Month: April 2017

The Mile Marker 24 Fire east of Meeker is contained. The blaze started after a Controlled Burn of ditches on private land got out of control on Tuesday. On Wednesdaynight, the fire was 80 percent contained.

Award winning welding students at UBATC have not only paved the way for their own future but contributed to the brightening of the future of UBATC as a whole. UBATC President Aaron Weight announced on Thursday a landmark three-way agreement between UBATC and two industry leaders, NORCO Welding Supply and Miller Electric Manufacturing.

Sometimes instincts to help have the opposite effect, even in rescuing animals. The Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Office issued an advisory on Wednesday concerning well-intended people taking sheep dogs from their post while on duty.

Fishing in northeastern Utah has slowed down some but Flaming Gorge and the Green River below the dam is still good fishing. According to the Division of Wildlife Resources, Little Hole trail is currently flooded and impassable but fishing is still good during high flows from where you can reach it. 

Parents and guardians, if you aren’t taking a close look at your teen’s online activity it’s time to start. Uintah County Sheriff’s Office is warning of a new scam that has affected local teens and is anticipated to hit more.

Installing a sewer system and connecting it with Roosevelt City is becoming a closer possibility for Stonegate Subdivision after the approval of further funding for the project.

Fire season is already underway as multiple agencies battle the Mile Marker 24 Fire twenty miles east of Meeker. On Tuesday, April 18th, at approximately 2:30pm, the Rio Blanco County Sheriff’s Office received a call reporting that a private controlled burn had gotten out of control.

The investigation’s initial report from the Utah Department of Corrections has resulted in the termination of two Daggett County Jail employees and the resignation of another. On February 17th, the Utah Department of Corrections removed 80 state inmates from the Daggett County Jail as part of the investigation of alleged misconduct by staff.

The Merrell and Standefer families released a statement today, announcing that, while they are still praying for a miracle in the Grand Canyon, the search for 62-year-old Lou Ann Merrell of Vernal and her grandson 14-year-old Jackson Standefer will continue on a limited basis.