As the weather warms and spring races toward summer, residents are ready to get outside. The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources and Utah State University have offered suggestions on how we can help pollinators, even right here in the Uintah Basin.
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TriCounty Health Offering Scholarships
TriCounty Health Department serves the community in many ways, perhaps even in some ways you wouldn’t expect.
Calls To Save The T-Rex Have Been Heard; Donations For Repairs Needed
T-Rex on Highway 40 in Vernal is in need of some love and a crowdfunding effort is now underway to finance the needed repairs.
Local Selected As Head Coach For Utah Team of USA Special Olympics
A local has been selected as the head coach for Team Utah at the USA Special Olympics competition held every four years for Special Olympic athletes across the United States.
BLM Proposes Recreation Developments To Doc’s Beach And Cliff Ridge
With recreation developments proposed locally, the BLM Vernal Field Office is seeking public input.
Sheriff Travis Tucker Bringing Back Citizen’s Academy
The Duchesne County Sheriff’s Office announced that Sheriff Travis Tucker will be bringing back the Citizen’s Academy. Due to COVID, this program has been unavailable the last few years but it is now time to offer it again. The 8-week program begins June 15th with a class once a week.
Dinosaur National Monument Suggests Some Dark Sky Objects to View
The Uintah Basin has some great options for stargazing and Dinosaur National Monument has made the following suggestions of events worth looking up in the sky to see.
Superintendent Of Moffat County On Paid Administrative Leave
According to the Craig Press, the Moffat County Board of Education met recently and voted unanimously to put Moffat County School District Superintendent Scott Pankow on paid administrative leave. The board had a special meeting and went into an executive session shortly after starting.
Uintah High Little Theatre Presents 'War of the Stars'
May the FOURTH be with you! If you caught the Star Wars reference then this announcement is especially for you.
Roosevelt Library Construction Update
Construction has started again on the new Roosevelt Library. Duchesne County Library Director Daniel Mauchley shares that the work picked back up after the arrival of the roof trusses.