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KNEU 1250Uintah County will soon be host to a traveling Smithsonian exhibit. UtahHumanities.org shares that the ‘H2O Today’ Smithsonian exhibit will be displayed at the Uintah County Heritage Museum from April 26th through July 31st.
The Uintah County Republican Party is ready to get to work. The 2021 Uintah County Republican Convention is being held tomorrow at the Vernal Middle School Auditorium. Delegates will be voting on positions up for election, including Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary, Treasurer, 4 Committee Members, and 2 State Central Committee Representatives.
Under the direction of Mike Sorenson, Vernal Theatre: LIVE presents a Rodgers and Hammerstein Musical, The Sound of Music. “This show teaches…to a single person or even a family,” shares Kenzy Anderson (Uncle Max). “You learn so much from what happened back then. Everything can apply to today’s times. Definitely come and see it.” For ticket information, visit www.vernaltheatre.com.
The Ute Indian Tribe Water Systems Department announced Wednesday that they are enacting water restrictions. Water Systems Assistant Director Jenna Reed made the announcement stating first a notice that 50 homes on the Uriah Heap system are experiencing low pressure or no water due to low peak and drought.
Uintah School District released a press release Thursday sharing the following: The Uintah School Board on Wednesday night voted in an open public meeting to adopt a schedule for the 2021-2022 academic year that will once again have students attending classes both in person and remotely each week.
The local COVID-19 Transmission Index levels are Uintah and Duchesne County at the Moderate Level and Daggett County at the Low Level. According to Thursday’s press release, Uintah County’s 7-day average percent positivity was 5 percent and there were 51 cases in the past 14 days.
Everybody loves dinosaurs, right? Well some people really love dinosaurs and if you are an elementary, middle school, or high school student that is thinking of taking their love of dinosaurs to the paleontology level, Dinosaur National Monument has a recommendation.
The County Road 8 Fire located 8 miles southeast of Meeker, Colorado is now 100 percent contained. The fire started on April 11th when an agriculture burn grew out of control. Crews were able to keep the fire to 890 acres. The snow fall and colder days this week have been credited with the ability to get the fire fully contained.
The Ute Indian Tribe issued the following press release on Tuesday: On Wednesday, April 7th, the Ute Indian Tribe Business Committee met with Department of the Interior Secretary Deb Haaland at the Bears Ears National Monument to discuss restoration of the monument and other pressing issues.
This week’s Vernal Chamber luncheon included a legislative review with Senator Ron Winterton and Representative Scott Chew. Representative Chew noted that vehicle registration renewal post cards could be starting back up in May thanks to the passing of HB 170.
The Uintah Basin is very proud to be the area that can claim Dinosaur National Monument as its own. Visits to its many attractions are practically family traditions. It is important to note that the Monument is currently managing capacity inside the Quarry Exhibit Hall based on federal public health guidelines.
A fishing tournament on Flaming Gorge that had to be cancelled last year is back on for 2021. An announcement from the Division of Wildlife Resources shares that the Mac Attack Derby was created in 2019 as a collaboration between the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department and the Flaming Gorge Chamber of Commerce to focus on the restoration of the trophy fishery at Flaming Gorge Reservoir.