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Uintah School District shared on Thursday that the recycling program has beensuspended until further notice. The reasons for the suspension is said to be due to staffingissues and low student enrollment. The district will be collecting all its recycling trailersfor storage. The public is being asked to refrain from dumping recyclables at Building Bbehind Uintah […]
It was announced that a grant of up to $750,000 dollars was awarded by the State of UtahGovernor’s Office of Economic Opportunity to Superior Drilling Product, Inc. The grantis part of the Manufacturing Modernization Grant Program. Superior Drilling Products is a designer and manufacturer of drilling tool technologies headquartered in Vernal. The company has been […]
TriCounty Health Department announced on Thursday that the free trial period for theelectric vehicle (EV) charging station at the Vernal TriCounty Health Departmentlocation has ended. The quick charge station was installed at the Vernal office in October2021 and has been available to the public to use for free. The TriCounty Board of Health met this […]
Utah Highway Patrol has released details on a fatal crash this week near StrawberryReservoir. According to Thursday’s release, at 4:34pm on September 26th, an emptysemi-tractor trailer was traveling eastbound on Highway 40 near milepost 40 when aHonda CR-V turned onto Highway 40 to go westbound. Tragically, the Honda failed to yield to the semi and […]
The vacant Duchesne County Commission and Duchesne County Assessor positions havebeen filled. On Monday, the Duchesne County Commission approved the namespresented to them by the Duchesne County Republican Party Committee, Tracy Killian asCommissioner and Traci Herrera as Assessor. “We met as a county republican central committee Saturday morning,” shares Republican Party Chairman Kyle Snow. “There […]
The vacant Duchesne County Commission and Duchesne County Assessor positions havebeen filled. On Monday, the Duchesne County Commission approved the namespresented to them by the Duchesne County Republican Party Committee, Tracy Killian asCommissioner and Traci Herrera as Assessor. “We met as a county republican central committee Saturday morning,” shares Republican Party Chairman Kyle Snow. […]
The tourism industry in Utah is a force to be reckoned with and professionals in theindustry from around the state are in Uintah County today for the final day of the 2022Utah Tourism Conference. As would be expected from folks in the hospitality field, theUintah Conference Center has been a hub this week of excellent […]
Sextortion is by no means a new tactic but a local wave is alarming just the same and willhopefully wake up parents and guardians of the threats targeting their teens. TheDuchesne County Sheriff’s Office shared on Tuesday that it was brought to the attentionof a local School Resource Officer that students are receiving text messages […]
Deseret Power is constructing a 70-acre generation facility next to its power plant in Bonanza. David Crabtree, Deseret Power CEO discusses the future Deseret Power in this region with the introduction of solar power to their generation services and more. Interview aired on KVEL 8-31-22
Derek Howcroft and Darren Royer from Howcroft Field Services discuss the state of the workforce, and trucking industry in the Uintah Basin. Howcroft and Royer discuss benefits of working in the industrial field including aquired skills, discipline and work ethic, building team work and camaraderie among co-workers. KVEL interview aired 9-19-22.
The makeover of the green T-Rex statue that greets travelers on Highway 40 in Vernal will soon get underway. Vernal City has shared the results of the paint design survey which received over 1,300 responses which were almost an even split. 623 responses voted for T-Rex to keep his current green color, 609 responses voted […]
To so many, Kids Canal is a special place full of summer memories. To ensure those memories are preserved, the Uintah Heritage Museum and Uintah County Library are inviting all to share their stories, pictures, and even artwork of Kids Canal. Library and Museum Director Sam Passey explains that they want people to help by […]