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KNEU 1250The Mack Shaft Fire east of Bonanza in Uintah County is nearing containment. The fire started on Friday around 5:20pm and is burning on state and private land. SR-21 closed east of Bonanza and Highway 45 was temporarily closed.
The Uintah County Commission meeting was packed on Monday as public comment was taken on the 2017 Certified Tax Rate. The overwhelming feedback from the public was the belief that the Commission should cut the budget and not place further burden on the taxpayers. “These are hard times” was a common statement accompanied by the call for the county to join with business and property owners and cut back in order to make it through.
When Lacey Phillips got a look at her son’s carpentry project at UBATC she was immediately interested. Dakota Smuin was taking a Carpentry class from instructor Trent Tomlinson and was among the first of the Uintah High School students to work on the hunting cabin project.
Locals have rallied behind a worthy cause as the 2nd annual Operation Underground Railroad 5K approaches. The cause of modern day abolitionists is striving to raise at least $2,000 dollars in funds to help save at least one child from the sex trade industry.
A change is on its way for the Uintah Basin Applied Technology College. Along with the other technical colleges in the state, the school will undergo a name change and starting July 1st will be known as the Uintah Basin Technical College.
After a successful first round earlier this year, the Uintah County Sheriff’s Citizen Academy is gearing up for a second session. The first round of graduates finished in March. The 12 week course was put together for average citizens to get a hands on law enforcement education to provide a better perspective on law enforcement as a profession.
Roosevelt City has outlined their plan for road maintenance and improvement over the next year. Crews will get underway next month lane leveling and chip sealing roads throughout the City. The five-year budget plans to spend about $300,000 dollars per year on street improvements.
A Uintah County Jail nurse has been charged for illegally distributing prescription drugs in the jail. 57-year-old Helen Marie Bemis has been charged with one count of Misdemeanor Unlawful Conduct of Pharmacy Practices and one count of Misdemeanor Possession of a Prescription Drug for any Unlawful Purpose.
A Rock Springs man is going to trial over a range of domestic violence offenses. According to the Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Office, 29-year-old Allen James Hendrickson was arrested on June 2nd on a warrant charging him with Strangulation of a Household Member, two counts of Domestic Battery, two counts of False Imprisonment, and Unlawful Contact Without Bodily Injury.
The Dead Dog Fire in western Colorado is slowly gaining containment. An update on Thursday reports that the fire is 60 percent contained and remains at 17,731 acres in size. 88.4 percent of the Dead Dog Fire is on BLM lands, 7.2 percent is on private lands in Rio Blanco County, 3.2 percent is on state lands, and 1.2 percent is on private lands in Moffat County.
The victims in a double shooting on June 8th remain in serious condition, one of which is waiting for reconstructive surgery. Details from the shooting are available in court documents that indicate when deputies arrived on the scene the shooter, Jayson Dean, was laying face down in the roadway surrounded by people who came to assist after hearing shots fired.
Heat related deaths and illness are preventable and TriCounty Health is urging the community to make safety a top priority this summer. According to TriCounty Health Director Jordan Mathis, drinking water is crucial during the summer heat.