Lt. Governor Spencer Cox announced Monday that he and his wife Abby are embarking on a campaign adventure never before attempted by someone running for statewide office in Utah. Starting Monday morning, the pair set out on a roadtrip to visit all 248 Utah cities and towns as part of their campaign for governor. This week they are visiting 24 cities and towns in Summit, Wasatch, Duchesne, Uintah, and Daggett counties.
A rock slide closed a road near Dinosaur National Monument on Monday. According to the Monument’s Chief of Visitor Services Dan Johnson, the rock slide happened in the Plug Hat Butte area, closing the Harpers Corner Road between the Monument headquarters near Dinosaur, Colorado and Moffat County Road 16.
Do you have a desire to serve the community in a more political nature? The city of Roosevelt has three council position that will be up for election this year. However if you are thinking of running then individuals will need to make their Declarations of Candidacy this week
The Uintah Basin Technical College has and is on the forefront of providing opportunities for the future for the residents of the Basin. They continue to provide the finest education, while adding new vocations. Their pharm tech program is officially a candidate for initial accreditation through the American Society of Hospital Pharmacists (ACHP)/Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE).
The Uintah County Fair fun is kicking off with the Uintah Junior Livestock Show. Starting on Monday, June 3rd there will be a variety of livestock competitions. Kids from all over the Basin have been participating in the care and raising of hogs, goats, lambs, or cattle and now is the time to show the fruits of their labors.
For those that like to fish community ponds and specifically like fishing for catfish, be sure to get out there in June. The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources will be stocking channel catfish, 14 to 15 inches and weighing about a pound and a half each, throughout northern Utah. The first delivery will be on June 6th and then again on June 20th, delivering anywhere from 3,500 to 5,000 pounds.
The local spring baseball leagues are winding down but that does not mean an end to baseball games. The annual Basin Bash Baseball Tournament is happening this weekend and it looks like it will be a bases loaded event. There will be close to 60 baseball teams playing with almost 2500 people enjoying the games. Baseball enthusiast are sure to have a grand time but the Vernal Area Chamber of Commerce wants the local business community to have a ball as well.
Starting on Monday June 3rd, Flaming Gorge Dam will be increasing its release flows, according to a press release from the Bureau of Reclamation. The higher flow rates are based on many factors including snowmelt projections, current reservoir and river conditions, recent storm activity, current weather forecasts, and inputs from various bureaus and organizations.