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While some anticipated that Governor Herbert would move the health risk level to Green, that did not happen. On June 5th, the Governor extended his COVID-19 health risk status order from May 29th through June 12th meaning all current health risk guidance for the state remains unchanged.

After some back and forth, Uintah High School graduation is on again. The Uintah High drive through graduation celebration was deemed a massive success last month and as a result Uintah High School administration decided to conduct a poll of the seniors.

Black bears live and roam throughout much of the state, including areas of the Uintah Basin, and the Division of Wildlife Resources is offering their tips for staying safe while recreating in bear country.

Saturday’s heavy storm affected residents and businesses throughout Uintah County. Vernal City Manager Quinn Bennion shares that there were many downed trees, power outages, and flooding of store entrances on Vernal Main Street. “Several business owners placed sandbags at their Main Street entrances to minimize water damage,” explains Bennion.

Storms throughout the weekend resulted in downed trees, damaged property, some flooding, and power outages, especially in Uintah County.

Tonight is a special opportunity for all Utahns to tune in to Utah’s first rural Gubernatorial debate that will be 100 percent focused on rural Utah issues and topics. The broadcast, hosted by Evans Family Media, V6 Media, and the Vernal Area Chamber of Commerce, will be aired statewide on rural Utah radio stations, rural Utah Chamber of Commerce Facebook pages, on KSL.com, and various other rural Utah media outlets.

Sunday, June 7th, marked 10 years since a Bureau of Indian Affairs police officer’s life was lost in a car accident and local agencies and individuals took the opportunity to remember him on social media. Officer Joshua Yazzie was just 33 years old when the accident occured as he was responding to a call.