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KNEU 1250The Starvation Bridge rehabilitation project has reached substantial completion. The Utah Department of Transportation announced that they anticipate that all traffic control devices and temporary traffic signals will be removed from the roadway by the end of the week.
It’s more than just paleontologists excited about a major dig site recently uncovered in Moffat County. The hope is that it could mean good things for the area’s economic future.
The Uintah Basin Orchestra and Chorus Christmas concert is going to be one to remember and if you are interested in joining the fun, that opportunity may still be available to you!
Even with a pandemic, Utah’s employment has increased over the last 24 months. According to the latest report from the Department of Workforce Services, the state’s economy added a cumulative 53,600 jobs since September 2019 and the current employment level is 1,625,200.
The Utah Division of Water Quality will stop monitoring for Harmful Algal Blooms at the end of the month but that does not mean the danger is gone.
A favorite local event is back and restored to its usual flare. As always, this year’s Holly Days Festival will be held the day after Thanksgiving in Vernal.
Uintah County Commissioner Bill Stringer and Commissioner Bart Haslem visited the KVEL Newstalk radio studio on Thursday for an interview focused on the recent audit released by the State Auditors Office. The use of Cares Act funding was among the many topics discussed during the hour-long interview.
While it may not be obvious, construction work on the new Roosevelt library is well underway and national supply chain issues have not affected the project so far. Duchesne County Library System Director Daniel Mauchley (Mock-Lee) shares that crews have been busy working on the foundation and utilities.
There are many moving parts when putting on a play and plenty of unpredictable things can happen. Add in a global pandemic and it’s quite a miracle that any production gets off the ground. Bad luck and bad timing meant one of the characters in Vernal Theatre: LIVE’s production of ‘The Curious Savage’ would miss the entire run of the show due to being in quarantine.
As of Thursday, October 21st, TriCounty Health Department reported 8,086 total COVID-19 cases in the tri-county area to date, an increase of 23 new cases from the day before and reaching a total of 64 deaths to date. According to Thursday’s data, there are currently 690 active cases which continues the downward trend from last week which reported 857.
October 23rd is the first day of the 2021 rifle deer hunt which will end on Saturday, October 31st. As hunters get their deer, wildlife officials ask that they take a moment to stop at the CWD check stations for a quick test.
An escaped inmate had people and law enforcement on the lookout throughout the region after escaping police custody in Sweetwater County on Tuesday. 29-year-old John L. Ortega was being transported by private inmate transport vehicle from California to Cheyenne when he managed to slip his restraints and run while at a rest stop in Rock Springs.