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KNEU 1250It’s the final day of the week long 2018 UGIC conference at the Uintah Conference Center. UGIC is the Utah Geographic Information Council and the attendees at this year’s conference have enjoyed educational events around the valley including time at Dinosaur National Monument.
If you’ve been outside today in the Vernal area it’s likely your eye has been drawn to the sky. Today is day one of the three day Dinah “SOAR” Days and Hot Air Balloon Festival, an event that is expected to become an annual local celebration. The idea originated from the Hospitality Committee wanting to have some kind of day to represent the community. A collaborative effort got under way and this weekend was picked because of the Dino Half marathon already drawing people from outside the area.
The season of road construction is here and the Uintah Basin will have its share of orange cones and barrels. Among the projects underway in Region 3 is the passing lanes being installed between Bridgeland and Myton. The project is aimed at improving safety and mobility by constructing a passing lane on Highway 40 in both the eastbound and westbound directions.
Two sisters are investing in the future of nursing education in the Uintah Basin. During this year’s commencement ceremonies, it was announced that Ann and Inella Kunz have donated $25,000 dollars to the USU Foundation, establishing the Ann and Inella Kunz Scholarship Endowment.
Many parties have done their part to welcome guests to the Vernal area for the Dinah “SOAR” days this weekend. On Friday, a crowd gathered for the Downtown Cleanup that started at Cobble Rock Park. Volunteers, Chamber members, and business owners gathered to cleanup downtown including trash removal, window washing, and painting bike racks.
A fire at UBTech prompted a building evacuation on Wednesday afternoon. According to UBTech Vice President Bob Peterson, the fire occurred at the Roosevelt campus at approximately 3:00pm.
The Division of Wildlife Resources is telling the story of a Uintah Basin couple convicted of poaching, sending a clear message that poaching is taken seriously in the state of Utah. A DWR officer in Roosevelt received a tip on the poacher hotline back in 2016 that Kenneth Swenson, Jr. was poaching cow elk and pheasants in Duchesne County.
Jerry Flatlip, Larson Rondeau, and Randall Flatlip, the three men on trial for the rape of a 9-year-old Uintah County girl in 2016, were found Not Guilty by a jury in a Salt Lake City courtroom on Wednesday. The state and defense presented their closing statements on Tuesday afternoon, day 5 of the jury trial.
Ashley Regional Medical Center welcomed the public to the new Women’s Center for an open house on Wednesday. Ashley Regional CEO Ben Cluff presented about the new facility during Tuesday’s Vernal Chamber luncheon. Cluff emphasized that this opening is with great appreciation to LifePoint Health for their willingness to invest in this community even during downturn in the economy.
While the fact that areas of the Uintah Basin are in nonattainment for ozone pollution is not great news, the efforts of local scientists made a major difference in the designation assigned by the EPA. On May 1st, the Environmental Protection Agency announced that portions of Duchesne and Uintah County were assigned a Marginal designation of ozone nonattainment.
The Ute Tribe has officially endorsed Park City’s Jack Rubin in the Utah State Senate District 26 race. A news release dated May 1st states that Rubin met with the Business Committee and received their unanimous vote. The Tribe’s release goes into detail about their discussion and Rubin’s belief that “some people in the Basin” refer to the Tribe as “the Indian problem.”
The Let’s Talk: Uintah Basin Cancer Support Group is all about offering support and resources to locals affected by cancer.