The development of a master plan by the Trails Committee in Uintah County is moving along. Trails Committee representatives gave a progress report during the Vernal City Council meeting, stating that public meetings have been held to receive input and decide what makes sense with the local government’s general plans.
Bridges that provide access to East Park Campground and the Paradise Guard Station are scheduled to be replaced for the sake of public safety. According to the Ashley National Forest, the East Park and Paradise bridges are each over 50 years old and no longer meet the standards required. They also do not allow for the free passage of water under the roads. For the duration of the projects, Forest Service Road 22, also known as East Park Campground Road, and Forest Service Road 104, also known as Mosby Mountain Road, will be closed. The East Park Campground bridge replacement is scheduled forSeptember 11th through the 16th.Walk in access to East Park Reservoir will still be available. Replacement of the Paradise Guard Station bridge will runfrom September 18th through the 23rdand no traffic will be allowed past the turnoff into Paradise Campground. Nearly 8 miles of Mosby Mountain Road will be closed during this project thus cutting access to other Forest Service Roads.
Fire crews are having a difficult time making progress on the Big Red Fire in northwest Colorado about 5 miles south of the Colorado/Wyoming border.
It was a night to remember for the over 2,300 people who were bussed to the Split Mountain campground in Dinosaur National Monument for the Utah Symphony concert on Saturday night.
High school sports are already keeping Basin athletes busy this fall. Altamont Volleyball traveled to Carbon on Tuesday, August 29th. JV came out on top while Varsity played four games and lost by two points in the end.
By now everyone knows that the Utah Symphony is coming to town but what some may not understand is that everyone can take part whether or not you have tickets to Saturday’s concert. On Friday night, September 1st, the symphony’s string quartet will be performing at the Vernal Brewing Company at 7:30pm.
Labor Day is synonymous with lake time for many Utahns and there is plenty of fun to be had throughout the Uintah Basin. Steinaker State Park is not the only recreation spot to post warning of swimmer’s itch this time of year but what is swimmer’s itch and how big of a deal is it?
Plenty of Basin families will hit the road to celebrate the Labor Day weekend and the Utah Highway Patrol has a strong message for drivers: Please do not text and drive.
The Uintah Conference Center was a full house for the Uintah Basin Energy Summit on Thursday. Keynote speaker Robert Rapier made his case for the strength of oil and gas as an energy source into the future.
Neola Elementary was temporarily placed on lockdown Thursday morning. According to Duchesne County Sheriff’s Office, dispatch received a call from a woman reporting that four men had surrounded her home and one of them had a gun