Though the weather might be saying otherwise, summer is over. The Uintah County Library reported that the summer reading program of 2019, A Universe of Stories was a great success. Through all the participants there was 1,625,371 minutes of reading time logged. While that is definitely an impressive achievement, it can act as a goal for the county to beat as the fall reading program begins.
After being rained out at the end of the previous school year, Altamont’s FBLA chapter has decided to reschedule the colors dance. Melanie Brunson, the advisor of the club, is thrilled to be able to have the dance as a six-school, back to school activity for high school students to enjoy. “The dance has always been a hit,” Brunson says. “It’s been able to bring students from everywhere together.” All high school and junior high/middle school students in the Uintah Basin are invited to attend at Altamont High School on September 5th at 6:30 p.m.
Two people were injured in a motorcycle crash on Sunday afternoon in Daggett County. According to Utah Highway Patrol, a man and woman pulled out of a campground near Sheep Creek entering SR-44 shortly after noon when the bike ran off the road to the right a short distance later for an unknown reason. The accident took place near milepost 21.
A fire burning east of Flaming Gorge in Sweetwater County was met with a heavy response on Sunday as the region remains under Red Flag conditions. According to Sweetwater County Fire Warden Mike Bournazian, the ‘Currant Fire’ was first reported at 1:30pm on Sunday in the Currant Creek Ridge area and resources responded immediately from the Rock Spring BLM, Ashley National Forest, Sweetwater County Fire Department, and numerous federally contracted air resources.
Five individuals were involved in an off-road crash in Uintah County on Sunday afternoon. According to the Uintah County Sheriff’s Office, the single-vehicle crash happened in the Jensen area about 2 miles north of Highway 40 in the popular off-road area known locally as Honda Hills at about 1pm on September 1st. “The driver of an older model Chevy Blazer was driving up a hill when the SUV's tires lost traction and the vehicle began to slide backward.
The public is being urged to use caution while recreating in Starvation Reservoir. TriCounty Health Department announced Friday that a Harmful Algal Bloom was spotted in the reservoir, concentrated at the main beach.
Colorado Road 139 between Rangely and Fruita was closed in both directions on Monday due to a serious head-on accident on Douglas Pass that started a brush fire. The Lower Valley Fire Protection District stated that the accident happened near Mile Marker 23 and that a brush fire resulted.
The Labor Day weekend provided a welcome break from construction on Highway 40 but while some believed the work on the bridge in Fort Duchesne was complete, UDOT reports that the work will be resuming.