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The public’s help is being sought as authorities try to find a missing Rangely man. According to the Rio Blanco County Sheriff’s Office, 66-year-old Peter Christian Ruffner has not been seen since Friday, September 29th.
Higher education is emphasized in high schools throughout the Basin and one lucky group of students recently enjoyed a college campus tour in Logan. Thirty Ute Tribe members who are high school students from Union and Uintah River high schools traveled to the Utah State University Logan campus for a two day introduction to the college experience.
The family behind Davis Food & Drug is well known throughout the Uintah Basin and has been serving the local community since the store’s launch in the 80’s. The store’s founders, Jim and Debbie Davis, along with CJ and Lee Davis who joined the store leadership team in 2009, have especially been great supporters of local schools so it’s no surprise they are the next to be recognized by Team Uintah.
The former Utah Highway Patrol trooper charged in 8th District Court for the June Maeser Highway Firenow faces a federal charge for allegedly setting a second fire in Uintah County about a week and a half earlier.
Governor Gary Herbert joined the governors from Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico and Wyoming on Wednesday to sign a memorandum of understanding that’s all about promoting a plan for electric vehicles in the west.
The Bureau of Land Management announced this week that the Vernal Field Office will be implementing the Tom Patterson Prescribed Fire in Uintah County in October. This project is a multi-year treatment to promote grass and brush habitat in the southern part of the county within the Bookcliffs along the McCook Ridge Road.
Construction continues on the Roosevelt City State Street and maintenance project. The intersection of State Street and 800 South is closed through Saturday afternoon. Traffic will need to use alternate routes to access homes during this time. Last week, crews were flushing streets that have been chipped throughout the city.
A former Highway Patrol trooper already charged with starting the Maeser Highway Fire on June 9th has now been charged with starting a second fire in May. According to a Deseret News report, a grand jury determined on Wednesday that there was sufficient evidence to charge 37-year-old Rex Richard Olsen with setting the May 30th fire on BLM land in eastern Utah that closed Highway 40 and burned 900 acres.
With business items also handled, the Thursday board meeting of the Uintah Transportation Special Service District largely focused on the board’s split opinions on the matter of the Executive Director being placed on paid administrative leave last month.
It’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month and TriCounty Health Department is urging locals to get educated and know your risk. According to TriCounty nursing director Nicole Smith, outside of skin cancer, breast cancer is the leading cancer in women in the United States and it does not only affect women.
Sweetwater County law enforcement assisted Idaho authorities this week in an armed robbery investigation that resulted in the arrest of a woman and two men in Rock Springs on Tuesday.
The Vernal City Council meeting on Wednesday night focused on policy and legislation associated with the refinance of higher interest bonds to a lower interest rate.