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KNEU 1250For those talented singers in the Uintah Basin area that want to share their talents with the community and have a chance to win a hefty grand prize the Alive After Five Idol Contest is getting ready to start on Thursday, July 18th. To be a part of the contest you need to get your registration filled out and your songs turned in by 5pm today.
Rifle Police Department is using a sad situation to teach a valuable safety lesson to the community. A dog left in a hot car in Garfield County died of heat exhaustion after the owner lost track of time. Rifle PD has a simple message: Leave Your Dogs Safely At Home!
A patriotic event tomorrow in Vernal is one you won’t want to miss and all it will cost you is a donation to the troops. The local branch of Safari Club International teamed up with country artist Chris Petersen for a free concert and a donation for packages to the troops is the admission price.
For those that like to enjoy the outdoors and to hear some of the stories of people who serve and protect it, be sure to head up Firefighters Campground today, or any Friday until August 2nd.
Gone But Never Forgotten. Tuesday marked 32 years since Duchesne County Sheriff’s Officer Lt. Gerry L. Ivie was “accidentally shot and killed at a roadblock in Duchesne County. Lt. Ivie was responding to the scene of a rolling roadblock two miles west of Roosevelt where officers had boxed in a vehicle driven by a man threatening to kill his family.
AAA predicts a record-breaking 48.9 million Americans will travel for this Independence Day weekend and safety cannot be understated. After a multi-vehicle collision caused by a drowsy driver sent 3 people to the hospital, the Utah Highway Patrol is asking people to be aware of the signs and effects of driving drowsy.
A Duchesne County project is one of just ten projects in Utah to be selected to receive a grant through the Bureau of Reclamation’s WaterSMART program. The Duchesne County Water Conservancy District, partnered with Bennett Water Association and Dry Gulch Irrigation Company, was awarded $246,600 dollars to make improvements at Bennett Pond.
July is the month that brings the firework fun and although there is no restrictions safety is still key. When dealing with sparklers please remember that it burns at temperatures of about 2,000 degrees fahrenheit, the same as a blow torch, so parents be sure to keep an eye on children. Keep fireworks out of your pockets.
This year’s Grand Marshals for the Vernal 4th of July Parade are brothers who have lived most of their lives in the Vernal area. Boyd Merrell will be 93-years-old on July 7th and his brother, Dallas Harold Merrell, will be 87-years-old on July 9th. At the age of 18, Boyd was drafted into the Navy on December 12th, 1944, to serve in WWII.
Residents of Roosevelt City can look forward to an eventful 4th of July all taking place at Constitution Park. The day kicks off with the Redmud Run. Registration starts at 9:30am and the race will begin at 11:30am, a later start so residents can still attend Neola’s parade at 10am and be back to enjoy the mud fun.
As summer hits full stride, the events for the Summer Reading Activity are in full swing as well. This week’s activity is a puppet show put on by the Rocky Mountain Puppet Show entitled Space-A-Cade. The puppeteer is Meghan Casey who completed her Advanced Ventriloquism course at the age of six and has been working and playing with puppets since.
There’s no need to choose between the fun opportunities offered in Duchesne County on the 4th of July. In order to support the Neola parade that starts at 10am, Roosevelt City has pushed back their start time on the Redmud Run from early morning to 11:30am. Neola’s 4th of July Celebration includes a 5K run, co-ed volleyball tournament, the parade followed by a patriotic program, and the rodeo that night at 7pm.