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KNEU 1250A recent job posting has contributed to buzz on the streets of increased job demand in the oil and gas industry. Elwood Staffing listed a posting and held a job fair to hire over 150 positions for oil field company Slumber J, providing the opportunity for local men and women who have been out of work in the oil industry to apply for this new opportunity.
Local Utah Highway Patrol is upping the focus on drug interdiction on Basin roadways as marijuana from neighboring Colorado is often transported on Highway 40.
Vernal City is onboard with an energy efficiency program offered by Rocky Mountain Power that is available to businesses in the community at large.
President Trump’s cabinet picks are generally finding support among Basin residents, including the support of local leaders. With public lands an ongoing issue in northeastern Utah, Trump’s pick of Montana Representative Ryan Zinke as the Secretary of the Interior has especially garnered attention.
Two applicants are left in consideration for the Vernal City Manager position that will be vacated with Ken Bassett’s retirement this summer. Vernal City Finance Director Mike Davis and South Weber City Manager Thomas Smith remain in the running for the position.
A bill sponsored by the Basin’s local representative could make Utah the first state in the nation to make drone harassment of livestock a crime. HB 217, sponsored by Representative Scott Chew, moved onto the Senate floor this week after unanimously passing in the House.
With the help of Uintah High School government students, House Bill 117 has now made it past the Senate Committee and will be on the Senate floor by next week. Representative Scott Chew brought the team of bright students on board for House Bill 117 that updates and amends the statute dealing with legal notices.
It’s been an amazing 100 years and Daggett County plans to celebrate all year long! On July 31st, 1917, a vote was taken to approve the formation of Daggett County. The state legislature made the decision to separate the northern part of Uintah County into its own county and Manila was named as the county seat.
The second concert for the Uintah Basin Youth Chamber Orchestra is coming up but that is not the only exciting event this spring for the talented young group. In addition to the March 18th concert, the group is preparing to be featured in the Uintah Basin Orchestra and Chorus concert on April 8th where they will play Pirates of the Caribbean side by side with the UBOC performers.
The men and women of Utah Highway Patrol recently received training to keep Basin roads safe in ways beyond driving enforcement. According to Sgt. Kellie Oaks, the troopers received further training in drug interdiction and human trafficking.
Who could forget the day in June of 2014 when a blue 10 ton tractor broke halfway through the Browns Park Swinging Bridge and sat suspended over the Green River? For over two years, Colorado officials have worked to secure funding that will enable the bridge to be repaired and fully functional again and the funding has finally come together.
A road trip to the ‘Taking Control of Diabetes’ Conference in Salt Lake next month will be well worth the time of locals, shares TriCounty Health Department. According to TriCounty Health Educator Ferron Young, the health department is offering a scholarship for those wanting to attend the conference.