The Uintah Ute football season is officially over following team testing on Tuesday. “On Tuesday, October 20th, the Uintah High School football team met the criteria for a COVID-19 outbreak, based on the results of subsequent testing of players and coaches,” shares the announcement from Uintah School District.
Month: October 2020
Popular Uintah County Library OH! Fudge! Event Coming Up
Who likes candy? It might be easier to ask who does not like candy? One of the most popular events of the year at the Uintah County Library is the OH! Fudge candy making demo. The 16th annual OH! Fudge candy making demo will be broken up into two classes, a family session and an adult session.
Hotel Vernal Haunt Patriotic Program
The Hotel Vernal Haunt will kickstart this year’s spooky event by having a Patriotic Program this Thursday. Being held at Remember the Maine Park, this spectacular program will feature the volunteers who painted the flag on the rock in 1997. The night will feature the stories of the history of the flag on the cliff and the flag on the rock.
Local Locations for National Drug Take Back Event This Saturday
There has been a large increase in opioid drug misuse in the US since 2000. Utah has been ranked 5th in the nation for overdose deaths, outpacing deaths due to firearms, falls, and motor vehicle crashes. As always, local agencies are participating in the National Drug Take Back Day providing the perfect opportunity to safely dispose of unused pills or patches.
Dinosaur National Monument Sharing Their Museum Collections
Earth Science Week might have snuck by us last week but Dinosaur National Monument is sharing their collection with the public virtually to keep the fun going. A few fun things include a link to search a geologic map of the state (or any state), a science of rocks worksheet, a link to view satellite images using Landsat, and several videos that the park has entitled “What’s in the Museum Collections?”
Uintah High School Students of the Week
The Uintah High School Student of the Week is Wyatt McConkie, nominated by Mrs. Durrant. The Ute Athlete of the Week is golf team member Kamon Anderson, nominated by the golf coaching staff.
Uintah County School District Covid-19 Dashboard
Uintah School District is keeping the public informed by providing a COVID-19 Dashboard updating the case count in the District each Monday.
TriCounty Health: COVID-19 Increasing Locally
Monday’s local COVID-19 Situational Update on tricountyhealth.com shared that Active Cases in the TriCounty Health District has reached 51 in Uintah County, 28 in Duchesne County, and 6 within the Ute Indian Tribe. With cases increasing,
Duchesne County Sheriff’s Office Warns About Posting Personal Info
Everyone on Facebook has seen someone post that long list of personal information such as where did you grow up, what was your first pet’s name, first job and favorite color. Most consider this innocent information to share with friends, getting to know them better, and doing it in a fun way. Unfortunately, participating may compromise your personal security and private information.
Dinosaurs Big Business According to Global Trade
The Uintah Basin is neck deep in dinosaurs and locals love it as much as the visitors. However, having such a saturation of dinosaurs might askew the fact that they are big business. In a recent article in Global Trade, a magazine for US companies that do business globally, the business of dinosaurs was discussed.