Month: September 2016

Warnings continue to ring out across the state after the tragic death of two 13-year-old Summit County boys who died within 48 hours of each others. While officials have not confirmed whether a new synthetic drug known as “pink” or “pinky” was the cause of death, the news came out the same day as warnings from the Park City Police Department and the School District alerting parents to the drug.

One local man can take the statement You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown personally. As the lead role in the Vernal Theatre’s opening production of Charlie Brown, Andrew Bentley says the reaction of kids in the audience has made this production something he will never forget. 

While there’s nothing good about high unemployment in the Basin, it is good to know that the state of Utah’s unemployment program is considered among the best in the country. Last week, Utah’s unemployment program was featured in a hearing of the U.S. House Ways and Means subcommittee on Human Resources.

Uintah County Library is proving the artistically challenged wrong with a new season of Zentangle class that they insist is literally for everyone. Zentangle appears to be a complicated form of doodling but under the wing of instructor Melinda Barlow, beginner students are creating their own intricate creations during their first class. 

The new school year is always a good time to talk to your kids and teens about boundaries and how to keep themselves safe. In fact, Vernal City Assistant Police Chief Keith Campbell recommends that parents adopt a hands on approach when it comes to keeping their kids safe online.

After months of grueling work, the trail for this weekend’s high school mountain bike race in Uintah County is complete! According to one of the event organizers Trina Hedrick, both weekends of racing is expected to bring about 2500 individual racers and their families to Vernal which will provide a boost to the tourism economy with hotels filled and restaurants and stores frequented. 

Budget meetings will soon be getting underway for Duchesne County and other governing agencies. According to Duchesne County Commissioner Ron Winterton, right now the county is taking a close look at revenues for the year as they prepare for budget meetings to get underway by the end of the month.

Citizens hoping to see a transit busing system for years to come attended a Monday meeting in Vernal where Basin officials explored the future funding of the BTA. After listening to public comment in support of the service, public officials discussed the funding and tried to get to the root of why funding is in question. 

It’s going to be a record year for chukar hunting with the Division of Wildlife Resources reporting a booming chukar population in Utah. Upland Game Coordinator Jason Robinson says this year biologists found 95 chukars per square mile surveyed.

A penny saved is a penny earned, especially during a time of economic downturn. Among the wealth of knowledge shared during the Energy Summit, Uintah Basin companies upped their survival skills by learning new ways to mitigate costs through energy efficiency.