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Hunting season is here and Dinosaur National Monument is reminding hunters of rules and regulations. According to Chief of Visitor Services Dan Johnson, hunting is not permitted in the Monument.
A work crew in grey t-shirts will be moving around Vernal City over the next several weeks as upgrades are made to the City’s water meters. According to City Treasurer Obern Mayes, these will not be Vernal City workers but the crew from the contracted company on the project.
Lines ran out the door of the historic Vernal Theatre for the closing weekend of You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown and the cast’s final performances didn’t disappoint. The show’s closing weekend was also used to collect donations for a local family in need.
Locals are doing their part to change the world and they need your help. An upcoming fundraiser concert is shining a light on the cause of the 100 Humanitarians organization that helps provide necessary items to improve self reliance in Kenya, Africa.
Agencies throughout the Basin are tightening their belts and the Uintah County Sheriff’s Office is among those taking budget cutbacks seriously. Sheriff Vance Norton says the Sheriff’s Office has worked hard to get expenses down and the numbers speak for themselves.
After decades of painting as a hobby, the work of 88-year-old Nelson Marshall is on display in his first ever art show. Nelson was born in Vernal in 1928. He served in the army, married his wife Eleanor Sargent, raised a beautiful family and spent a career as a Civil Engineer and Land Surveyor in Utah, Wyoming, Colorado and New Mexico.
A former President of the Uintah Basin Applied Technology College has been selected as Utah’s first Commissioner of Technical Education. The Utah College of Applied Technology made the announcement Thursday that Dr. David R. Woolstenhulme was selected following the quarterly meeting of the UCAT Board of Trustees.
After the fatal overdose of two Park City teens and the nonfatal drug overdose of another Park City teen this week, the entire Utah community wants to know what can be done to keep teens safe from drugs such as “pink” or “pinky”. That task is difficult because the drug is so new it is not yet illegal to purchase.
Rain didn’t stop the growth of the “South Randlett Fire” into Thursday. According to the BIA Forestry & Wildland Fire – Uintah and Ouray Agency, the South Randlett Fire was active and grew to 4 acres before being controlled by fire personnel.
A Benefit Car Wash is being held Saturday, September 24th at Morts Car Wash, 50 S 1000 W in Vernal. For every automatic car wash purchased, Mort’s will donate $1 to local emergency services for much needed Automated External Defibrillators. These devices are expensive and are desperately needed. Emergency team members will be handing out treats and accepting donations from 10am to 12pm.
A Moffat County man has been hospitalized for serious injuries after being run over by a tractor on Tuesday night. The incident took place on a farm about 6 miles northwest of Craig and a representative from the Craig Fire Department confirmed that the man was injured while using the tractor.
The region is hopefully a little safer since the arrest of a major meth dealer in Rock Springs. According to the Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Office, 46-year-old John W. Samsel was arrested during a traffic stop during an undercover drug operation.