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Uintah County approved an election agreement for local entities that request that the county handle their elections. We are still waiting to see if there will be a county wide election within districts, shares Clerk Auditor Mike Wilkins, but Ballard City, Maeser, Ballard water, and Ashley Valley are ones that have contacted Uintah County so far to perform their elections.
Memorial weekend is the kickoff to the boating season for many Basin families. Whether entering or exiting the Basin at Daniels Canyon, boaters are required to stop for an inspection or risk being cited. Three mandatory inspection stations are set up around the state, one in St. George, another at Bear Lake, and the third on Highway 40 at the Daniels Canyon point of entry.
By now community members have heard that repairs to Steinaker dam paired with earthquake reinforcement measures means the reservoir will be eventually drained. In September of 2014, a crack was observed in the dam. While it has been taken seriously, the Bureau of Reclamation stated from the beginning that the dam was never in danger of failing but that repair work would eventually need to be done.
Elementary kids will be coming home with their very own passports, the kind that will take them on adventures all summer long. Dinosaurland’s Passport to Summer program is kicking off and this year will be bigger and better than ever.
Round two of hiring a new city manager for Vernal City could soon come to a close. According to Vernal City Mayor Sonja Norton, eight applicants were interviewed on Tuesday for the position this round.
A famous Utah artist will soon be focusing his creative energy on capturing the magic of the Uintah Basin. Eric Dowdle is known for his folk art often sold in the form of puzzles but more recently receiving attention for the TV show Painting the Town with Eric Dowdle, now in its second season of production.
Every year cemeteries throughout the Basin are visited on and around Memorial Day and local officials are requesting help in preparing the cemeteries for visitors. Last month, local officials began discussions on cemetery preparations for Memorial weekend.
Updated unemployment rates by county have been announced with a slight downward shift for Basin counties. Daggett County ticked down from 4.1 to 4 percent unemployment. Duchesne County fell slightly from 6.2 to 6 percent unemployment while Uintah County lowered incrementally from 6.7 to 6.6 percent unemployment.
Attending the annual Jones Hole Hatchery Fishing Day is a tradition for many Basin families but the fun is being shifted to another location for this year’s free fishing celebration on June 10th. According to the Division of Wildlife Resources, the event has been moved to Matt Warner Reservoir due to increasing threats from invasive New Zealand mud snails at the Jones Hole Fish Hatchery.
A group of graduating seniors took a walk down memory lane to Davis Elementary on Monday ready to dig up memories. The group of about 25 seniors attended Davis Elementary School during their 5th grade year and had buried a time capsule full of memorabilia.
A free community event is celebrating a local hobby and all are invited. A celebration of biking and family fun, NUMBFest 2017 is being held at McCoy Flats this Saturday, May 27th from 9am to 3pm. NUMB, standing for the Northeastern Utah Mountain Bikers, hosts the event as their annual fundraiser to support infrastructure and needs of local trails.
UDOT issued an emergency alert on Saturday that US-191 was closed in Uintah County due to road damage. As of Sunday night the roadway was open but reduced to one open lane of alternating traffic at Mile Post 364, about 8 miles north of Vernal.