Every spring, Uintah School District announces the Teacher and Classified Employee of the year and this year is no exception. Uintah School District Teacher of the Year is Kimberly Hawks, the 8th grade U.S. History teacher at Vernal Middle School. The Uintah School District Classified Employee of the Year is Jodi Ryan, the administrative assistant at Uintah High School.
It's that time of year again! Uintah County is sponsoring the annual free landfill week from April 24th through May 1st. “This is a great opportunity for residents to take advantage of the landfill at no cost,” shares Uintah County. “Uintah County residents are encouraged to participate.
One week ago, the Roosevelt City Council unanimously voted to dismiss the city manager and naturally the public has had many questions about that decision and what led up to it. On Monday, Roosevelt City Mayor JR Bird and the Roosevelt City Council made a joint statement on that very topic.
The Moffat County Commission has officially announced that they will not be joining Rio Blanco County in issuing a Resolution concerning wolf reintroduction. Proposition 114 narrowly passed in Colorado last November, mandating the reintroduction of Gray Wolves in the state.
Severe drought conditions mean wildfire season has started early and is looking to be an especially treacherous year. BIA Forest Manager Chris Secakuku gave a report last week on this dangerous situation. Fuel moistures are currently at 9 to 15 percent with the prediction that they will go to 7 percent.
Not wanting to take anyone by surprise, Dinosaur National Monument is getting the word out that they are continuing to require masks. According to their announcement, masks that cover your nose and mouth are currently required for everyone 3 years and older when inside federal buildings or while outside on federal lands where 6 feet distance cannot be maintained between unrelated groups.
Anglers are being urged to keep any lake trout under 25 inches that are caught at Flaming Gorge, in an effort to improve the health of the fishery. According to a press release from the Division of Wildlife Resources, lake trout in Flaming Gorge larger than 25 inches primarily consume kokanee salmon and rainbow trout.
A Moffat County mother has been arrested in a child death investigation. The Moffat County Sheriff’s Office issued a press release on Friday stating that on March 11th, at about 8am the Sheriff’s Office was notified of a suspicious vehicle near county road 54 in unincorporated Moffat County.
While not all agree, schools will continue to require students to wear masks through this school year as mandated by the Utah Legislature. The statewide face mask mandate was lifted in Utah on Saturday, April 10th, prompting further conversation and resistance of continued mask use in schools.
The local COVID-19 Transmission Index levels are Uintah and Duchesne County at the Moderate Level and Daggett County at the Low Level. According to Thursday’s press release, Uintah County’s 7-day average percent positivity was 5 percent and there were 51 cases in the past 14 days.