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KNEU 1250Vernal Police Chief Dylan Rooks issued a press release on June 17th in response to criticism received for police response during the Outlaw Jamboree ATV light parade. Chief Rooks explained that the police department was never informed that a ‘light parade’ was to occur and no event permit was applied for.
The Patriotic Field of Flags is returning to the Walking Park this year with even more flags this year. Vernal City Manager Quinn Bennion shares that over 600 flags will be on display. “Celebrate the 4th of July with a walk through the patriot flag display and by honoring our veterans,” encourages Bennion.
Due to current and forecasted weather, along with the hazardous fire potential created by extremely dry conditions, Dinosaur National Monument has implemented Stage I Fire Restrictions that went into effect Friday, June 18th. Restrictions for the monument include prohibition of:
It's time for some Broadway under the stars! Outlaw Trail Theater’s production of ‘Hello, Dolly!’ opens tomorrow at the Western Park Amphitheater and all involved are excited to welcome an audience. The show runs select nights from June 22nd through July 2nd.
As of June 17th, TriCounty Health Department is reporting 217 active cases of COVID-19 so it is not surprising that there has been a change to the Transmission Index. Uintah County has been shifted from Moderate to High Transmission level while Duchesne County stayed at the Moderate level and Daggett County stayed at the Low level.
The Utah Field House, more commonly referred to as the Dinosaur Museum, was recently visited by paleontology graduate students from Adelphi University in New York. Stephen Finch and Riley Sombath traveled to Vernal to go over some of the museum's collections for their studies.
Vernal Theatre: Live has had five solid years of bringing local talent to the stage. They just recently announced the shows for their sixth season. The season will kick off with ‘Footloose the Musical’ directed by Jay and Molly Haslem and running September 10th through the 18th.
Utah’s Division of Wildlife Resources takes several proactive measures during severe drought years to help fish and wildlife species including in the Uintah Basin. Such measures include making changes to the fishing regulations to allow anglers to harvest more fish at drought-impacted waterbodies.
Utah is hitting record heats all over the state. That being the case it is very important to know the signs and differences of heat stroke and heat exhaustion. If an individual is suffering from heat exhaustion they will feel faint or dizzy, they will be excessively sweating, they will have cool, pale, clammy skin, they will suffer from nausea or vomiting, they will have a rapid, weak pulse and be suffering from muscle cramps.
Utah’s Division of Wildlife Resources warns that this year's drought will lead to more wildlife traveling into neighborhoods. There has already been an increased amount of people reporting deer in their yards and gardens. Here are a few tips that can help minimize any property damage from these wildlife visits.
For those travelling on S.R. 44 in Daggett County between Greendale Junction and milepost 14, please be aware that the Utah Department of Transportation will be resurfacing the roadway.
125 state and local Chambers from 30 states around the nation sent a strong message of opposition to President Biden’s indefinite ban on new energy production on federal lands and waters on Wednesday.