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The most popular hunt of the season has finally arrived and hunters in their safety orange will be headed to the mountain this weekend looking for their trophy kill. During all the excitement, Uintah County Sheriff Vance Norton is reminding the community to keep safety in mind while on the mountain.
The Duchesne County Commission went on the record this week in support of the re-licensing of the Uintah Hydroelectric project, an existing clean energy facility on the Uinta River north of Neola that was constructed in 1920.
It’s time to clean out the medicine cabinet and properly dispose of expired, unused and unwanted prescription drugs. Drug Take Back day is being held this Saturday in Vernal and Roosevelt, put on by local law enforcement and the Drug Enforcement Administration.
TriCounty Health Department continues to urge community members to get the flu shot and are providing Daggett County with their own flu shoot-out event. Every year the flu contributes to the death of 3,300 to 49,000 individuals, depending on the severity of the season.
Most folks around the Basin have received their election ballots in the mail and if you weren’t yet registered to vote, it’s not too late. The deadline to register to vote is November 1st and can be done physically at the county clerk’s office or by visiting www.vote.utah.gov.
A Duchesne County man is charged in 8th District Court with two counts of 1st Degree Forcible Sodomy. The charging document states that the crime committed by 53-year-old Relonzo Mark Duane occurred on or about July 10th, 2015, and that the act was without consent with a person 14 years of age or older.
It’s already time to be thinking about 2017 big game hunting permits. The Division of Wildlife Resources says starting October 26th, hunters can begin applying for next year’s most prized Utah big game permits.
Blacksmithing is a lost art in much of the world but thanks to a UBATC instructor, that’s not the case in the Uintah Basin. Gerald Cooper first began blacksmithing 15 years ago and at that time was one of three blacksmiths in the Uintah Basin.
Candidates for the Utah House of Representative District 55 race presented at the Vernal Chamber luncheon on Tuesday. Democratic candidate Wayne Stevens and incumbent Republican candidate Scott Chew answered questions on local and regional issues.
With a fantastic deer hunt anticipated, wildlife offices are reminding hunters to put safety as the top priority. Statistically, Utah is considered a safe place for hunting, shares DWR Conservation Outreach Officer Bryan Clyde, but there is always room for improvement.
Vernal Police Department is seeking the public’s help after a burglary and theft from the Vernal LDS Temple property. According to police, the grounds maintenance sheds were broken into sometime between Saturday, October 15th and Monday, October 17th.
The Duchesne County Commission is weighing in on the Yellowstone Feeder Canal repair project proposed by the Moon Lake Water Users Association. In a letter signed on Monday and addressing the Bureau of Reclamation office in Provo, the Commissioners state their support of “lining segments of the deteriorated concrete canal (and an earthen embankment section) with a geomembrane liner, covered with at least three inches of shotcrete or concrete.”