Jae Potter visited the KVEL studio this week for an interview on the Meet the Candidate Forum. Potter is currently serving as the Carbon County Commissioner and is running for the House District 69 seat which serves constituents in Carbon, Grand, Emery, and Duchesne County.
Black bears often live in the same areas that we camp and hike posing obvious safety concerns for both humans and bears. Sloppy campers and hikers don’t just endanger themselves, shares the Division of Wildlife Resources, but also future visitors. When hiking, stay alert and in large groups, make noise, stay away from animal carcasses, store scented items in airtight plastic bags, keep kids in the center of the group, and NEVER approach or feed a wild bear under any circumstance.
The ‘Let’s Talk: Uintah Basin Cancer Support Group’ welcomes all affected by cancer with open arms. From now on, however, they will be welcoming all from a new location when meeting in Roosevelt.
As efforts continue to see federal habitat conservation efforts aligned with state wildlife management plans, a meeting is coming up this month in Vernal to answer questions regarding recently released draft amendments to the sage grouse plans from 2015. The amendments were published on May 4th and are in the middle of a 90-day public comment period that ends August 2nd.
The Bureau of Land Management Utah quarterly oil and gas lease sale resulted in competitive bids for 11 parcels of land. The highest total bid per acre was $30 dollars submitted by Bro Energy LLC. of Salt Lake City for parcel 41 in the Vernal Field office area. The highest total bid per parcel was $41,800 dollars submitted by Wapiti Rocky Mountain LLC of Texas for parcel 33, also located in the Vernal field office area. The entire sale net nearly $186, 617 dollars.
Delays and errors to a portion of local ballots are part of a bigger problem that stretches beyond the Uintah Basin. According to Duchesne County Clerk Auditor JoAnn Evans, several Utah counties are having issues with the same printing facility. “This is not just a Duchesne County problem,” explains Evans.
Wildfire danger is nothing to take lightly as dry conditions exist throughout the region. Ashley National Forest reports that the dry conditions in the forest are moving towards historic highs, leading to increased wildfire danger.
The Uintah School District active shooter training included some special speakers who know first hand how devastating a real active shooter situation is. “Those who participated in the training had the privilege of hearing from four survivors of the 1999 shooting at Columbine High School,” shares the school district.
Mike Kennedy facilitated a second interview with the KVEL studio covering fresh content during the Meet the Candidate Forum this week. Kennedy is running for U.S. Senate against Mitt Romney.
A printing error has caused a delay for some Duchesne County residents as they wait for a correct ballot to come in the mail. The state House District 69 race between Christine Watkins and Jae Potter was not included on the ballots that was sent out to voters in 10 Roosevelt precincts thanks to a problem at the printing facility.