A heavy police presence can be expected at select schools in Uintah School District this week. Uintah School District announced on Tuesday that K-9 officers from Utah and Nevada will be conducting training exercises at Vernal Middle School and Uintah Middle School. “Training will take place Wednesday, June 19th, at Vernal Middle School.
Uintah County Emergency Management shared Tuesday afternoon an updated flood warning for the Duchesne River near Randlett in Uintah County. At noon on Tuesday the river stage was 13.2 feet. Flood stage is generally considered to be at 13.3 feet. Minor flooding is forecast and property owners should prepare in whatever ways appropriate. The impact at 13.3 feet will flood fields and lowland along the river southeast of Randlett with damage possible to some private bridges and irrigation works.
The Uinta Basin Railway project has officially been posted in the Federal Register, meaning the National Environmental Policy (NEPA) has formally started on the project. Utah’s Permanent Community Impact Fund Board met on June 13th and approved the final $21.4 million dollars needed for the project’s EIS process. The Federal Register notice listed on Wednesday, June 19th.
Maybe you’ve noticed them practicing at the park or you brought your kids over and asked to take a closer look at their unique armor and weapons. Whatever the case, there is a lot more to the locals engaged with Middle Ages re-enactment and armored combat than you might realize. First of all, these locals are members of the Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA), an international history society that recreates the arts and skills of pre-17th century life. Local participant Chad Gault has been an enthusiastic participant since 2005 and owns several personally hand-made suits based on 15th century Japanese armor.
Bound by law to adopt a budget before the new fiscal year begins on July 1st, the Uintah County School District has issued their Notice of Budget Adoption scheduled for this week.
While celebrating downtown Roosevelt this week, have some ‘Fun on 40’ by stopping for a picture with a new painting of Theodore Roosevelt just south of Marions.
Depending on the day and the time, Highway 40 can have long lines of vehicles making their way about and through the towns along the way. This can slow things down at times and require an added measure of patience as vehicles large and small share the road.
An investigation is ongoing after a man was found deceased in a street on Sunday night in Craig. According to the Craig Police Department, at 1:20am, officers responded to Lecuyer Drive and located the man. Life saving measures were immediately undertaken but the man was pronounced dead at the scene. According to the press release from the Craig Police Department, an investigator from the 14th Judicial District Attorney’s Office is assisting with the investigation as well as the Moffat County Coroner.
Downtown Roosevelt City is getting some extra attention this week thanks to the ‘Fun on 40’ campaign through Duchesne County Economic Development, Duchesne County Chamber of Commerce, the Roosevelt Business Alliance and Evans Family Media and the attention is definitely well deserved.
The time is finally here! The Outlaw Trail Theater production of ‘Pirates of Penzance’ opens this week at the Outlaw Trail Amphitheater at Western Park. The team making Outlaw Trail Theater a success year after year, the Litton family, has been waiting for just the right year to take on this comedy opera.