Uintah Basin Technical College announced this week new educational opportunities starting with a new partnership with Utah Valley University located in Orem. The UBTech press release explains that “additional higher education opportunities for UBTech students will be through course-to-course articulation agreements, which broadens a student’s ability to continue their educational pursuit with a degree granting institution in the State of Utah.
Vernal Theatre: Live’s upcoming production is an excellent example of the layers of creativity that go into preparing for a community theatre production. Taking a break from musical theatre, ‘Blithe Spirit’ is a straight play with a director and team that have held nothing back during the creative process of the show’s development.
A bill supported by Uintah County Sheriff Steve Labrum, the Vernal Chamber Legislative Committee, and other local leaders is making progress in the Utah Legislature. Senator Ron Winterton confirmed on Monday evening that HB 60, Conceal Carry Firearms Amendments, had passed through the Utah House and Senate and is headed to Governor Cox’s desk.
Making good on his promise to serve and get to know his constituents, Utah Representative Blake Moore is making stops throughout the Uintah Basin today. Addressing his Uintah Basin constituents on Monday, Moore shared the following: “One of my top priorities in Congress will be to push back against Biden administration policies that unfairly disadvantage residents of the Basin…
The representative for Utah’s District 1, of which northeastern Utah is a part, took to the House Floor on Thursday calling on the Biden Administration to reverse the executive orders affecting the oil and gas industry. Representative Blake Moore was speaking out during the Western Caucus in Washington when he called on the Biden Administration to reverse its unilateral orders.
An event held at the Vernal Cinemas on Friday explored the question of WHO has the authority to deem WHO IS and WHO IS NOT ESSENTIAL? When the stay at home order happened last spring, businesses were required to shut their doors causing a financial crisis for many business owners and their families.
Uintah County Sheriff Steve Labrum shares that they have been working with Project Lifesaver International to bring a new and exciting program to Uintah County residents and families. “This program is specifically designed to assist with locating missing and wandering children with Autism and Down Syndrome.
Colorado’s U.S. Congresswoman Lauren Boebert released the following statement following the introduction of H.R. 859, the Protecting American Energy Jobs Act. U.S. Congresswoman Boebert stated, “With the stroke of his pen, that sometimes takes him awhile to find, Joe Biden has unilaterally imposed job-killing, anti-energy mandates that are going to crush my district and the people that live within in it..
The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources had a busy year in 2020 in their effort to enhance fishing and boost native fish populations. Utah has been formally stocking fish since 1871, with the state's first hatchery opened in 1897. There are now 13 facilities across the state providing the over 7 million of the 8.2 million fish that went into 626 local waterbodies.
The TriCounty Health District COVID-19 Transmission Index Levels remain the same with Uintah County and Duchesne County at the High Transmission Level and Daggett County at the Low Transmission Level. According to Thursday’s press release, Uintah County’s 7-day average percent positivity was 10 percent and there were 173 cases in the past 14 days.