Earth Science Week might have snuck by us last week but Dinosaur National Monument is sharing their collection with the public virtually to keep the fun going. A few fun things include a link to search a geologic map of the state (or any state), a science of rocks worksheet, a link to view satellite images using Landsat, and several videos that the park has entitled “What’s in the Museum Collections?”
The Uintah High School Student of the Week is Wyatt McConkie, nominated by Mrs. Durrant. The Ute Athlete of the Week is golf team member Kamon Anderson, nominated by the golf coaching staff.
Uintah School District is keeping the public informed by providing a COVID-19 Dashboard updating the case count in the District each Monday.
Monday’s local COVID-19 Situational Update on tricountyhealth.com shared that Active Cases in the TriCounty Health District has reached 51 in Uintah County, 28 in Duchesne County, and 6 within the Ute Indian Tribe. With cases increasing,
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The Uintah Basin is neck deep in dinosaurs and locals love it as much as the visitors. However, having such a saturation of dinosaurs might askew the fact that they are big business. In a recent article in Global Trade, a magazine for US companies that do business globally, the business of dinosaurs was discussed.
Popular demand has allowed the US National Weather Service to offer two virtual All Hazards Spotter Training Classes to locals. The storm spotter program is a nationwide program with more than 280,000 trained spotters. These volunteers report weather hazards to their local National Weather Service office providing vital information when severe weather strikes.
Local law enforcement is asking the public for some help. Duchesne County Sheriff’s Office requested public assistance on Monday in identifying a person of interest.
Pay attention if you’ll be traveling around Roosevelt. “Starting Monday, October 26th, State Street will be closed at the Maverik/Burger King intersection [in Roosevelt],” shares Roosevelt City. “Crews from Dominion Energy will be working in the area to install a new gas line. The closure is expected to last for approximately one week.
Work continues on the East Fork Fire north of Hanna in Duchesne County. The East Fork Fire started on August 21st. As of the Sunday report, the fire has reached 85,232 acres and is 69 percent contained. “The current road and area closure for the Ashley National Forest is subject to change due to fire behavior to provide for safe and effective firefighting operations,” share the Sunday update.