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KNEU 1250Utah’s unemployment rate made another small shift upward last month, according to new data from the Division of Workforce Services. Unemployment rose in the state one-tenth of a percent to 3.5 percent. Approximately 54,500 Utahns were unemployed during the month of July while nationally unemployment ticked down to 4.3 percent.
A safe following distance is more than just good advice and could have prevented an accident on Highway 40 near Duchesne on Friday. According to the Utah Highway Patrol, two Colorado men were traveling eastbound on motorcycles at 4:15pm near milepost 93. Witnesses reported that one man was traveling too close behind his companion and impacted the back tire of the lead motorcycle.
It’s been a tragic end to the search for a missing 81-year-old Vernal man who had been camping alone in the High Uintas and was last heard from on Monday, August 14th. According to Duchesne County Sheriff’s Chief Deputy Travis Tucker, Joseph Weyerman had been camping in the Elkhorn Loop/Chepeta Lake area for about two weeks and was scheduled to return home Wednesday night.
Jones Hole Creek has been closed to recreational activity in Dinosaur National Monument due to a septic line break. According to Chief of Visitor Services Dan Johnson, the septic break occurred at the Jones Hole Fish Hatchery managed by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.
A Moffat County High School teacher and coach who was placed on paid administrative leave last spring has formally been charged with 10 felony counts of Sexual Exploitation of a Child. 35-year-old Justin Folley was teaching high school in Craig and coaching the boys varsity baseball team when he was placed on leave from both teaching and coaching.
Vernal City Council approved sponsorships for two upcoming events during their Wednesday City Council meeting. Sylvia Wilkins from Uintah County presented on the 2017 Energy Summit coming up the end of this month.
While details are still sparse, the Utah State Historical Preservation Office has offered an explanation for the process undertaken on ancient burial sites like the one uncovered in Uintah County on Tuesday. The site was discovered on Tuesday as a worker was grading an area on private land that is part of the Woods Road construction project.
There are only a few spots remaining in the Duchesne County Sheriff’s Citizens Academy starting up in September. The free program runs for 8 weeks and is for residents who want to learn more about the Sheriff’s Office and law enforcement.
An Environmental Crimes Task Force has been set up by TriCounty Health Department. The task force has active participation from local law enforcement, the EPA, DEQ and the Uintah County Attorney’s Office.
Tis’ the season for road construction and delays. The Utah Department of Transportation has started work on an 11-mile segment of Highway 40 east of Duchesne City. According to UDOT, the work extends from approximately 300 East in Duchesne to the bridge over Antelope Creek.
A road construction project in Uintah County has become the site of an archeological dig after a construction worker uncovered something unexpected on Tuesday. While doing earthwork on the Woods Road project, a grader uncovered a possible historical burial site. The Uintah County Sheriff’s Office responded and secured the area where the site is located. Construction was immediately shut down and the state was called prompting a team from the Utah State Historical Preservation Office to travel out Wednesday. A complete archeological excavation of the site is being performed this week after which all items will be transported back to Salt Lake for analysis
More beds will be filled at the Uintah County Jail in the coming weeks meaning more income to the county for the facility’s operation. The Uintah County Commission approved a contract during Monday’s Commission meeting with Salt Lake County to take on inmates from the Wasatch Front. According to Uintah County Sheriff Vance Norton, Uintah County will initially take on 24 of Salt Lake County’s inmates at a time with the hope to get up to 48 inmates within several months. The Sheriff’s Office is now advertising to hire 3 new people as a direct result of the increase in inmates with the tentative plan to hire 3 more after the first of the year. While Salt Lake County may only need the contract for about a year, the state has made a deal to guarantee contracts to Uintah County when Salt Lake County no longer has the need. “The state prison will help fill that void of prisoners so we can hire people now and retain them,” shares Sheriff Norton. The increase in inmates brings additional revenue to the County and assists in the goal of putting more local citizens to work in solid careers.