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KNEU 1250Uintah High Athletics were proud to announce that the U’ettes are rising to the challenge of 5A competition: Uintah High U’ettes finished 4th overall this past weekend at the highly competitive Rocky Mountain Drill Invitational at Alta High School. The U’ettes dominated in the individual portion of the competition.
The Division of Wildlife Resources has an update on an animal originally believed to be a wolf by the man who found the animal but that wildlife officers believed was more likely a dog or wolf-hybrid. The DWR reported the following on Friday: The animal is actually a pet German shepherd dog that was hit and killed by a vehicle.
If you have shoes collecting dust that you can part with, Uintah Middle School would welcome a donation to their shoe drive as part of the national ‘15 Days of Kindness’ challenge. Students were motivated by Brian Williams, the founder of the ‘Think Kindness’ non-profit, who put on a high-energy assembly that encouraged the students to do acts of kindness every day.
You’ve probably heard by now that the latest variant of COVID is highly contagious and making rounds in the Uintah Basin. Uintah Basin Healthcare reported that while they saw some decline in COVID, January is showing a new wave and all are encouraged to take precautions to slow the spread.
The main events of this year’s Roosevelt City Winterfest are taking place this week and there’s no better way to beat the January blues than to get involved. Winterfest has transformed over the years but it started thanks to avid skier and local dentist Dr. Doug Ogden who wanted to see a winter activity in Roosevelt that got more people outside.
Land acknowledgement statements that Utah State University announced this month have been well received. USU Uintah Basin is only one of 25 campuses in the state and each campus had their own individualized statement crafted.
Temperatures are chilly and as you heat your home make safety a top priority. Uintah County Fire Marshal Jeremy Raymond urges all to clean your chimneys as there have been multiple chimney fires this year.
While thankfully less deadly, the Omicron variant of COVID-19 is surging and due to the state of Utah reaching testing resource capacity, Governor Cox announced on Thursday that the Test-To-Stay programs in schools are suspended.
Senator Mike Lee has staff that will be in the Uintah Basin and ready to listen to topics and concerns from community members next week. They will start with a mobile office set up at Roosevelt City Hall on Wednesday, January 19th, from 10:00am to 11:30am.
It may seem early but election season 2022 is underway and individuals planning to run for county offices have begun gathering signatures.
As of Thursday, January 13th, TriCounty Health Department reported 9,914 total COVID-19 cases in the tri-county area to date. As of that report, there had been zero new COVID-19 related deaths in the previous 7 days and 11 new COVID-19 related hospitalizations.
Duchesne County Commissioners approved a contract with the Upper Payment Limit (UPL) program during their January 3rd Commission meeting. Upper Payment Limit is a federal program that enables long term care facilities access to additional funding to bridge the gap between what the State pays for Medicaid patients and what Medicare allows.