Fireworks will light the skies tonight above all 29 counties in Utah as part of the 125th anniversary of statehood. The fireworks shows will happen statewide at approximately 7:30 p.m. on January 4th, following a 30-minute TV special featuring performances from many of the state’s most notable musicians, dancers, and others.
Uintah County is now the proud owners of several snow machines. That statement comes with many follow up questions and Uintah County Commissioner Bart Haslem is eager to catch everyone up to speed on what for now is being called the Buckskin Hills Winter Park.
The TriCounty Health District is reporting the same COVID-19 Transmission Index Levels. Uintah County and Duchesne County remain at the High Transmission Level and Daggett County is in the Low Transmission Level. According to TriCounty Health’s press release on Thursday, this means Uintah County had been in high transmission for 62 days, Duchesne County for 69 days and Daggett County in the low transmission level for 78 days.
Travel publication MatadorNetwork.com has some high praise for the fun to be had in Dinosaurland naming Vernal #15 on the list of ‘25 coolest towns in America to visit in 2021.’ Vernal is the only town in Utah to make the list and is praised as a “basecamp for climbers, river rats, mountain bikers, and backcountry hounds seeking easy access to the goods they’ve spent their lives pursuing.”
Representative Blake Moore was sworn into office on Sunday as the new representative for Utah’s 1st Congressional District, replacing Rob Bishop who did not run for reelection. Northeastern Utah is included in Utah’s 1st Congressional District.