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KNEU 1250Seniors all over the Basin are prepping for upcoming graduations and energy is building as they anticipate what the future will hold. Uintah High School is keeping energy up with spirit week led by Student Body President Brant Johnson who has kept the school on their toes all year with antics, activities and a stellar example of leadership.
The 2017 municipal elections had better be on the minds of those interested in running for open positions because the deadline to declare candidacy is coming up. The Vernal City Municipal Election will be held to elect a Mayor and two City Council positions to serve 4 year terms.
The Division of Wildlife Resources is welcoming public input on proposed changes to this year’s pheasant hunts. The DWR is recommending that there be just one general pheasant hunt that would start the first Saturday of November and end on the first Sunday of December.
Losing the fish in Steinaker Reservoir isn’t what DWR biologists were hoping for but a plan is in place to ensure that the fishery be restored once work is complete to the Steinaker Dam.
A new National Park Service report shows the value of the tourism industry to the local economy. In 2016, there were 304,312 visitors to Dinosaur National Monument who spent a collective $18,084,200 dollars in the surrounding communities.
Media outlets around Utah are following the case of a 21-year-old woman who died in the Duchesne County Jail last December. A Good4Utah report at the time included family asking for answers in the death of 21-year-old Madison Jody Jensen and in March Duchesne County Sheriff Dave Boren issued a statement addressing this death and that of another woman’s death in November.
Immunizing infants and children has been a hot topic for at least the last decade and TriCounty Health Department is making their pro-vaccination message crystal clear. According to TriCounty Health Nursing Director Nicole Smith, the Basin area has a pretty good immunization rate at 70 percent.
Agencies throughout the region are doing what they can to get ahead of potential wildfires. Dinosaur National Monument announced this week their plans to conduct a prescribed burn on the Utah side of the monument.
Locals are being urged to secure their vehicles and be on the lookout for thieves. In March, Duchesne County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to reports of a 2006 Beige Ford F350 pickup truck being stolen. Eventually, a call came in of an accident in the Sandwash Reservoir in which the thief had either rolled or driven the F350 truck into the reservoir.
President Trump’s signing of the Executive Order for a Review of Designations under the Antiquities Act on Wednesday has garnered extensive support throughout Utah but not exclusively.
An inspiring local man is in the state spotlight as this month’s Vocational Rehabilitation success story. The Utah State Office of Rehabilitation(USOR) chose to highlight Sidney Smith of Vernal, and it is easy to see why.
The dream of running the Boston Marathon was a relatively new one for one local woman who lived that dream just 10 days ago. 35-year-old Cara Murray is a devoted mother, wife, and farmer in Lapoint.