Month: May 2022

Members of Moon Lake Electric Association, Inc should take note. The company will be having their annual meeting on Thursday, May 26th. On the current agenda is the election of Directors for the Board of Directors of Moon Lake Electric Association, Inc. to represent Districts 4, 5 and 7 for a 3 year term.

Uintah Basin property owners who had their properties burglarized were relieved to learn of an arrest made.

The Department of Workforce Services has released the updated employment numbers for April 2022. Utah’s current job count is 1,664,800. The employment count for April was 431 in Daggett County, 8,004 in Duchesne County, and 12,902 in Uintah County.

Uintah School District has announced the details of the free summer lunch program. Starting June 1st, lunches will be available in the Vernal area at Ashley and Naples Elementary on weekdays from 11:30am to 12:30pm. During the month of June, curbside pick-up is available due to a federal waiver.

Dinosaur National Monument Chief of Visitor Services Dan Johnson presented recently at the Vernal Chamber luncheon, providing interesting highlights about the Monument.

Opioid use and overdose is a growing problem and individuals and families are suffering the consequences.

It’s almost time to launch summer fun by hitting the outdoors. If the Green River is your destination it’s important to use extra caution as the increase in water releases from Flaming Gorge Reservoir can cause a safety risk.

It was an exciting night at the 73rd annual Vernal Area Chamber of Commerce meeting and dinner held at the Uintah Conference Center. The Total Citizen of the Year Award was presented to Marilyn Wallis. The Life Time Achievement Award was presented to Anita Rothwell Calder. The Environmental Award was presented to High Desert Anglers.

Ashley Regional Medical Center announced the recipient of the 2022 Mercy Award on Wednesday.

While the price of gas continues to soar, Congressman Blake Moore is working on legislation aimed at correcting that and protecting American energy independence.