Vaccines and preventing the spread of illness are dinnertime talk compared to pre-pandemic life when most folks left all that to the health professionals. This week’s Give’m Health topic with TriCounty Health Department is Epidemiology and TriCounty Health Epi Coordinator Cyndie Mattinson had plenty to share.
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Plans Moving Forward to Again Display Flags of Graduating High School Seniors
High school graduation is approaching and plans are moving forward to once again display flags down Vernal’s Main Street of all Uintah County graduating seniors. The flags will have the graduate’s picture and school on it and they will be on display for the last two weeks in May.
Uintah High School National Honor Society Make Service a Priority
A local group of high achieving teens have set a great example of service in the community. The Uintah High School National Honor Society chapter recently participated in two service projects. “Volunteers collected donated food Saturday from throughout the community as part of the statewide Feed Utah food drive.
DWR proposes decrease in general-season deer permits for 2021
Biologists from the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources are asking for the public’s feedback after recommending a decrease in the number of general-season permits for the 2021 deer hunt. The current objective of the DWR is to have just over 400,000 deer across Utah but currently there is just an estimated 314,850 deer in the state.
UDOT Resurfacing Project SR 121 in Maeser Through Vernal Main Street
Gear up for more orange construction cones on Uintah County roadways. According to a UDOT announcement, SR 121 will be resurfaced through Maeser and Vernal Main Street. Work could begin as early as April 5th and will continue through mid-September. The six mile distance stretches from Milepost 34 and down Vernal Main Street.
Budding Historian Brought Century Old Gun to Be Examined
Pieces of history can be found anywhere. That is certainly the case for Danny Tuttle, a six year old from Green River, Wyoming. According to a press release from Sweetwater Now, the regular museum visitor brought a badly rusted revolver that was found hidden beneath a rock in the desert by his great-grandfather, Jesse Lloyd Tuttle, in the 1940s.
Maeser Elementary Has Emergency Buckets Refilled Thanks to Eagle Scout
It is very fitting that the Boy Scouts of America’s motto is Be Prepared as David Semadeni has furthered the motto through his Eagle project. Through discussions with his neighbor, a teacher at Maeser Elementary, he learned that the school’s emergency buckets were needing a replenishment of supplies.
All Invited to Presentation on H.B. 297 “Colorado River Authority of Utah Act”
A special speaker is traveling to the Uintah Basin next week to educate leaders and the public on the ‘Colorado River Authority of Utah Act.’ William Merkley, General Manager of the Uintah Water Conservancy District, made the announcement of the meeting in response to the recent passage of H.B. 297.
Excitement In the Air for Vernal Theatre: Live’s ‘The Sound of Music’
Vernal Theatre: Live’s Season 5 closer is fan favorite ‘The Sound of Music’ and excitement for the production is seemingly in the air. There is now less than a month before opening and show director Mike Sorenson says rehearsals have been going great. “Our cast is a really good mix of old faces and new faces,” explains Sorenson.
Veteran Vaccine Clinic Coming Up In Roosevelt
COVID-19 vaccinations are now open to the general population and they are available through TriCounty Health Department and other local partners. Still there are special vaccination clinics happening in the area including a special Veterans Vaccine Clinic coming up this weekend in Roosevelt.