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Utah Employment Update

Utah Employment Update

Jan 23, 2023 · Kristin Forbis · News

New employment data has been released by the Department of Workforce Services. The state’s nonfarm payroll employment for December 2022 increased an estimated 2.4% across the past 12 months, with the state’s economy adding a cumulative 40,100 jobs since December 2021. Utah’s current job count stands at 1,689,800. The county employment for Daggett County reached […]

Roosevelt City Asks Public For Help Identifying Individual

Roosevelt City Asks Public For Help Identifying Individual

Jan 20, 2023 · Kristin Forbis · News

Social media can be a useful tool or at least local law enforcement have found it useful. Roosevelt City Police Department is the latest agency to utilize the tool of social media in seeking to identify a suspect. They shared two images on Thursday morning of a woman in regards to a retail theft case. […]

Naples City Council Member Selected To Fill Vacancy

Naples City Council Member Selected To Fill Vacancy

Jan 20, 2023 · Kristin Forbis · News

Naples City has gone through the application and interview process and selected a new council member. A vacancy was created when Dennis Long tragically passed away last month. He had served for 17 years as a Naples City Councilman. Naples City shared that “Dennis cheerfully served the community with a listening ear and a smiling […]

Outlaw Trail Theater Announces Shows For 2023 Season

Outlaw Trail Theater Announces Shows For 2023 Season

Jan 20, 2023 · Kristin Forbis · News

The show must go on! It is true that a major overhaul is happening this year on the Western Park Amphitheater but that isn’t stopping Outlaw Trail Theater from putting on their annual production. In fact, Outlaw Trail Theater announced on Thursday that their 2023 Season will have three shows. The first is a series […]

Keeping Yourself And The Fish In Mind While Ice Fishing

Keeping Yourself And The Fish In Mind While Ice Fishing

Jan 20, 2023 · Kristin Forbis · News

The Division of Wildlife Resources asks anglers to consider their well being and that of the fish if ice fishing catch-and-release style. “If an angler is fishing on a particularly cold day, pulling a fish up through a hole and exposing them to freezing conditions can be stressful to a fish,” shares DWR Sportfish Coordinator […]

Ashley Watershed Draft Plan With Kids Canal Designs Open For Public Comment

Ashley Watershed Draft Plan With Kids Canal Designs Open For Public Comment

Jan 19, 2023 · Kristin Forbis · News

The Ashley Watershed Draft Plan-EA is now available for public review and the public comment period opened on Wednesday. This is for the Ashley Valley Watershed Flood and Irrigation Project in Uintah County. The lead federal agency on the project is the U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service. The project aims to provide […]

New Roosevelt Library On Track To Reopen By End Of The Month

New Roosevelt Library On Track To Reopen By End Of The Month

Jan 19, 2023 · Kristin Forbis · News

Moving an entire library collection to a new location is no small feat but the quest is going well. The progress of moving into the new Roosevelt Library has stayed on track and the plan remains to reopen its doors to the public by the end of the month. “We are looking at a formal […]

Robotics Team Competitions The Perfect Mix Of Challenge And Fun

Robotics Team Competitions The Perfect Mix Of Challenge And Fun

Jan 19, 2023 · Kristin Forbis · News

More and more girls are getting involved in STEM activities and the Uintah High TSA/Robotics Team is an example of such. Six students with three robots competed over the weekend at the St. George VEX Competition. Elspeth Montague, Lois Lyman, Nataly Rosas, Sharon Rodriguez, Ann John and Alfred Sheffer competed for the Utes. The teams […]