In May the Vernal Innovation Hub hosted an exciting business speed pitch competition but what has become of the winner? Well as of today you can see for yourself. Trisha Sorenson was declared the grand prize winner of cash and other perks to launch her dream of opening her own consignment bakery store and that dream is now a reality.
The Division of Wildlife Resources continues to provide amazing learning experiences for the public with one this weekend you won’t want to miss. Biologists from around the Basin will be tagging monarch butterflies and the public is invited to have a front row seat of the action.
A growing number of Counties in Utah have passed a Resolution opposing President Biden’s nominee for Director of the BLM and while the Uintah County Commission considered the Resolution, it did not pass it. During Monday’s Uintah County Commission meeting, portions of the proposed Resolution, endorsed by the Utah Association of County Commissioners and Councils, was read out loud.
A new native snail species has been discovered in Uintah County. The species, called the zoogenetes harpa snail or boreal top snail, was first discovered in Dry Fork Canyon in the Uinta Mountains on April 21st. It was then found in Big Brush Creek Canyon on May 20th with 8 live snails found to date.
Rangely Police Department announced Wednesday that the wanted individual they were pursuing has been brought into police custody. On August 11th, the suspect, Paul Max Carabajal, was taken into custody after a high speed pursuit, starting early Wednesday morning, just outside of Rangely, and ending in the CR 98 area.
Kayli Yardley with the DNR provided an update this week on the 2021 wildfire season. Last week there were 32 new wildfires in Utah. As of Wednesday, there have been 881 total wildfires in Utah’s 2021 season. That’s a total of 60,369 acres burned.
Ashley National Forest is letting the public know about some closures. Sheep Creek Bay Road, the boat ramp, parking lot, and campground will close on August 23rd through the end of September. The closure is necessary to reconstruct the road and parking lot.
**UPDATE on 8/11: Wanted individual is in police custody**
Rangely Police Department has asked the public to be on the lookout for a wanted man. Paul Max Carabajal is “Wanted in relation to a serious assault.”
TriCounty Health Director Kirk Benge visited the KLCY studio this week for this week’s Give’m Health segment. Unfortunately, COVID-19 related hospitalizations have continued to increase and just recently hit a new high with 16 people in the hospital on a single day due to COVID-19.
The ‘BIA Forestry and Wildland Fire – Uintah and Ouray Agency’ reported a fire on Tuesday at Hill Creek on the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation. “The East Desolation Fire was discovered [Tuesday] morning burning west of Moonwater Point, east of the Green River and north of Bluebell Creek.”