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Hard working firefighters have achieved 50 percent containment on the Iron Fire located 18 miles northwest of Craig in Moffat County. The fire, which was called in on September 29th, quickly spread to over 7,000 acres but most fire activity since Sunday has occurred within containment lines. According to the Monday afternoon update from the […]
The animal shelters in the Uintah Basin have been overwhelmed for a long time and need the public’s help. This week the Roosevelt Animal Shelter gave a report on their facility and urged the public to be responsible pet owners. Currently, the Roosevelt Animal Shelter has approximately 26 dog kennels and 38 cat kennels yet […]
Crews continue to fight the Iron Fire in Moffat County 18 miles northwest of Craig. The Iron Fire was discovered just before noon on Friday and as of the Sunday afternoon report, the estimated size is 7,361 acres and it is 30 percent contained. Portions of Moffat County Road 17 and County Road 5 are […]
For the first time in 16 years, the Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Office confirmed a wild bat captured near a home in North Rock Springs that tested positive for rabies. Home owners found the bat in their yard last week before capturing and turning it over to animal control. The bat died naturally in captivity before […]
The FBI has announced the results of ‘Operation Not Forgotten’, which dedicated over 40 FBI special agents, intelligence analysts, staff operations specialists, and victim specialists to special operations. Each was deployed to tribal areas to examine cases and focus resources on seeking justice for women and children who have been victims of crime. The Salt […]
Plans to build a new Central Cove Preschool on USU-owned land in Vernal is another step closer to becoming a reality. During the Uintah School Board meeting on Wednesday, the Board voted 5 to 0 to enter into an agreement with Stout Building Contractors for the project. Stout and VCBO Architecture representatives were in attendance […]
An amazing 320 monarch butterflies were tagged in the Uinta Basin this season. Dinosaur National Monument shared that this is thanks to partner organizations and volunteers including the National Park Service, U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, Natural Resource Conservation Service, Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, interns from Utah Conservation Corps, Scientists in Parks, […]
Those traveling in and out of the Uintah Basin on Sunday likely dealt with some delays due to two separate crashes, tragically both with fatalities. According to Utah Highway Patrol, the first crash took place on Highway 40 on October 1st at 7:14am. “A silver Hyundai Elantra was traveling westbound on SR-40 near Mile Post […]
UBTECH recognized the Vernal Area Chamber of Commerce with “The Connectivity Award for continued support and connection to technical education in the Uintah Basin.” We would like to thank UBTECH for recognizing the Chamber with this award and for all they do in our community.
WORCS Racing brought Round 7 of the Rocky Mountain ATV/MC World Off Road Championship Series to Uintah County’s Buckskin Hills this month and riders from all over the western United States showed up to compete. WORCS Racing described the track as “laid out at just over 8.5 miles of trail that combined hills, a large motocross track […]
It may have been a good idea at one time but in recent years, the amphitheater at Cobblerock Park in downtown Vernal has rarely succeeded in serving its purpose. Loud traffic and limited space has minimized its usefulness and Vernal City decided a change was in order which you’ll notice this week if you’re driving […]
Rick Kawchack is an artist from Craig, Colorado whose unique artwork will soon have a lot more admirers. His aluminum sculpture finished in 2013 is a 2,035-pound dinosaur that took two years and 2,000 hours of work. It was his first venture in creating large scale art and features close to 2 million spot welds […]