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DWR Officers Highlight the Most Common Wildlife Violations in Utah

DWR Officers Highlight the Most Common Wildlife Violations in Utah

Sep 25, 2023 · Kristin Forbis · News

Officers with the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources want the public to be aware of the most common violations they are seeing so they can avoid them and really enjoy their adventures. In fishing, be sure to have a current fishing license and read the fishing guidebook. You should understand which species must be released, […]

UBTech Holding Fall Fire School

UBTech Holding Fall Fire School

Sep 25, 2023 · Kristin Forbis · News

Are you interested in learning more about being a wildland firefighter or assisting in the effort? Local agencies, including staff from Dinosaur National Monument, are partnering with UBTech to provide a Fall Fire School to community members. In only 6 weeks on Mondays and Wednesdays, starting October 2nd, from 6 to 9pm, and one Saturday […]

Virginia Man And Border Collie Bett Winners Of Meeker Classic

Virginia Man And Border Collie Bett Winners Of Meeker Classic

Sep 22, 2023 · Kristin Forbis · News

Meeker, Colorado is on the map every fall for professional dog handlers from around the world who compete at or tune into the Annual Meeker Sheepdog Classic. The 5-day event is a sanctioned championship trials of sheepdog herding competition for a purse that totaled $27,000 dollars this year. The competition held this month featured 135 […]

Utah Attorney General Sends Letter to Ensure Local Input

Utah Attorney General Sends Letter to Ensure Local Input

Sep 22, 2023 · Kristin Forbis · News

Utah’s Attorney General, Sean D. Reyes, is supporting local governments by joining several states in opposing the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s proposed rule change to expand the federal government’s authority to designate land as endangered species habitat without cooperation from states. The current law, found in the Endangered Species Act, requires the Fish and […]

Uintah County Library Hosting Halloween Party for Adults

Uintah County Library Hosting Halloween Party for Adults

Sep 22, 2023 · Kristin Forbis · News

Most of the time when you think of Halloween you think only of kids and trick or treating. Well, Uintah County Library also thinks about fun for the adults! The Library will be having a Halloween Town Party for those 18 and older. As they put it, “We’ll have a tiny pumpkin painting station set […]

Uintah County Commission Approves Bid For Western Park Roof Project

Uintah County Commission Approves Bid For Western Park Roof Project

Sep 21, 2023 · Kristin Forbis · News

Uintah County’s Western Park has several improvement projects coming up, including a new roof for the Western Park. The Uintah County Commission considered bids for the roof project during Tuesday’s Commission meeting. Zeke Atwood presented 3 bids to the Commission along with the detailed committee analysis of each. Atwood emphasized that the analysis is not […]

Improvements Planned For 500 North In Uintah County

Improvements Planned For 500 North In Uintah County

Sep 21, 2023 · Kristin Forbis · News

No doubt there is more traffic on 500 North in Vernal headed east to the landfill with the increase in activity at Buckskin Hills. Improvements to the road are planned but the process takes time. Vernal City obtained a grant four years ago for improvements on 500 North from Vernal Avenue to 500 East. UDOT […]