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KNEU 1250Among the services provided by TriCounty Health Department is the testing of water samples by their Environmental Lab. Representative Eric Larson explains the different forms of testing performed. Every public water system has to take a certain number of routine samples each month to check for bacteria in Daggett, Duchesne, and Uintah Counties.
This summer and fall, Steinaker Reservoir north of Vernal will be reduced to a ‘mud puddle’ as important repairs are made to its dam, shares the Division of Wildlife Resources. Any fish not caught and removed will likely be lost and in an effort to save as many bluegill as possible, the DWR is asking for the help of any and all anglers.
Little Jack Batty earned a claim to fame right away in his young life last week in Vernal. Final preparations were complete at the new Women’s Center of Ashley Regional Medical Center on May 21st and deliveries began the next day, just in time for Jack’s arrival! Baby boy Jack, son of Ashley and Steven Batty of Vernal, was the first baby born in the new facility on May 22nd at 8:15pm, measuring 21 inches long and weighing in at just over 8 pounds.
TriCounty Health Department has teamed up with Mountainlands Family Health Center to implement a program through the Million Hearts Coalition. Over the past five years, shares TriCounty Health, Million Hearts Coalition has awarded money to implement efforts for healthy hearts and healthy living and the TriCounty Health Promotion team is working alongside Mountainlands to utilize the funds which amounts to $4,000 dollars to benefit the community.
Bart Haslem visited the KVEL studio this week for an interview on the Meet the Candidate Forum. Haslem is running for Uintah County Commission Seat A and his campaign information is available at www.barthaslem.com.
A local effort is raising money for an important piece of equipment to protect Basin law enforcement officers. The effort known as ‘Gloves For Good Guys’ wants to give every officer in the Uintah Basin special gloves designed to prevent punctures and contamination from dangerous substances.
The Uintah County Sheriff’s Office said goodbye to an important member of their K-9 team last week. K-9 Aries was put down after recently being diagnosed with cancer that lead to stomach complications. Aries’ handler Deputy Kyle Fuller says it was a privilege to train and deploy with K-9 Aries.
Operations are going as planned on the Pine Ridge Fire in Uintah County. According to Utah Fire Info, the fire has shifted down to a Type 4 organization with resources scaled back to two engines, two crews and one helicopter. The focus will continue to be the mop-up operation and hardening the perimeter fireline.
Mark Thomas visited the KVEL studio last week for an interview on the Meet the Candidate Forum. Thomas is running as the incumbent Uintah County Attorney. His campaign information is available on the Facebook page: ‘Mark Thomas, Re Elect for Uintah County Attorney.’
The list of abuse and violations tied to the Daggett County Jail scandal are outlined in a report from the Department of Corrections. Deseret News shares that the final report goes into detail about misbehavior of jail staff based on interviews with employees and inmates as well as surveillance video and using the internal memory device on the Taser used.
Travelers and visitors in and around Strawberry Reservoir on Monday witnessed an amazing sight. National Weather Service reports that what was likely a non-supercell landspout tornado briefly touched down at Strawberry Reservoir at around 1:10pm. Thankfully there were no reports of damage or injuries.
Memorial Day to Labor Day marks a timeframe all Utah drivers should take seriously. “We’re beginning the hundred deadliest days of the year,” shares UHP Sgt. Kellie Oaks. “Please wear your seat belt and be a kind driver!” As of May 1st, there had been 70 lives lost so far in Utah traffic fatalities. Utah’s zero fatalities campaign urges all drivers to avoid the 5 deadly driving behaviors: drowsy, distracted, aggressive, impaired and not buckling up. In 2017, 273 lives were lost on Utah roads. 20 of those were due to distracted driving, 29 were DUI, 87 were unrestrained, 85 were from aggressive driving and 6 due to drowsy driving.