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Free Dump Week Dates Announced For Duchesne County And Uintah County

Free Dump Week Dates Announced For Duchesne County And Uintah County

Mar 24, 2023 · Kristin Forbis · News

Find your work gloves and put your rakes and shovels on standby! Free Dump Week, sometimes called Free Landfill Week, has been announced for both Duchesne County and Uintah County. This year’s event is taking place April 22nd through April 29th. This means they are offering a full week and two Saturdays to get yards […]

2023 Gun and Knife Show Biggest One Yet

2023 Gun and Knife Show Biggest One Yet

Mar 24, 2023 · Kristin Forbis · News

The 2023 Gun and Knife Show held at the Uintah Conference Center was the biggest one yet. ‘Friends of Buckskin Hills’ members attended the Uintah County Commission meeting on Tuesday to report on the show’s success. Bill Lewis thanked everyone who participated and volunteered to help. They maxed out the Conference Center with 170 tables […]

Student Scientists Represent Well At State Science Fair

Student Scientists Represent Well At State Science Fair

Mar 24, 2023 · Kristin Forbis · News

Last month, USU held its Utah State University Uintah Basin Science Fair with a group of middle school students that moved on to the State Science Fair. That event took place at Weber State University this week with great results. David Pierce received the NOAA 2023 ‘Taking Pulse of the Planet’ Award. 7 students placed […]

Roosevelt PD Seeks Tips Following Burglary At Jiffy Pawn

Roosevelt PD Seeks Tips Following Burglary At Jiffy Pawn

Mar 24, 2023 · Kristin Forbis · News

Roosevelt City Police Department has requested the public’s help as they seek information on a burglary that occurred at Jiffy Pawn in Roosevelt on March 18th. “Jewelry was taken, and the front door glass was broken,” shares Roosevelt PD. Some security footage images have been shared to the Roosevelt City Police Department Facebook page. Anyone […]

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Uintah Special Service District 1 Delivers Transportation Report

Mar 22, 2023 · Kristin Forbis · News

The newly formed Uintah Special Service District 1 stays busy managing what was previously the focus of 3 separate districts but which are now combined into one. SSD1 Director Cheryl Meier gave a thorough overview of the district’s Transportation happenings during the Vernal Chamber luncheon on Tuesday. Transportation has three main road projects at varying […]

Uintah County Search And Rescue Commander Announces ‘Operation Sandbag’

Uintah County Search And Rescue Commander Announces ‘Operation Sandbag’

Mar 22, 2023 · Kristin Forbis · News

Knowing there will be many who will need help during potential spring flooding, Uintah County Search and Rescue and Uintah County Sheriff’s Office have announced ‘Operation Sandbag’. Search and Rescue Commander Shad Shelley issued a letter inviting donations to help in the effort. “Uintah County Search and Rescue will be securing private funding to purchase […]

Joint Business Symposium/Chamber Coalition Event For All Community Members

Joint Business Symposium/Chamber Coalition Event For All Community Members

Mar 22, 2023 · Kristin Forbis · News

While there may have been some confusion, organizers want it to be perfectly clear, the 2023 Business Symposium and Chamber Coalition Conference is for everyone! Not just for Chamber members. Uintah County Economic Development Director Travis Campbell explains that the decision was made to tie the annual Business Symposium to the annual Chamber event for […]

Winter Weather Advisories Issued Through Wednesday Night

Winter Weather Advisories Issued Through Wednesday Night

Mar 22, 2023 · Kristin Forbis · News

Several Winter Weather Advisories have been issued. The first Winter Weather Advisory is for above 7500 feet in southern Uintah County and across western Colorado. Total snow accumulations are expected of 4 to 8 inches with winds gusting as high as 35 mph. Another Winter Weather Advisory has been issued through Wednesday Night for above […]

TriCounty Health Department Update

TriCounty Health Department Update

Mar 22, 2023 · Kristin Forbis · News

TriCounty Health Department has shared its 2022 annual report. Nearly half of the Health Department’s revenue comes from federal sources, 19 percent is from fees, 17 percent is County tax contributions, 11 percent is from state grants, and the remaining funds are from other sources. TriCounty Health’s expenses are nearly 45 percent salaries and wages, […]

Vernal Equinox Means It’s The First Day of Spring

Vernal Equinox Means It’s The First Day of Spring

Mar 20, 2023 · Kristin Forbis · News

Spring is here! Well technically at least. The Vernal Equinox occurs on March 20th or 21st each year and represents the moment when the Earth’s axis is in position to deliver an equal amount of daylight and darkness. This year, the moment in which spring officially begins is today at 3:24pm. With snow still on […]

Wolf Management Plan Includes Animal Compensation For Death/Injury

Wolf Management Plan Includes Animal Compensation For Death/Injury

Mar 20, 2023 · Kristin Forbis · News

Colorado Parks and Wildlife provided an update this month on the Wolf Restoration and Management Plan. The draft of the plan was released in December and since then CPW has received about 4,000 comments online and heard from 232 people at public meetings. Consensus statements from the Commission at their meeting on final plan revisions […]

Uintah FFA Enjoys Success At State Convention

Uintah FFA Enjoys Success At State Convention

Mar 20, 2023 · Kristin Forbis · News

Thirty-one Uintah High FFA chapter members joined over 2,000 FFA members from around the state in attending the FFA State Convention in Logan last week. The events were all highly competitive and Uintah represented very well. The Uintah FFA Conduct of Chapter Meetings team placed second. Emerson Hackford placed third in Prepared Public Speaking. Kaylee […]