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KNEU 1250The Vernal Area Chamber’s 2nd Quarter Outstanding Public Service Award recipient is Aaron Averett of Sunrise Engineering. Averett opened the Sunrise Engineering Vernal office 6 years ago after having worked for Sunrise Engineering in Washington, Utah for 8 years.
A meeting aimed at public discussion and education on Proposition 5 is coming up. Proposition 5 asks voters to decide if Uintah County shall be authorized to impose a quarter of one percent sales tax, which is the equivalent of 1 cent for every $4 dollars spent, for the purpose of transportation services such as roads, traffic, pedestrian safety, public transit and non-motorized transportation.
A local champion for education is being honored tonight at the UtahFutures Celebrates Stories of Champions Dinner at Utah’s Hogle Zoo. UBTech Admissions Specialist, Jim LaMuth, is one of only 14 in the state being named as an American Graduate Champion by helping Utah learners reach academic and professional milestones. Jim invests in far more than just helping students with admissions.
Energy country is celebrating the EPA’s latest announcement that proposes to repeal the Obama administration’s “Clean Power Plan”. EPA administrator Scott Pruitt issued the notice which determined that the plan’s regulations exceed the EPA’s statutory authority.
The Ute Tribe issued a press release regarding the September 21st Tenth Circuit court decision to dismiss Wyoming v. United States. Because the United States already published its intent to repeal costly fracking rules published in 2015, the Tenth Circuit court followed by dismissing the appeals and suit related to those rules.
Most local kids and their families are in the groove of the new school year by now but for kids walking or riding bikes or scooters to and from school it’s important that parents ensure their kids are staying alert and watching for vehicles. According to Safe Kids Utah, traffic collisions are the number one cause of death among children ages 5 to 19 in the United States.
It’s almost time for Utah’s most popular hunt and fall foliage is on full display ready to greet hunters. According to the Division of Wildlife Resources, over 60,000 hunters, along with their families and friends, will be trekking into Utah’s backcountry to enjoy the fall hunt and find that elusive mule deer buck.
Prescribed burning in the Ashley National Forest is underway. The planned burning on Reservation Ridge, west of the Avintaquin Campground, will be in progress the remainder of this week and into next week.
The Roosevelt City Library pulled off another successful Fandom event on Saturday providing locals with an unforgettable cosplay experience. Dressing up as a favorite superhero or sci-fi star is a growing hobby for fans of all ages and over 140 people showed up for the event at the Grace Event Center.
Dr. Michael Bankhead has directed orchestras around the world and is also a household name for many in the Uintah Basin arts community. As the artistic director of the Uintah Basin Orchestra and Chorus, Dr. Bankhead has invested many hours in eastern Utah over the last 4 years and will likely spend many more in the years to come.
If you’re hoping to submit a tree in the Trees for Charity event next month, you better hurry and get an application in. The Vernal Area Chamber has started accepting applications and time is of the essence for those hoping for a spot, shares Chamber Director Joel Brown. There will be 40 trees this year.
Colorado’s Highway 13 may be getting some major upgrades if federal funding comes through at the request of the Colorado Department of Transportation. CDOT has applied for $21 million dollars in federal funding that would be added to $60 million dollars from the state to see major safety upgrades complete on the stretch of road that runs north from Rifle, through Meeker and up to Craig and beyond.