Spring means construction season and the Utah Department of Transportation is wasting no time in getting started, including work on Highway 40 in the Gusher area. The resurfacing project resumed this month near milepost 125 at approximately 11285 East Randlett and SR 88.
The Office of Outdoor Recreation, part of the Governor’s Office of Economic Opportunity, recently completed a project near Flaming Gorge. The Little Hole Trail had a unique problem as river release flows submerged the wood boardwalk causing it to become dilapidated and unsafe.
Wildlife officials are considering what waterbodies to stock fish in this year and the drought conditions are changing their usual approach.
A second annual fundraising golf tournament will be held this summer in the founder’s hometown of Riverton Wyoming but will still benefit some Uintah Basin locals. The non-profit organization, Dreams in Motion, honor transplant recipients. The Dreams in Motion organization is the creation of transplant survivor Bruce Tippets and co-founder Joel Brown.
The suspect in a fatal shooting over the weekend in Colorado’s Garfield County is at-large and considered armed and dangerous, as of early Monday morning.
Theft and burglary have been ongoing problems in the Basin and the Duchesne County Sheriff’s Office is requesting the public’s help as they investigate the crimes.
The Duchesne County School District school board and administrative team has announced new hires to fill multiple open administrative positions in the District.
At the most recent Vernal Chamber luncheon, Travis Anderson gave a presentation about the Jones National Fish Hatchery. The Hatchery was founded in 1968 to provide management and production of trout for mitigation of Colorado River Storage Project waters of the Upper Colorado River System and to meet Tribal trust responsibilities on Native American land.
Uintah School District reminds all to apply for free or reduced-price meal benefits with their local school to find out if students qualify for P-EBT.
The fan following for ‘The Secret of Skinwalker Ranch’ on the History Channel continues to grow. Season 1 made its debut in 2020 and quickly gained a devoted audience.