Thankfully all got out safely from a house fire that occurred Wednesday in Vernal. According to Uintah County Fire Marshal Jeremy Raymond, a structure fire was reported on Cedar Street. Vernal Fire Department arrived around 5:00 pm and the back porch was in flames with the fire extending into the back roof. Everyone in the home had made it out safely and no injuries were reported, shares Raymond.
Uintah High School announced Wednesday that they have adopted the bear as the school’s spirit animal. This decision was made along with the advice and consent of the Ute Indian Tribe Business Committee. “Student leaders met with the Business Committee on October 5th to request the use of the bear as a costumed mascot for the school,” shares the District announcement.
The COVID-19 Count on TriCountyHealth.com reported on Wednesday that there are 42 Active Cases of COVID-19 in Uintah County, 19 Active Cases in Duchesne County, and 6 Active Cases reported by the Ute Tribe, for a total of 65 Active Cases in the TriCounty Health District.
Vernal City Police Department has a reminder for residents as the seasons will soon be changing. “Winter weather is just around the corner, and this means we need to prepare ourselves,” shares Vernal PD. “If you have unused vehicles, disabled vehicles, or vehicles that have not been moved in a while, those vehicles need to be removed from the City Streets so that plows can be effective.”
Having the 2020 Election as Vote By Mail has some people nervous, especially after reports like one this week out of Grand Junction of a stack of ballots found scattered on the side of the road. Thankfully there have been no such reports locally and officials are working hard to ensure the election is handled properly.
It's time for the big hunt and the Division of Wildlife Resources has a few important reminders for those heading out to be part of the sea of orange. DWR Regional Conservation Outreach Manager Tonya Kieffer-Selby emphasizes the following: Make sure you wear your hunter orange. Make sure to read the instructions and attach your tag properly by detaching it from the permit and notching the month, date and sex of the animal.
Governor Herbert announced Tuesday that the state has dropped the color coded scale guiding COVID-19 response and have adopted instead a ‘COVID-19 Transmission Index’ that categorizes counties by transmission levels. Based on this new index, Uintah County is categorized at the ‘Moderate Level of Transmission’ while Duchesne and Daggett County are at the ‘Low Level of Transmission’.
Roosevelt City Fire Department appreciates the countless hours given by the many volunteers they have had over the years and found a way to show it.”On Monday, October 12th, the Roosevelt Fire Department held a special dinner to celebrate volunteer firemen both past and present,” shares Roosevelt City.
TriCounty Health’s Give’m Health topic for this week is a timely reminder concerning vaccinations. While the recommendation for childhood vaccinations is well known and understood it is less well known that adults need vaccines too and can be at risk for vaccine preventable diseases.
Everyone needs help and there’s a local organization that wants to be a source of help for those suffering from addiction. The Addicts II Athletes is a community support group aimed at replacing addiction with healthy recreation, service, family, relationships and love. The program wants individuals to work on not identifying as an addict.