical Center on being recognized for delivering quality care.