Moonshine Arch has long been a favorite local hike in Uintah County but as it has grown in popularity so has the need for improvements and better signage for tourists. Thankfully, the funding will be coming through the UDOT Small Urban Committee to do just that.
Among the many items on the radar of local government is state bee regulations and the needs of local beekeepers to protect their interests. The Duchesne County Commission discussed issues facing local beekeepers during their Monday Commission meeting but the topic has been ongoing since last year. “Concerns were brought to us last year by local beekeepers,” shares Commissioner Ron Winterton.
Life in prison is a possibility for a Craig man convicted in Colorado’s 14th Judicial District Court last week on 5 charges including felony sexual assault on a child. The verdict read against 39-year-old Johnnie Ellifritz last Friday was Guilty.
The Duchesne County Athlete of the Week is Union High School’s Jon Parker. Jon plays guard on the Union boys basketball team and is Union’s lead scorer.
The US House of Representatives voted to pass the Bipartisan Budget Act that budgets the resources for essential military improvements. Representative Rob Bishop offered his vote and support saying that the “days of leaving ourmilitary shorthanded and vulnerable are over.
Detectives are asking again for the public’s help to identify individuals who are potential victims in a case of voyeurism that keeps multiplying. 28-year-old Ryan M. Flaten was arrested on November 17th after a GoPro video camera was found in a public restroom in a Maverick Country Store in Lyman, Wyoming.
Two local teens have been recognized for their artistic talents.
The Duchesne County Sheriff’s Office is among nearly 1,000 other organizations to sign a letter in support of the Byrne Justice Assistance Grant program. Byrne JAG is a federal crime-fighting program that is facing continued funding reductions and the letter emphasizes that these reductions come at a significant cost.
There’s plenty of excitement on the Terra Academy campus these days. The school’s much anticipated band building arrived in giant pieces this week and assembly will soon get underway. Also highly anticipated, an event fundraiser that will benefit the Choir and Band program among other activities is scheduled for tonight, February 9th, at 5:00 PM.
A Washington man has been charged with Human Trafficking and Sexual Servitude of a Minor after stopping at Little America on I-80 in Sweetwater County. According to Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Office, 63-year-old David Peter Vier was arrested on January 20th after deputies responded to a call of two girls hiding from a man in the restaurant of Little America.