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Crews continue to battle the Maeser Highway Fire that was reported at 1:40pm on Friday near the gravel pit off SR-121. As of late Friday night, the fire was estimated to have spread to over 1000 acres.
The man in custody following a double shooting on Thursday has been identified. 21-year-old Jayson John Dean is a Vernal resident who recently relocated from California. He is being held on two counts of attempted homicide. According to the Uintah County Sheriff’s Office, dispatchers received calls of shots fired at 6:30am on Thursday at a residence located at 666 South 2500 West.
After a long search, the Vernal City Council has approved the hiring of a new City Manager. Quinn Bennion is a native of Vernal that graduated from Uintah High School before going on to school at the University of Kansas.
The EPA announced Tuesday that the deadline to determine non-attainment of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards on ozone will be delayed by one year. The standard is part of the Clean Air Act and in 2015 designations were lowered from 75 part per billion to 70 parts per billion, affecting many areas including the Uintah Basin.
Two men are in the hospital being treated for gunshot wounds after an incident in Maeser on Thursday morning. According to the Uintah County Sheriff’s Office, dispatchers received calls of shots fired at 6:30am near 2500 West and 660 South.
The Utah Department of Health has designated Ashley Regional Medical Center as a “Stroke Receiving Facility.” The hospital was visited by the Bureau of EMS and Preparedness on May 18th in order to verify that a proper system was in place to treat stroke patients.
U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke signed Secretarial Order 3353 late Wednesday which local leaders hope will restore common sense to the local management of sage grouse populations.
June activities are in high supply at Dinosaur National Monument. Quarry Visitor Center hours run from 8am to 6pm daily with the Quarry Exhibit Hall open daily until 5:00pm.
Departments and committees have been hard at work as the Fiscal Year 2018 budget adoption approaches for local governments. Vernal City has held multiple budget workshops and hearings in recent weeks as they whittle down the budget to match revenues. City Manager Ken Bassett communicated clearly that most revenue for the city is from sales tax which is down significantly making it necessary to tighten belts and not have any major capital expenditures.
Roosevelt City is undertaking a major streets project this summer to be completed this fall. The State Street Widening and Storm Drain Improvement project will run from approximately 800 South to 1400 South.
The Uintah County Fair has done it again! Among the mile-long list of free activities and events offered is a new form of favorite local entertainment.
A reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest of a man wanted for murder. The Rifle Police Department issued the call for help this week as they search for Michael Francis Montgomery who is wanted for the murder of Christopher Gallegos.