Furever Buddy’s Dog Rescue is doing amazing things for animals in need but are at risk of losing their location. The organization has been in their new facility for about 6 months and have been able to save hundreds more cats and dogs than they would have otherwise. Unfortunately for the organization, the building they have been leasing has several interested buyers and Furever Buddy’s director Melisa Stevenson is hoping they can find a way to purchase the building and stay there.
A Moon Lake Electric power outage affected businesses and neighborhoods on Wednesday. Downtown Roosevelt was without power for about 4 hours from 8am to noon. As a result of that outage, Strata Networks had services affected throughout the Uintah Basin including businesses throughout Duchesne and Uintah Counties that rely on Strata internet for running cards and other operations. At 12:15pm, Strata announced that services appeared to have been restored to their affected customers but unfortunately some customers continued experiencing issues.
The USU Uintah Basin Bingham Research Center has issued an ozone alert for this Friday. Ozone in the Uintah Basin is likely to exceed the National Ambient Air Quality Standard of 70 parts per billion on January 10th. “The Uintah Basin received significant snowfall during the Christmas Holiday week,” shares Research Center Director Dr. Seth Lyman. “ Since then, a persistent inversion layer has settled in and been fairly consistent, and the majority of the Basin is still covered with snow.
‘America’s Top Dog’ premiered last night on A&E and even if you missed it you’ll want to tune in to Episode 4 set to air later this month. Uintah County Sheriff’s K9 Riddick and his handler deputy Amy Leishman will make their television debut on January 29th. “In each episode, four teams of top police K9s and one civilian ‘underdog,’ along with their handlers, compete through a massive, three-round obstacle course that challenges their unique set of skills,” explains the Uintah County Sheriff’s Office.
Uintah Basin residents affected by cancer do not need to feel alone thanks to a support group that meets monthly and tonight the group will be doing something out of the ordinary. The Let’s Talk: Uintah Basin Support Group meets the first Thursday of every month and tonight they will be taking a tour of the new Cancer Infusion Center at Uintah Basin Medical Center.
The Uintah School Board has announced the hiring of a new Superintendent for Uintah School District. The Board announced Dr. Rick Woodford as the new Superintendent during a special business meeting on Wednesday.
Three new Roosevelt City Council members were sworn into office on Tuesday. Cody Aland, Don Busenbark, and Vince Reilley were sworn into their new positions by City Recorder Carolyn Wilcken during the Roosevelt City Council meeting on Tuesday night, shares a Roosevelt City press release. Aland, Busenbark, and Reilley are each set to serve a four-year term on the Council. A special thanks was also given during the meeting for outgoing Council members Dave Labrum, Aaron Weight, and Joe Burdick.
As more law enforcement agencies have adopted the practice of carrying naloxone for opioid overdose there have been more stories of lives being saved. The Rangely Police Department is the latest to share a success story. “On December 22nd at approximately 11:33 pm, Rangely Officer Block was dispatched to an address in Rangely in regard to a 29-year-old female who was not conscious and barely breathing. Officer Block arrived on scene at 11:37 pm.
A display remembering the legacy of Lane Frost is set up at the Uintah Heritage Museum in advance of the upcoming Lane Frost Challenge. The display includes pictures and personal items that Lane owned and wore during competition. Lane Frost is known the world over for the movie ‘8 Seconds’ which tells the story of the bull riding legend that meets a tragic end. Lane grew up on a Lapoint farm where he started riding dairy calves at the age of 5.
While there are many choices that can have a positive impact on personal health, for those that use tobacco, quitting is likely the choice that will have the greatest overall impact. In the United States, about 500,000 people die each year due to tobacco related illness. Those numbers are hard to think about and Jake Isaacson, Health Promotion Director for TriCounty Health, wants those using tobacco to know that there are resources out there to help you quit.