Month: September 2019

Plan to bring all your little monkeys to help celebrate Curious George’s 78th birthday. The story of Curious George all started with a Jewish couple fleeing Paris just before the German army in June 1940 on self made bicycles.

Naturally, questions and concerns arise when it's found a water source is being affected by a Harmful Algal Bloom. Addressing such concerns, TriCounty Health shared on Wednesday that although Starvation Reservoir is being affected by an algal bloom, the water coming from the reservoir through the water treatment plant is fine to drink.

It is time for the rubber to meet the road, or rather to hit the dirt trails. Vernal will be hosting the Utah High School Cycling League Mountain Bike Race Central Division this weekend with another regional race happening next week. There will be over 1,300 riders plus their families in the Basin. Lesha Coltharp, the Uintah County Travel and Tourism Director, is reminding local businesses to “please plan accordingly and have enough food and staff for both weekends.

Ashley National Forest has a message for hunters: please do not park vehicles on roadways. This applies “even if it is a two track road as other vehicles such as our logging trucks may be using the road you are on.” Ashley National Forest shared a photo on their Facebook page showing a vehicle parked in the middle of a road that blocked access for a log truck headed to the forest’s timber sale.

Uintah County is always trying to find ways to innovate economic growth outside the norms that have driven it for the last decade. One such focus is developing the businesses of local community members. To aid in such endeavors, the Uintah County Economic Development group, made up of community leaders as well as businesses and government entities, are looking to establish a small business center.

It was another successful turnout for the Perfect Swing for Scholarships Golf Tournament. Held last week, the event was hosted by USU-Uintah Basin at the Dinaland Golf Course to raise money for scholarships to help the region’s workforce earn college degrees. “We had a great day golfing and networking with important businesses and leaders in the Basin community,” shares associate vice president James Taylor.

Construction will soon slow down traffic in downtown Roosevelt City and all are asked to be alert and careful. The intersection of Highway 40 and 200 East is currently open to all traffic. Starting Monday, September 9th, however, work is scheduled to continue replacing the concrete pavement at the intersection.

Crescent Point Energy announced Tuesday the sale of its Uinta Basin asset in its entirety as well as certain Saskatchewan assets for a total cash consideration of $912 million dollars. “Since we established our transition plan in September 2018, we have meaningfully improved the sustainability of our business model by revising our capital allocation process, lowering our cost structure and strengthening our balance sheet,” shared Craig Bryksa, President and CEO of Crescent Point.

Cases of Vesicular Stomatitis Virus (VSV) continue to pop up in Utah and other states. On Tuesday, the Utah Department of Agriculture acknowledged that another case has been confirmed in the Uintah Basin, this time in Duchesne County.

UDOT construction continues on the east end of Roosevelt and into Gusher. According to this week’s construction update, milling and paving continues heading east on the two-lane section of Highway 40 from 4500 east to the bottom of the hill.