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With the upland game hunts right around the corner, the Division of Wildlife Resources is reporting that the cottontail rabbit population in the Uintah Basin is near a record high.
The launch of the new school year has gone smoothly in the Uintah School District. According to Superintendent Mark Dockins, the district had no hiccups on the first days and while there are no solid numbers yet, enrollment is about where they hoped.
WATCH HERE Chilling video of the strange incident that occurred over the weekend involving a man yelling anti-American and threatening statements to someone who asked if he needed help.
If you think it’s too early to talk about the Holly Fair in Duchesne County then you don’t know how big of a deal this event is. Considered the longest running craft fair in the state of Utah, vendors are already lining up to get applications in and guarantee a spot in the November event held every year in Roosevelt.
Kids on foot, bikes, or scooters will be out in force in the morning and again in the afternoon as they get back to their educational routine. As school gets back in session, Uintah County Sheriff Vance Norton would like to remind those headed to work in the morning to be mindful of kids walking and riding their bikes to school.
This year’s Uintah Basin Energy Summit will include multiple speakers and topics including the most detailed presentation on the DC Express Pipeline project to date. As a geologist by profession and with over 40 years in the oil and gas industry, Marc Eckels is the technical advisor on this intriguing project and will be the presenter at the Energy Summit.
UDOT has started construction on the new bridge on SR-45 south of Vernal that will allow the southernmost stretch of roadway to reopen. According to the UDOT announcement on Thursday, the 157-foot bridge will span an eroded mining trench to reconnect the road and allow the highway to reopen by mid-December.
Hunting season is around the corner and there is little participants won’t do to get an edge over their fellow hunters. In the case of using oilfield equipment as a vantage point to spot field animals, industry representatives are urging hunters to obey the No Trespassing signs.
Congressman Bishop made yet another stop to the Basin on Thursday taking time to discuss public lands issues and their effect locally. Among the roadblocks to solving public lands issues, Bishop says the understanding of public lands is skewed by most people on the eastern half of the United States.
A Vernal man has been arrested on multiple counts of credit card fraud, forgery, identity theft, theft and burglary charges. 36-year-old Jonathan Betancourt was arrested on August 13th after an elderly woman and her daughter found an overwhelming amount of suspicious activity on the elderly victim’s bank account.
Dinosaur National Monument provides some of the best views for stargazing and Monument staff are facilitating the best view possible. Rangers and volunteers will offer “naked-eye constellation tours” at the Split Mountain Campground on August 26th and 27th at 9:00pm.
Crowds were above expectation at Duchesne County events over the last month. According to Duchesne County Economic Development Director Irene Hansen, both the fair and UBIC were extremely well attended by both residents within the Basin and visitors from out of town.