Many parties have done their part to welcome guests to the Vernal area for the Dinah “SOAR” days this weekend. On Friday, a crowd gathered for the Downtown Cleanup that started at Cobble Rock Park. Volunteers, Chamber members, and business owners gathered to cleanup downtown including trash removal, window washing, and painting bike racks.
Ashley Regional Medical Center welcomed the public to the new Women’s Center for an open house on Wednesday. Ashley Regional CEO Ben Cluff presented about the new facility during Tuesday’s Vernal Chamber luncheon. Cluff emphasized that this opening is with great appreciation to LifePoint Health for their willingness to invest in this community even during downturn in the economy.
A fire at UBTech prompted a building evacuation on Wednesday afternoon. According to UBTech Vice President Bob Peterson, the fire occurred at the Roosevelt campus at approximately 3:00pm.
The Division of Wildlife Resources is telling the story of a Uintah Basin couple convicted of poaching, sending a clear message that poaching is taken seriously in the state of Utah. A DWR officer in Roosevelt received a tip on the poacher hotline back in 2016 that Kenneth Swenson, Jr. was poaching cow elk and pheasants in Duchesne County.
Jerry Flatlip, Larson Rondeau, and Randall Flatlip, the three men on trial for the rape of a 9-year-old Uintah County girl in 2016, were found Not Guilty by a jury in a Salt Lake City courtroom on Wednesday. The state and defense presented their closing statements on Tuesday afternoon, day 5 of the jury trial.
TriCounty Health Department always welcomes the help of others in fighting big tobacco. Roosevelt Junior High School students were recognized most recently for their creation of Anti-Tobacco ads. The ads contained art work and messages such as “Think…would you rather smoke or live?” Recognition was given to Haylee Cole, Elizabeth Brinkerhoff, and Kinslee Drake for their ads.
The Let’s Talk: Uintah Basin Cancer Support Group is all about offering support and resources to locals affected by cancer.
While the fact that areas of the Uintah Basin are in nonattainment for ozone pollution is not great news, the efforts of local scientists made a major difference in the designation assigned by the EPA. On May 1st, the Environmental Protection Agency announced that portions of Duchesne and Uintah County were assigned a Marginal designation of ozone nonattainment.
The more opportunities to hear from candidates during an election year the better. News Talk KVEL is hosting a ‘Meet the Candidate’ forum that launched on Monday during an interview with Dan Dilsaver, who had been running for Uintah County Commission Seat A, but who pulled his name from the race. All candidates running in races in which citizens in Uintah, Duchesne, and Daggett County will vote are invited to participate in the forum.
The Ute Tribe has officially endorsed Park City’s Jack Rubin in the Utah State Senate District 26 race. A news release dated May 1st states that Rubin met with the Business Committee and received their unanimous vote. The Tribe’s release goes into detail about their discussion and Rubin’s belief that “some people in the Basin” refer to the Tribe as “the Indian problem.”