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KNEU 1250The site of the Hotel Vernal Haunt is spooky without a doubt but is there more to it than the props, makeup, sets, and effects of the annual charity event? That’s a question a famous YouTube paranormal explorer is aiming to find out tonight! Before the 2018 opening of the Hotel Vernal Haunt annual charity event, the rooms of the Lamplighter Inn sat empty for nearly two decades, hosting its last guest in 1991.
The Stewart Lake Fire this week in Jensen is an example of what is reported as Utah’s most common type of human caused wildfire. On Monday, fire spread rapidly through extreme dry vegetation caused by equipment overheating and failure.
As of Thursday, September 30th, TriCounty Health Department reported 7,400 total COVID-19 cases in the tri-county area to date, an increase of 69 new cases from the day before. According to Thursday’s data, there are currently 1,172 active cases. Over the past seven days the tri-county area has seen 22 new COVID-19 related hospitalizations and 3 new COVID-19 related deaths.
The Utah Wildlife Board approved several changes to regulations and other recommendations at their meeting on Thursday, including one specific to northeastern Utah. For those interested in once-in-a-lifetime hunts make note that the Board approved recommended adjustments to boundaries in the Book Cliffs.
Duchesne County fire restrictions will lift beginning October 1st. Emergency Manager Mike Lefler approached the Duchesne County Commission on September 20th with a request to move out of the fire restrictions while still ensuring that the fire permit process be followed during the fall burn and with guidelines sent out to the public of what they must do when burning.
Organizers of the Gobbler Thanksgiving 5K have announced the recipients of this year’s upcoming race. Ali Dudley was diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer in May and has since undergone 8 rounds of very aggressive chemotherapy and will undergo a double mastectomy before the Gobbler this year.
TriCounty Health Officer Kirk Benge visited the KLCY studio this week to offer a COVID-19 update for this week’s Give’m Health sharing the following: Unfortunately, Duchesne County once again has the highest rate of COVID-19 infection in the state per capita and last week was the highest week yet for new cases at 423 in the TriCounty Health district.
What’s the best kept secret in Colorado? According to travel publication ‘OutThere Colorado’, the Town of Rangely claims that title.
It will be first come, first serve for highly anticipated Trees For Charity spots and there are a few things to know for those who will be applying. There is a 40 tree limit and applications can be submitted starting October 6th. It will be done Live on TreesForCharity.com.
The Division of Wildlife Resources is asking for the public’s cooperation with hunters playing an important role in the surveillance of Chronic Wasting Disease. Hunters that are successful are encouraged to stop at a check station where staff will take lymph nodes from the deer and ask a few questions including where the deer was harvested.
A popular program that started over the summer is holding another session at the Uintah County Library.
Considered one of the top conferences of its kind in the country, the Uintah Basin Energy Summit held Tuesday at the Uintah Conference Center provided a day of speakers and panels featuring industry and government leaders. Their attitude about the future of energy in the Uintah Basin was undeniably optimistic.