Any parent that is involved with sports knows that it is a commitment for everyone. It takes effort, training and opportunities. For those who play baseball in the Uintah Basin, a very unique opportunity is presenting itself. Steve Springer recorded 1600 hits over a 14 season career as a professional baseball player and is currently a professional scout for the Toronto Blue Jays.
As the children shed a tear or two at the close of summer, parents are gearing up for the new life schedule. TriCounty Health Department will be holding their Back to School Immunization Clinic throughout the Uintah Basin. For those kids entering kindergarten or seventh grade there are certain immunizations they will need and the health department nurses will be available to help with those.
The Uintah County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help on a recent case. Sometime around Thursday, July 18th an individual or individuals shot and killed a heifer cow on Diamond Mountain in the area of Mail Draw. A $2,000 dollar reward is being offered for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of those responsible. The Sheriff’s Office invites anyone who has information, or was in the area, that might have happened to see a vehicle or heard the gunshot to contact them at 435-789-2511.
The Rifle Police Department confirmed that an officer involved shooting took place on Monday. According to the Rifle PD news release, an officer made a vehicle stop on the evening of August 5th on the Colorado River bridge between the I-70 exit and Whiteriver Avenue.
After months of behind the scenes work, it’s official. An agreement is in place and the Hotel Vernal Haunt will scare up funds for local charities for a second year this coming October. “Last year’s Haunt was an overwhelming success,” shares Vernal City Manager Quinn Bennion. “The first year event provided spooks to 7,000 visitors and scared up $48,000 to fund local charities.
The Surface Transportation Board announced on Friday, August 2nd, that the comment period for the Draft Scope Study of the proposed Uinta Basin Railway has been extended. The Office of Environmental Analysis received multiple requests for an extension of the comment period and responded by extending the comment period until September 3rd with the note that no further extensions of time will be granted.
School days are fast approaching! Although the kids might not be ready for it, Boomer Brigade is getting volunteers ready to serve in local classrooms as they strive to increase family involvement in our schools. Research has shown that such involvement helps children do better.
Daggett County has issued a ‘Notice of Proposed Tax Increase’ for the Daggett County School District and officials are urging the community to offer their input during an upcoming meeting. According to the Notice, the Daggett County School District is proposing to increase its property tax revenue.
Many of the lifeguards that serve at the Roosevelt Aquatic Center are teenagers enjoying their first job. Even though that might be the case, the job of lifeguard is a serious matter. To help illustrate the point, the Roosevelt Aquatic Center had emergency response personnel meet with the lifeguards on Friday, July 26th to work together and practice in-water rescues that could end with ambulance calls.
A Rock Springs man traveling on an ATV was killed in an accident on Highway 40 Sunday morning. According to Utah Highway Patrol, the accident took place at 10:36am when a single male rider of a four wheeler was traveling eastbound on Highway 40 at milepost 38.