Young Living Essential Oils announced Friday their donation of land in Duchesne County to the organization, The Nature Conservancy, to create a conservation easement. The land totals 11,597 acres, or 18.75 square miles, and is the largest conservation easement donation received in the history of the organization’s Utah chapter.
The road construction in Roosevelt is heading towards Phase 4 as the milling and paving on the two-lane section on Highway 40 east of the city is coming to a close. The closing out of Phase 3 includes the bridge at Fort Duchesne being complete and the replacement of concrete pavement at the L&L intersection finishing.
A cave rescue was a success Saturday in Uintah County after a man was injured by a rockfall inside Toothbrush Cave. According to the Uintah County Sheriff’s Office, a 20-year-old man was struck in the head by a falling rock about the size of a cantaloupe and was left temporarily unconscious.
The board for the Seven County Infrastructure Coalition met on Thursday and voted to add a new preliminary route to the environmental study taking place for the proposed Uinta Basin Railway. According to a press release from the Coalition, they will be requesting that the Surface Transportation Board consider the new route, which is being called the Whitmore Park route, as the Coalition’s preferred alternative.
A family is offering a reward for information that might lead them to the individual who shot their horse last weekend. Clay Mckeachnie shares that on Sunday, September 15th, it was discovered that his horse ‘Boss’ had been gut shot in Whetrock Canyon in the Bookcliffs.
A member of the Uintah Basin Back Country Horsemen has been recognized by the Lieutenant Governor for her active engagement as a devoted volunteer in the state of Utah.
Appropriately it is called the “Lose Yourself Fun Run” and this year it will benefit Amber Olsen who is battling brain cancer. Amber is a mother of five children, ages 4 to 14. Her struggle started with a severe headache on June 3rd and took a turn for the worst when on June 8th she was diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer.
There is nothing quite like seeing your kids reel in their very first fish. The Jones Hole National Fish Hatchery is making that opportunity easy for you by holding a Kids Fishing Day this weekend sponsored by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Trout Unlimited, and Utah Division of Wildlife Resources.
Suicide affects so many live. In fact, the World Health Organization estimates that approximately one million people die each year from suicide. These people who take their lives don’t want to die, they just want to stop hurting. Sadly, a suicidal person will usually not ask for help so suicide prevention starts with recognizing the warning signs and taking them seriously.
Thankfully, there were no serious injuries after a series of unfortunate events in the parking lot near Roosevelt Junior High on Wednesday morning. According to Roosevelt City Police, it began when a 14-year-old boy was riding his bike on the sidewalk headed to the Junior High.