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KNEU 1250The Vernal Chamber Outstanding Public Service Award for the 3rd Quarter is Troy Ostler. Troy and his wife Nancy have three children and six grandchildren who all live in the Vernal area. Troy has a degree in Civil Engineering from BYU, has worked locally in the Civil Engineering business since 1977, and started Civco Engineering with Nancy in the year 2000.
Uintah High School has a wide variety of clubs and extracurriculars, hopefully enough to help any student find a place to make friends and belong. A new group at the high school is aimed at helping girls during what is often a challenging stage of life.
There is plenty of Easter events to choose from this weekend. The Vernal Elks Lodge is hosting an egg coloring event for kids of all ages on Friday from 4 to 6pm at the Elks Lodge, 35 North 300 West. Bring something to take eggs home in. The 9th annual Neola teen flashlight Easter egg hunt will be held Friday night from 8 to 10pm at the Neola rodeo grounds for ages 12 to 17.
The Utah Governor’s Office of Energy Development is part of an effort aimed at promoting natural gas in northeastern Utah and western Colorado. With support from Colorado and Utah agencies, Colorado Mesa University is working on a report that explores the combined potential of natural gas in western Colorado and northeastern Utah’s Uintah Basin.
A Craig man has been sentenced to 22 years in prison for distribution of methamphetamine. 51-year-old Melvin Newton was arrested on separate occasions in Routt and Moffat County in possession of methamphetamine.
To Roosevelt Junior High Principal Mike Ross it isn’t enough to send students home full of just knowledge. Principal Ross also wants to be sure that students have a full belly. Some students can only rely on the meals they receive at school for breakfast and lunch.
The Uintah County Commission approved their spring clean up resolution during Monday’s Commission meeting. The resolution waves the fees for dumping at the landfill from April 21st through the 28th.
The LifePoint 2018 Mercy Award recipient at Ashley Regional Medical Center is Dennis Long. Dennis Long is a Nuclear Medicine Technologist in the Radiology Department. He has worked at Ashley Regional for 27 years and for 10 years as the Director of Radiology.
A tool available to schools in the state of Utah and used locally is the Safe UT smartphone app. Safe UT is linked to statewide services in real-time crisis intervention. Youth can text or send confidential tips right through the app on their smartphone and be connected with a crisis line at all times. Licensed clinicians respond to all chats, texts and calls, providing counseling, suicide prevention, and referral services.
After a break for the winter, the Roosevelt City State Street construction project is starting up again. Work began on Monday, March 26th. Contractor Burdick Materials reports that crews will begin prepping for curb and gutter and paving between 800 South and the gulch.
The Department of Workforce Services has released the latest unemployment numbers and local Counties continue to tick in the right direction. Daggett County is now at 4.4 percent unemployment, down from 4.5 percent. Duchesne County is also at 4.4 percent, down from 4.6 percent the month before. Uintah County ticked down to 4.8 percent unemployment from 4.9 percent.
The Uintah County Commission reviewed plans to remove lights from the street configuration on Aggie Blvd and Main Street during Monday’s Commission meeting. In November, Uintah County approved a plan to remove 80 lights from their property and have been working with Rocky Mountain Power to finalize plans in the months since.