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KNEU 1250Opportunities continue to present themselves for candidates to share their voice with voters as Primary Election Day approaches. The candidates running for two Uintah County Commission seats spoke at the Vernal Chamber Luncheon on Tuesday including Joni Crane and Bart Haslem who are running for Commission Seat A and Duane Shepherd, Troy Slaugh, and Bill Stringer who are running for Commission Seat B.
TriCounty Health is bringing the health department to towns beyond their main locations as they hit the road in their big, blue trailer this month.
The fire within Dinosaur National Monument that started Sunday evening is contained. According to a release from the National Park Service, a motorist reported a wildfire north of Highway 40 near Dinosaur National Monument headquarters at approximately 6:10pm on June 3rd. The Dinosaur Headquarters Fire was last GPS assessed as 17 acres.
Crews are mopping up a fire that started Tuesday morning off the Bluebell Highway in Duchesne County. According to the Uintah Basin Interagency Fire Center, the Bluebell Disposal Fire was called in at 10:48am with crews responding from Roosevelt, Myton, Neola, Altamont, the BIA, and Forest Service.
Once again, Outlaw Trail Theater is bringing the delight of a melodrama to the Uintah County Fair fun. “The Pony Expresso or The Villain Came to a Grinding Halt has more puns than you can shake a spoon at!” shares Outlaw Trail Executive Producer Ron Litton.
It’s quite literally onward and upward at the Vernal Regional Airport after several days without flights last week. According to airport manager Doug Brown, the seal coat and permanent paint coat is complete and the runway is now operational.
Vernal and beyond was bustling over the weekend as events drew visitors from outside the area, filling up hotels and restaurants. The 7th Annual Basin Bash Baseball Tournament hosted 46 teams from Utah, Colorado, and Wyoming with the Uintah 13U team winning the championship in the gold bracket.
The 3rd annual Outlaw ATV Jamboree was an undeniable success with 300 participants and their fancy rides out and about. The fun started on Thursday with trail rides throughout the day. The ATV rodeo was held Friday at the Western Park. Saturday was another day full of rides with the event wrapping up with the Ride by the Lights Night Ride that paraded down Main Street before traversing Asphalt Ridge.
The Miss Uintah County pageant was a night to remember on Saturday. Savannah Hartle was crowned Miss Uintah County 2018 and Kenadi Colton was crowned Miss Outstanding Teen Uintah County 2018.
Road work beginning today will close down a portion of Red Cloud Loop in Uintah County. According to the Forest Service announcement, the Ashley National Forest and Uintah County will be working together on resurfacing the Red Cloud Loop Road from the Dry Fork Flume Trailhead as well as the turn off to Massey Meadows to the Charlies Park turnoff.
Troy Slaugh visited the KVEL studio last week for an interview on the Meet the Candidate Forum. Slaugh is the running for Uintah County Commission Seat B. His campaign information can be found on his website, www.uintahstrong.com. On his website, Slaugh writes about his vision, Basin values, and his take on special service districts, rail, fiscal policy and other issues facing Uintah County.
Local officials have made it clear that the Uintah Basin is affected by the opioid crisis just like other counties in the state. In response, the state of Utah has announced a major lawsuit against the opioid manufacturer Purdue Pharma. Attorney General Sean Reyes made the announcement last week saying that the company violated state law in their prescription of opioids, including OxyContin.