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The jury trial in 8th District Court for a Vernal man charged with Aggravated Sexual Abuse of a Child has been pushed back to next year. 48-year-old Delbert Day pleaded Not Guilty on two charges in July.
Ashley Regional Medical Center broke ground on a $35 million dollar expansion project last Wednesday. Uintah County Commissioner Mark Raymond attended the ceremony, excited to see growth in the community.
October is national Domestic Violence Awareness Month which makes it a natural time of year for the annual Domestic Violence conference for professionals throughout the Basin. This year’s annual conference was held on Friday at the Uintah Conference Center where hundreds of professionals including law enforcement officers, DCFS, mental health professionals and more, gathered for a day of training that took a personal turn.
Emergency response personnel was having a difficult time locating a reported crash on Highway 40 early Sunday morning, that is until the driver of the crashed vehicle climbed out of the 40-foot ravine where his truck and boat ended up.
Vernal City Council is expected to make a decision soon on whether or not to contribute funding for the BTA Vernal bus route. Vernal City took a close look at the City budget during the October 5th City Council meeting as funding for the BTA Vernal route was discussed.
Plans are in the works to form a Citizens Academy through the Uintah County Sheriff’s Office. A Citizens Academy is exactly what it sounds like, a police academy for average citizens.
“It was his duty to serve. It is our duty to remember.” Nearly 10 years ago, the life of a local hero was lost during a Search and Rescue operation. Uintah County Sheriff’s Detective Kevin Orr was killed in a helicopter crash while coordinating a search effort from the air.
This weekend youth will get the first crack at pheasants this hunting season as part of the statewide annual youth pheasant and quail hunt.
One local woman is changing lives one radio ad at a time. Sheree Meyer’s journey to graduation from USU-Uintah Basin included not only her Family, Consumer & Human Development coursework but a crash course in radio as a tool to strengthen marriages and families in Basin communities.
Funding has come together for the next step in the possible Seep Ridge Road extension south to I-70. Last week, the Community Impact Board approved funds to the 6 County Infrastructure Coalition that will cover half the cost to perform the study for the Environmental Impact Statement on the project.
Work is underway on road improvements in Roosevelt City’s industrial park on the west side of town. According to Roosevelt City Manager Ryan Snow, Mountainland Road and the surrounding streets were paved this week as part of the upgrade effort.
A Vernal man facing charges including child sexual abuse has been scheduled for a jury trial. 31-year-old Jose Luis Solis pleaded Not Guilty to one count of 1st Degree Felony Aggravated Sexual Abuse of a Child and six other charges for incidents that occurred in Vernal City earlier this year.