The proposed Uinta Basin Railway continues to move forward. On Friday, the Surface Transportation Board issued the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the proposed railway for the public’s review and comment. The public’s window for commenting is 45 days. During that time period there will be six public meetings.
The 2nd round of the Uintah Small Business Grants are now open and businesses are encouraged to apply. “The 1st round of the Uintah Small Business Grant funded over 240 different local businesses with over 2.1 million dollars,” shares Uintah County. “Many entities expressed their appreciation and commented how it was the deciding factor to stay open.
The Utah State Liquor Store in Vernal has reopened after a week-long closure. According to Terry Wood, Director of Communication with the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, the Vernal store was closed on October 26th following the results of a positive test for COVID-19 in a store employee.
Parenting in 2020 has been pretty intense and the Uintah School District is offering a special webinar to help with the task. ‘Flying the Plane While Building It: Parenting in the Time of COVID-19’ is a free webinar for all parents, guardians and community members.
COVID-19 will not stop Uintah Basin Technical College from holding its traditional Ruck Run event in honor of Veterans. It will, however, be changed slightly. This year's Ruck Run will be a free virtual one. What does that mean and how does it work?
Uintah Basin Healthcare broke ground last Thursday on their Vernal campus expansion project. “We have achieved many milestones in the past ten years,” shared Uintah Basin Healthcare in a press release. “…Facility expansion has included opening new clinic space in Roosevelt and Vernal, an expanded ER, a respiratory and sleep center, and now plans to expand both our Roosevelt and Vernal campus to grow services basin-wide.
One of the three deaths reported on Sunday in the State of Utah came from the Uintah Basin. According to the State of Utah, among the deaths was a Duchesne County man between the ages of 25 and 44.
Recently the gray wolf was delisted from the Endangered Species Act. Great news for the gray wolf and it opens up the states to find the best situation to manage populations. The Utah Department of Natural Resources shares that “states are often best positioned to appropriately manage wildlife populations.
Locals and beyond have enjoyed the entertainment of trying to catch crawfish aka freshwater lobsters. All one needs is a strong piece of string with a large piece of bait on one end, chunks of meat, fish (no game fish, or offal work best.
The Uintah High School Student of the Week is Ally Bake, nominated by Ms. Moulton. The Ute Athlete of the Week is volleyball player Lindsey Stewart, nominated by Coach Smuin.