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Utah has three mandatory quagga mussel inspection stations, one of which is a major roadway in and out of the Uintah Basin. If you’re transporting any watercraft, including boats, Jet Skis, Wave Runners, canoes, kayaks, or float tubes, you are required to stop at the station.
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.”
The Special Olympics is celebrating 50 years as an organization and Uintah Basin athletes are celebrating by competing in the local games. Around 150 competitors from the Roosevelt, Myton, and Vernal area competed in the track and field events on Wednesday at Uintah High School.
A company that serves and saves lives in this community has plenty to celebrate. Gold Cross Ambulance was founded in 1968 by Gene and Julia Moffitt who responded to calls in the Salt Lake area with two Cadillac ambulances equipped with first-aid kits, resuscitation devices and stretchers.
Road construction has started up on Uintah Basin roads. The Duchesne County Road Department began work on the Wells Draw Road on Wednesday, May 16th.
Multiple agencies responded to the “East Whiterocks” fire on Wednesday afternoon. According to the BIA Wildland Fire-Uintah & Ouray Agency, the wildland fire started northeast of Whiterocks and units from LaPoint-Tridell and Neola Fire Departments as well as Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Land Management, and U.S. Forest Service all responded to the fire.
Jack Lytle visited the KVEL studio this week for an interview on the Meet the Candidate Forum. Lytle is running for reelection as Daggett County Commissioner. Lytle was elected as Daggett County Commissioner in the 2014 election and goes into the 2018 election as an incumbent Commissioner. He is listed on the county website as the current Commission Chair and he can be reached about his campaign through email at jlytle@daggettcounty.org.
Luke Stradinger visited the KVEL studio this week for an interview on the Meet the Candidate Forum. Stradinger is running for Duchesne County Sheriff. He has served as a state trooper for 19 years. Stradinger’s campaign information can be found on his Facebook page ‘Luke Stratinger for Duchesne County Sheriff’, which includes videos of his goals and vision.
Jack Rubin of Park City visited the KVEL studio this week for an interview on the Meet the Candidate Forum. Rubin is running for the Senate District 26 seat currently held by Senator Kevin Van Tassell.
A woman charged in a fatal shooting last year in Craig was found Guilty of Murder by a jury. Rachel Niemeyer was charged last October with domestic violence and assault following the shooting death of her husband Michael Freese and was later charged with felony manslaughter in connection with the case.
May is National Bike to Work Month and TriCounty Health is urging residents in the TriCounty area to give it a try! Whether you bike to work or school, ride to save money or time, pump those pedals to preserve your health or the environment, or simply to explore your community, TriCounty is promoting National Bike Month as an opportunity to celebrate the unique power of the bicycle and the many reasons to ride.
A pair of California men stranded on a mountain during a rainstorm were rescued by Sweetwater County Search and Rescue on Friday. The men were on the south slope of Pine Mountain when they became stranded and had to hike to the Summit of Pine Mountain, the highest point in Sweetwater County, to get a cell phone signal to call for help.