The Roosevelt Police Department is requesting the public’s help in the case of a business break in last month. On December 15th, an individual broke into the Utah State Liquor Store in Roosevelt around 4:20am.
Month: January 2018
Little Hats, Big Hearts Donation Drive a Huge Success
Many hands worked together to make the Little Hats, Big Hearts donation drive a huge success this month. TriCounty Health Department’s Teen Outreach Program in Uintah County set a goal to make and gather 50 little red yarn beanies to be donated to hospitals for newborns throughout the state in the month of February which is designated as Heart Month.
Joint City/County Meeting Discusses Future BTA Funding in Uintah County
Funding for Basin Transit Authority in Uintah County for 2018 was among the items discussed at the joint City/County meeting last week. The Uintah Transportation Special Service District funded $170,000 dollars of the $190,000 dollars to operate the Uintah County bus system.
Part 2: SCR4 Resolution Passes Out of Committee, Gaining Further Support
SCR4, Senator Kevin Van Tassell’s Concurrent Resolution on Deaths from Opioid-induced Postoperative Respiratory Depression, passed out of the Senate Health and Human Services Committee on Tuesday.
4-Year-Old Boy Injured in Uintah County Accidental Shooting
A four-year-old boy was critically injured on Thursday morning after suffering a self-inflicted gunshot wound while in his home in Vernal. According to the Uintah County Sheriff’s Office, emergency crews were called to the home on the morning of January 25th on the report of a child suffering from a gunshot wound.
DWR Prepping for Annual Bald Eagle Events
The likelihood of seeing bald eagles in northeastern Utah is increasing every day. According to the Division of Wildlife Resources, bald eagles fly to Utah in the winter to find food and escape colder conditions farther north and by the time February rolls around, hundreds of the birds are in the state.
Roosevelt Council Receives Open Public Meeting Training and Approves Resolution
Roosevelt City Council received Open Public Meeting Training during Tuesday’s Council meeting. The training explained that Utah’s Open and Public Meetings Act states that all public bodies are to make their decisions and conduct deliberations in public, creating transparency. If a quorum is ever convened, it is a meeting and the body must be in compliance with the Open and Public Meetings Act.
Bail Denied for 3 Men Accused of Raping a Uintah County Girl
The three men charged with raping a Uintah County girl in 2016 will not be released before their trial this spring. Salt Lake County 3rd District Court Judge Randall Skanchy made the decision during their hearing on Wednesday that Jerry Flatlip, Randall Flatlip, and Larson Rondeau would remain in jail.
Ute Tribe Member Indicted on Extortion Charges
A member of the Ute Tribe has been indicted on 9 felony counts of extortion by a federal grand jury in connection with alleged donations he required while working as an employee for the Ute Tribe. The indictment for Leallen Blackhair is dated January 10th and states that the illegal activity took place from 2010 to 2013 while Blackhair worked as a supervisor for the Ute Energy and Minerals Department.
UHP Trooper Enters Guilty Plea on Mile Marker 166 Fire
The former Utah Highway Patrol trooper charged with setting the Mile Marker 166 Fire in eastern Uintah County near Highway 40 on May 30th, 2017 has pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court. Rex Richard Olsen is scheduled for sentencing on April 5th with U.S. District Judge Dale A. Kimball and faces up to 5 years in federal prison and a fine of up to $250,000 dollars.