The Ute Tribe is making sure their voice is heard concerning water rights as the Utah Legislature considers House Bill 297, ‘Colorado River Amendments’. The bill’s description states that it “addresses Utah’s management of Utah’s Colorado River system interests.”
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‘Vernal Parents For Education’ Want Uintah Schools Switched to Semester Block
Change can be hard but a group of local parents believe the challenge of change would be worth it in the form of student benefits if Uintah School District changed from a Trimester schedule to a Semester Block schedule. The group created a website called www.VernalParentsForEducation.com and a Vernal Parents For Education Facebook group where they have shared their reasons for the proposed changes.
Representative Moore Emphasizes Productivity in Protecting Natural Resources
Letter from Representative Blake Moore Emphasizing productivity in protecting natural resources:
Blue Ribbon Fisheries Advisory Council Watch Over Blue Ribbon Fisheries
Amazing fishing in northeastern Utah and around the state is watched over by a group that most do not even know exists. The Division of Wildlife Resources explains that the quality of the designated Blue Ribbon Fisheries around the state is monitored and helped along by the Blue Ribbon Fisheries Advisory Council.
Eastern Utah and Western Colorado Invited to be Part of Weather Ready Nation
All in eastern Utah and Western Colorado are urged to be part of an effort being called ‘Weather Ready Nation’. National Weather Service out of Grand Junction is our region authority and with the return of spring, their office is reminding all that the chance for flooding, flash flooding, and even wildfires has suddenly increased.
COVID-19 Vaccine Opened Up to 50 and Older
The COVID-19 vaccine has been opened up to more Utahns. During the state’s COVID-19 Thursday press conference it was announced that vaccinations are now being opened to anyone 50 and over in Utah. Governor Spencer Cox said appointments could be made starting March 8th but TriCounty Health has already opened the 50 and older for scheduling on their website.
Uintah Girls Wrestling Fierce Competitors in First Year of Sanctioned Competition
Girls in high school wrestling in the state of Utah is old news. In fact, according to UHSAA records, the sport has been coed for most of its history in the state. Uintah High School was put on the map and history was made when Ute wrestler Candace Workman took second in state in 2008 as the first female wrestler to place at the state tournament.
Uintah Basin Youth Chamber Orchestra Resumes and Welcomes Artistic Directors
The excitement could be felt Thursday evening in the Vernal City Community Room as the youth and leaders of the Uintah Basin Youth Chamber Orchestra reunited after a long break. The group started their season last August hopeful they could proceed normally but were quickly required to stop meeting due to the rise in COVID-19 cases in the area.
Uintah County Returns to High COVID-19 Transmission Index Level (3/4 – 3/10)
Uintah County has returned to the high COVID-19 Transmission Index Level while Duchesne County has stayed at the Moderate Level and Daggett County remains at the Low Transmission Level. According to Thursday’s press release, Uintah County’s 7-day average percent positivity was 8 percent and there were 131 cases in the past 14 days.
Uintah High Theatre Presents “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee”
The 2020 run of ‘Shrek the Musical’ put on by Uintah High’s theater program was not only a huge hit but also one of the last local events to happen before the COVID-19 pandemic literally shut down the world.