Month: July 2019

Union High School Principal Rick Nielsen was named this month as the Utah Rural Schools Principal of the Year. Congratulations Principal Nielson and the Duchense County School District!

A Vernal man is facing multiple charges following an alleged domestic violence situation in which he assaulted his girlfriend and demanded she pick one of her children to kill. 33-year-old Brandon Martin Castillo is facing charges including felony assault, kidnapping, child abuse, and domestic violence in the presence of a child for the events alleged to have happened on July 10th and 11th.

The search for two missing boaters on Strawberry Reservoir has continued as of late Thursday night. According to the Wasatch County Sheriff’s Office, the 9-1-1 call center received a call on Thursday reporting an unoccupied boat that had drifted to shore near the Ladders with the boat motor still running.

If you’re like most people, you probably didn’t wake up thinking you need to participate in a 5K tonight but maybe that’s exactly what you need to be doing with your Friday night! Operation Underground Railroad is an organization made of former Navy Seals, Special Ops, and homeland security officers, who go into the dark trenches of the world to save kids from sex trafficking.

The 4th of July was a very busy time for the Wyoming Game and Fish Department and they are hoping for the help of Utahns in the joint effort to keep waters free of the zebra and quagga mussels that are infesting the waters. Just like in Utah, anyone planning to go through Wyoming with a boat should plan to clean, drain and dry their boat before they get to the state. Wyoming will have a check station at the Evanston Port of Entry.

There is nothing like hitting the open road with the wind in your face and a gleam in your eye. Well this weekend there is an opportunity to do just that in Roosevelt. The Uintah Basin Car Show is an event for everyone. On Friday night, starting at 6:30pm, hit the open road (okay not quite but close) with the Cruise/Poker Run.

In an effort to encourage the public to get out fishing, the Division of Wildlife Resources has identified some locations that are great for first time or new anglers. Not a surprise to locals, two of the three locations in the state are in the Ashley National Forest. Browne Lake is great for the summer because of the cooler higher elevation and the rainbow and brook trout will take any bait or lure.

Domestic Abuse is not just physical and neither is it obvious. The Uintah/Daggett Children’s Justice Center wants to help the public to identify the different forms of abuse that can be taking place. Sexual abuse is any sexual activity that happens without always current willingness and unimpaired consent. Physical abuse is the intentional use of physical touch to cause fear, injury or to assert control.

Roosevelt City is urging community members to be cautious with fire season here. “We had a long, wet winter, which means that the weeds grew really well. But they’re drying out now and that’s a risk,” shares Fire Chief Lee Rockwood. “It’s hot. It’s dry. It’s perfect conditions for a fire.” Roosevelt City shared statistics that 100 fires have been reported in Utah since July 1st, bringing the total for this year to 256 fires, 90 percent of which were human-caused.

Local scouting programs are evolving as troops and packs prepare for the eventual change in direct affiliation with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Regardless, devoted scouts are building the local scouting program and are hoping the community will come support their upcoming Pioneer Day Scout Breakfast in Vernal. “We need community support more than ever before,” shares Joni Crane, BSA High Uintah District Executive.