The Meet the Candidate Radio Forum kicked off for Uintah County School Board candidates last week. Three of the five Uintah School Board seats are open this election and the radio forum is aimed at providing voters a clearer understanding on each candidate’s position on issues facing local education.
A head-on accident between a double tanker semi and a passenger car had a fatal ending on Highway 40 last week. According to a news release from the Department of Public Safety, a passenger car was traveling westbound just after 11pm on Thursday on Highway 40 at Mile Marker 80.5 while a double tanker semi was traveling eastbound in the same area.
Mental health, suicide, bullying, social media, technology, underage drinking, vaping…There are so many issues that today’s youth are navigating and knowing how to help can be overwhelming and even confusing.
Uintah Basin residents are as split as the rest of the state as the push for Proposition 2 has opened a legislative dialogue as to how the state can safely introduce the use of medical marijuana.
When Uintah Basin Healthcare reached out to elementary schools in Duchesne County School District to offer incentives for healthy fundraisers this year, Centennial Elementary dove in feet first.
The Meet the Candidate Radio Forum kicked off for Uintah County School Board candidates this week. Three of the five Uintah School Board seats are open this election and the radio forum is aimed at providing voters a clearer understanding on each candidates position on issues facing local education.
The Meet the Candidate Radio Forum kicked off for Uintah County School Board candidates this week. Three of the five Uintah School Board seats are open this election and the radio forum is aimed at providing voters a clearer understanding on each candidates position on issues facing local education.
A program that has helped many families in the Uintah Basin build sweat equity in their own homes is seeking applicants in the Vernal and Roosevelt areas. The Mutual Self Help Housing program is administered by the Uintah Basin Association of Governments and applications are now being accepted. “We need 4 in Vernal and 4 in Roosevelt,” shares UBAOG representative Kendra Hackford.
Many locals are excited by the prospect of a new library in Roosevelt and all those with an interest in the possibility are urged to attend an upcoming public meeting. The Roosevelt Branch Library has consistently had record breaking participation in activities and reading programs each year led by Stephen Moon, who is the current Utah Librarian of the Year.
For those that know young local composer and musician Dante Zubel, the fact that he has once again won a state musical composition contest will be no surprise as they have come to expect as much this time each year.