Month: September 2016

Locals are doing their part to change the world and they need your help. An upcoming fundraiser concert is shining a light on the cause of the 100 Humanitarians organization that helps provide necessary items to improve self reliance in Kenya, Africa. 

Agencies throughout the Basin are tightening their belts and the Uintah County Sheriff’s Office is among those taking budget cutbacks seriously. Sheriff Vance Norton says the Sheriff’s Office has worked hard to get expenses down and the numbers speak for themselves.

A former President of the Uintah Basin Applied Technology College has been selected as Utah’s first Commissioner of Technical Education. The Utah College of Applied Technology made the announcement Thursday that Dr. David R. Woolstenhulme was selected following the quarterly meeting of the UCAT Board of Trustees.

Rain didn’t stop the growth of the “South Randlett Fire” into Thursday. According to the BIA Forestry & Wildland Fire – Uintah and Ouray Agency, the South Randlett Fire was active and grew to 4 acres before being controlled by fire personnel.

After the fatal overdose of two Park City teens and the nonfatal drug overdose of another Park City teen this week, the entire Utah community wants to know what can be done to keep teens safe from drugs such as “pink” or “pinky”. That task is difficult because the drug is so new it is not yet illegal to purchase. 

A Benefit Car Wash is being held Saturday, September 24th at Morts Car Wash, 50 S 1000 W in Vernal. For every automatic car wash purchased, Mort’s will donate $1 to local emergency services for much needed Automated External Defibrillators. These devices are expensive and are desperately needed. Emergency team members will be handing out treats and accepting donations from 10am to 12pm.

A Moffat County man has been hospitalized for serious injuries after being run over by a tractor on Tuesday night. The incident took place on a farm about 6 miles northwest of Craig and a representative from the Craig Fire Department confirmed that the man was injured while using the tractor. 

The state Division of Wildlife Resources is reminding anglers that regulations for fishing kokanee salmon have changed this year. Anglers are not allowed to keep kokanee salmon from September 10th through November 30th to protect the salmon during their spawn.

The region is hopefully a little safer since the arrest of a major meth dealer in Rock Springs. According to the Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Office, 46-year-old John W. Samsel was arrested during a traffic stop during an undercover drug operation. 

While it is too late to include another run at Proposition 1 for transit funding in Uintah County this year, officials discussed the option of putting it out to voters in a coming year during a meeting on Monday.