The representative for Utah’s District 1, of which northeastern Utah is a part, took to the House Floor on Thursday calling on the Biden Administration to reverse the executive orders affecting the oil and gas industry. Representative Blake Moore was speaking out during the Western Caucus in Washington when he called on the Biden Administration to reverse its unilateral orders.
An event held at the Vernal Cinemas on Friday explored the question of WHO has the authority to deem WHO IS and WHO IS NOT ESSENTIAL? When the stay at home order happened last spring, businesses were required to shut their doors causing a financial crisis for many business owners and their families.
Uintah County Sheriff Steve Labrum shares that they have been working with Project Lifesaver International to bring a new and exciting program to Uintah County residents and families. “This program is specifically designed to assist with locating missing and wandering children with Autism and Down Syndrome.
Colorado’s U.S. Congresswoman Lauren Boebert released the following statement following the introduction of H.R. 859, the Protecting American Energy Jobs Act. U.S. Congresswoman Boebert stated, “With the stroke of his pen, that sometimes takes him awhile to find, Joe Biden has unilaterally imposed job-killing, anti-energy mandates that are going to crush my district and the people that live within in it..
The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources had a busy year in 2020 in their effort to enhance fishing and boost native fish populations. Utah has been formally stocking fish since 1871, with the state's first hatchery opened in 1897. There are now 13 facilities across the state providing the over 7 million of the 8.2 million fish that went into 626 local waterbodies.
The TriCounty Health District COVID-19 Transmission Index Levels remain the same with Uintah County and Duchesne County at the High Transmission Level and Daggett County at the Low Transmission Level. According to Thursday’s press release, Uintah County’s 7-day average percent positivity was 10 percent and there were 173 cases in the past 14 days.
Western Energy Alliance has filed a lawsuit challenging President Biden’s executive order banning oil and natural gas leasing on federal public lands. According to their press release, the complaint challenges Biden’s order as exceeding presidential authority and constituting a violation of the Mineral Leasing Act, National Environmental Policy Act, and the Federal Lands Policy and Management Act.
Eagle County 105.5 KLCY is adding incentive to get out and join in on the eagle viewing going on around the state. The ‘Who Can Spot The Eagle?’ event is easy to participate in with a chance of great prizes. It’s as easy as 1, 2, 3! First, take a picture of an Eagle from one of the open areas of water in the Uintah Basin.
A favorite annual event is finally here! Joe and Teddy Evans hatched the idea for Women’s Day Out 20 years ago hoping to provide something fun for locals during the down time of winter and during a month when not a lot is going on in the Uintah Basin.
The man charged in the 2017 stabbing death of Ute Tribal member, 38-year-old Eli Ray Poowegup, entered a Guilty plea this week in federal court. A Wednesday press release from the Department of Justice US Attorney’s Office shared that 20-year-old Deland Cornpeach of the Shoshone-Bannock Indian Tribe, pleaded guilty to one count of voluntary manslaughter and one count of assault on a federal officer in federal court on February 1st.