Stakeholders from Duchesne County met with Governor Herbert and other state partners on Tuesday at the state capital building. The meeting focused on Duchesne County’s economic development plan and how it ties into the Governor’s 25,000 jobs in rural Utah initiative.
Craig Police Department is getting results with their weekly warrant announcements. Last week, Warrant Wednesday informed the public that 63-year-old David Oberg had a warrant out for his arrest.
Naples City attracted community members from around the Basin with their epic fireworks show on Sunday night to ring in the New Year. With such a great response from the community, the hope is to make it an annual tradition.
Thanks to live air quality data for the Uintah Basin, provided by the USU Bingham Research Center, any Basin resident can stay up to date on air quality. So far this winter, air quality has not been cause for much concern but that doesn’t mean it won’t be as the winter rolls on.
2017 held unique challenges for Daggett County and County Commissioners Slaugh, Lytle, and Asay offered their perspective moving forward in the County’s latest newsletter. “We are challenged with the financial fallout of the Jail closing,” shared the Commissioners.
The names of Randall Flatlip, Jerry Flatlip, and Larson Rondeau have been in the news enough the last month that even newcomers to the Basin are likely familiar with their upcoming trial on charges of raping a 9-year-old Uintah County girl. The dates for that trial, now to be held in Salt Lake County since the mistrial last month in Summit County, have not yet been announced
A man in Uintah County has been charged with 2nd degree felony theft and multiple counts of assaulting a police officer during an arrest that took place last month. 22-year-old Gregory Lee Augustus allegedly stole a 2003 dark green Jaguar on or about December 13th from the business, We Buy Junk Cars.
A Vernal business has received major industry accolades for a unique marketing campaign in 2017. JCK News Daily, a jewelry consumer trends magazine, has ranked the top 10 jewelry promotions of the year for the past 5 years and this year Seven Oaks Fine Jewelers came out in the number 1 spot ahead of industry leaders.
An accident that occured in Roosevelt last week is being investigated for DUI. According to Roosevelt City Police Chief Rick Harrison, a 2008 Jeep Commander traveling east and driven by 28-year-old Chapeete Serawop failed to stop for a red light at 200 North State Street in Roosevelt at about 5:00pm on December 27th.
Have a heart and give your Christmas tree a second chance. The Conservation Issues Committee of the Vernal Area Chamber of Commerce is urging residents to recycle their Christmas tree, offering several ideas of what to do. Some people choose to keep their tree and turn it into a winter bird feeder.