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KNEU 1250Who is more deserving of recognition for supporting local education and students than those who are there in the trenches every day? For this week’s recognition, Team Uintah is shining a light on teachers and held a barbecue on Thursday to celebrate those teachers finishing up their first year teaching with Uintah School District.
A local event that draws ATV enthusiasts to enjoy the Uintah Basin is just around the bend. The 3rd Annual Outlaw ATV Jamboree will be held May 31st through June 2nd with over 12 local guided rides and several self guided rides in the Vernal area.
Mike Kennedy visited the KVEL studio this week for an interview on the Meet the Candidate Forum. Kennedy is running for U.S. Senate against Mitt Romney.
Joni Crane visited the KVEL studio this week for an interview on the Meet the Candidate Forum. Crane is running for Uintah County Commission Seat A and her campaign information can be found on her website, www.jonicrane.com.
The weather held out for a great day of fishing on Saturday for the Flaming Gorge Fish Derby. The annual Flaming Gorge Fish Derby is one of the largest freshwater fishing derbies in the USA with up to 400 teams each year competing in multiple categories.
Roosevelt Branch Librarian Stephen Moon isn’t afraid to stand out and add some fun to whatever he’s up to and he didn’t make an exception for the Utah Library Association Conference held last week in Provo.
Local high school students had a fantastic day of learning at the first Earth Observation and GIS day hosted by USU-Uintah Basin. “We appreciate the Quinney College of Natural Resources and the Utah Geographic Information Council for supporting youth outreach in our community,” shares USU-Uintah Basin Executive Director James Taylor.
Many breathed a sigh of relief at the announcement on Thursday that Bradley Moore, the man wanted for a shooting in Fort Duchesne, was found and in police custody. Perhaps no one was quite so relieved as the staff and students at Eagle View Elementary who had spent multiple school days at varying levels of lockdown during the massive manhunt.
The hunt is over for the man wanted in the case of a shooting in Fort Duchesne. Early Thursday morning, the U.S. Marshals Violent Fugitive Apprehension Strike Team located Bradley James Moore at a home in Vernal where a standoff ensued.
It was a full house at the Vernal Area Chamber of Commerce 69th Annual Meeting and Awards Dinner on Thursday night. The crowd enjoyed the interaction with and speech of Mitt Romney as the keynote speaker for the event.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Utah announced this week that they have filed a lawsuit on behalf of two former Daggett County Jail inmates that were subject to abuse while incarcerated. The Plaintiffs are listed as Dustin Porter and Steven Drollette who are seeking, quote, “damages and injunctive relief for a pattern of severe cruelty against them while they were incarcerated at the Daggett County Jail.”
A group of Roosevelt Junior High School students made an emotional presentation to their school’s Community Council this week, asking for changes to the school dress code. The group, made primarily of 8th graders, held a silent peaceful protest on Monday morning to bring attention to issues they see with the dress code after they say a student was not allowed to take the Sage Test because the pants she was wearing were the popular distressed style.