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KNEU 1250It was a night to remember for the Uintah swim team at the Wasatch swim meet on Thursday. While majority of the Ute swimmers broke personal best times during the meet, one young man had an especially banner night.
The small town of Tabiona lost one of its residents in a house fire Thursday. According to the Duchesne County Sheriff’s Office, flames engulfed the home of 66-year-old Rickey Evin Wilberg early Thursday morning. Firefighters responded but tragically Wilberg did not get out and his body was recovered Thursday afternoon.
How many bluegill do you think are still in Steinaker Reservoir? Guess higher. Although water levels have dropped dramatically as the reservoir dam is being repaired, the deepest channels are at fifteen feet and the bluegills are thriving. Utah Division of Wildlife Resources recently tagged 100 bluegill and only had 3 report back. It might not sound like much but it helps the DWR to know that there are anywhere between 37,000 to 39,000 bluegill still in Steinaker.
The winter months keep us inside more which makes it easier for diseases to be spread. TriCounty Health wants to remind people that hand washing is one of the most important things we can do to prevent illness. The CDC tells us that we should wash our hands in the following situations; before, during, and after preparing food, before eating food, before and after caring for someone who is sick, before and after treating a cut or wound, after using the toilet, after changing diapers or cleaning up a child who has used the toilet, after blowing your nose, coughing, or sneezing, after touching an animal, animal feed, or animal waste, after handling pet food or pet treats and after touching garbage.
Craig Police Department is asking the public to keep an eye out for a wanted individual and to contact them if he is seen. 47-year-old Todd Smith is wanted for Contempt related to dangerous drug charges. Smith is a 5 foot 10 inch white male with brown hair and brown eyes weighing approximately 135 pounds.
Sometimes fact is stranger than fiction. Three men are in Uintah County Jail on a long list of charges including kidnapping and it was all over a missing “sentimental bandana”. According to the Probable Cause Statement, the incident occurred on January 5th when Cody Joseph Alvarez, Kevin Walker, and Dylon Smuin told a group of six people that “no one was leaving the premises until after a bandana belonging to [Alvarez] was located.”
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has asked residents of the state of Utah to come forward with any information concerning an unknown bank robber that has been dubbed the Holiday Bandit. He is described as a male, 5’4” to 5’8” in height and white or hispanic.
The Marshal’s Office in Dinosaur, Colorado has reached out to its Utah neighbors as they are seeking leads on a business break in. At approximately 11:00pm on Sunday, January 6th, a male and female broke into the Rocky Mountain Cannabis Marijuana Dispensary.
School administration acted quickly on Thursday morning at Ashley Elementary in Vernal when an Carbon Monoxide alarm went off. The school was evacuated with students and staff walking to nearby Uintah Middle School and the Vernal City-Uintah County Fire Department responded. Parents and guardians were notified of the situation through the District’s call system and were updated within half an hour that firefighters had given the all-clear for students and faculty to return to the school.
There were no injuries in a robbery in Vernal City early in the morning on Wednesday. According to Vernal Police, the robbery took place around 4:30am at the 7-11 convenience store on Highway 40 next to McDonalds on January 9th. “The suspect fled the scene within the 2 or 3 minute timeframe it took for officers to arrive,” shares Vernal Police.
The temperature is dropping and the ice is thickening. It’s the perfect condition for ice fishing. If you’re looking to ice fish on Flaming Gorge, especially with the upcoming Burbot Bash, then this advanced ice fishing seminar being put on by the Division of Wildlife Resources and Sportsman’s Warehouse needs to be on your calendar. The seminar will help first timers and seasoned pros by providing experts on Flaming Gorge Reservoir. They will briefly highlight proper equipment and general safety tips then have an in-depth discussion on popular ice fishing tips, tricks, and techniques. Some of the experts include Ryan Kelly, the director of the Flaming Gorge Chamber of Commerce and Ryan Mosley, the DWR’s lead fisheries biologist at Flaming Gorge as well as other DWR biologists. The seminar will be at the Sportsman’s Warehouse in Vernal on Friday January 11 and will go from 5:30pm to 7:30pm. For more information, call Valarie at 435-828-0008.
A Myton man is dead and two more are in critical condition after a two vehicle accident on Highway 40 at MM 50 on Tuesday morning. According to Utah Highway Patrol PIO Sgt. Nick Street, a red pickup truck hauling a trailer loaded with flooring product was traveling eastbound past Strawberry Reservoir when it hit ice on the roadway and lost control.