The Uintah School Board held a special business meeting last week to discuss the district’s upcoming capital projects.
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Recognizing The Good In Our Community
There seems to be so many negative things happening that sometimes we need to remind ourselves that simple good things are happening in our community. A good example took place at the Tracy Byrd concert in Vernal over the weekend.
Uintah DECA Club Have Outstanding Showing At State Competition
State competition last week went very well for the Uintah High DECA Club. The team had a 2nd place finish overall in the Chapter of the Year category and 17 club members qualified for nationals. Justin Schmidt, Kenadee Allred, Ellie Hartman, and Bryson Allan were in the top 10 percent of test scores in their individual subjects.
DWR Seeking Information After Poaching Incident
The Division of Wildlife Resources is asking citizens throughout the region for help as they investigate a poaching incident.
Monday First Exceedance Of EPA Ozone Standard Of The Year
The Uinta Basin recorded its first exceedance of the EPA ozone standard of the year on Monday. According to the report from Dr. Seth Lyman, USU Bingham Research Center Director, ozone has continued to increase in the Uinta Basin and the likelihood of high ozone will not pass for several more days.
HB242 Seeks To Meter Secondary Water In Rural Utah; Locals Express Opposition
The topic of metering secondary water in rural Utah is back on the table thanks to House Bill 242 and leaders and citizens in rural Utah are joining forces to push back. In 2019, legislation was passed that required areas of Utah to meter their secondary water.
Uintah County Republican State Delegates Decreased
Uintah County has lost a portion of representation it would have had at the upcoming State Republican Convention.
Uintah County Sheriff Offers Advice On Being Prepared
Uintah County Sheriff Steve Labrum took to social media over the weekend to offer some advice on preparedness. He applies the principle of needing to be prepared to multiple situations. First, when adventuring in the outdoors make sure someone knows your plan or better yet, take someone along with you and be prepared for any type of weather conditions or time of day.
Uintah Basin Healthcare Receive Special Annual Donation
It is amazing how much service can touch hearts. Uintah Basin Healthcare has been the recipient once again.
Latter-day Saints Announce Groundbreaking for Grand Junction Temple
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints recently announced that they would be having groundbreaking ceremonies for a new temple being built in Grand Junction, Colorado.