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KNEU 1250This weekend is the perfect time to get outside and look to the sky! The annual Dinah “SOAR” Days Hot Air Balloon Festival is this Friday, Saturday, and Sunday and the event will be bigger and better than ever before. The Festival began in 2018 and was a huge success, even with weather issues that grounded many of the balloons.
The danger of drought for wildlife is very real and wildlife officials are doing what they can to help the vulnerable get through it. The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources shares that their biologists and other partners installed 16 new water guzzlers including the rebuilding of a “mega” guzzler in the summer range area of the Book Cliffs to help provide water for wildlife and other animals during the drought.
Fire restrictions on the Ashley National Forest are officially lifted as of midnight on August 20th. When restrictions were announced, the public was promised conditions would be monitored and restrictions lifted as soon as it was considered safe.
The new manager of the Vernal Regional Airport, Ken Campbell, provided an airport update at the Vernal Chamber luncheon last week. Campbell had a career in the Air Force before taking the position in Vernal. He emphasized that Vernal has a fabulous runway.
Congressman Blake Moore has introduced the Afghanistan Accountability Act. In a press release announcing the Act, Moore states that the Afghanistan Accountability Act is a crucial first step in identifying the breakdown between the intelligence community, Department of Defense leadership, and administration officials that facilitated what he called a humanitarian and geopolitical crisis.
Free school meals will continue in the Uintah School District. Even though school meals will be free through June 30th, the district is asking parents/guardians to complete the free/reduced lunch application. Some types of school and community funding are based on the number of students who qualify for free/reduced lunch due to household income or participation in other state and federal programs.
Even as Duchesne County has formally requested federal funds to assist with flooding damage earlier this month, the flooding damage continues with the ongoing storms.
The COVID-19 Transmission Index update reports Duchesne County and Uintah County at the High Transmission Index Level and Daggett County at the Low Level.
A dream five years in the making is getting much deserved attention in Duchesne County. On Thursday, KSL featured the epic Harry Potter play house in Duchesne that stands out from far distances thanks to its distinct castle style towers rising far above the family’s home on the same plot of land.
Utah Representative Burgess Owens is among a group of House Freshman Republicans that have denounced President Biden’s handling of withdrawal from Afghanistan.
The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources is seeking feedback from the public as part of planning for the possible future detection of invasive mussels.
Uintah County Sheriff’s Office reports that on the evening of August 16th, emergency crews were dispatched to 9500 East, south of Bullock Reservoir on the report of a vehicle rollover. When crews arrived, they located a tan Ford Explorer in the roadway.