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KNEU 1250Local news from across the Uintah Basin.
Saturday was an exciting day as USU Uintah Basin celebrated the Class of 2022 at the Uintah Conference Center. The graduates included 127 students earning 75 associate, 53 bachelor’s, and 9 master’s degrees as well as 1 graduate certificate.
This last week the Uintah FFA Chapter members competed at the 2022 Utah FFA Association State Career Development Events. Over 1,900 FFA members from 90 plus chapters attended. The Nursery/Landscape Team of Audie Christensen, Hadley Horrocks, Jesse Aguilar and Taysia Richens took 1st at State.
A driver is in serious condition following a head on crash on North Vernal Avenue Tuesday afternoon. According to Utah Highway Patrol, the crash occurred around 12:30pm at milepost 355 on Highway 191.
A fugitive wanted out of Colorado was arrested in Vernal on Friday. According to the Uintah County Sheriff’s Office, 21-year-old Stanley Lucero had a half a million dollar warrant out for his arrest in connection to a homicide that took place in Grand Junction.
Plans for a fire station/Community Center in Tridell are coming together. The Uintah Fire District announced on Friday that CIB funding has been awarded for the project in the amount of a $2,973,000 dollar grant and a 0.5 percent 30-year loan of $500,000 dollars.
It was one of the biggest years of participation for the Special Olympic Law Enforcement Torch Run in Duchesne County on Thursday. “This is one event Duchesne County Sheriff Deputies and staff look forward to every year,” shares the Sheriff’s Office.
Congressman Blake Moore’s Modernizing Access to our Public Land (MAPLand) Act has officially been signed into law. The MAPLand Act will direct federal land management agencies to digitize and standardize mapping records.
The Division of Wildlife Resources reports that the current avian influenza outbreak in the U.S. has also infected birds in Utah after a backyard flock of poultry tested positive for the virus.
Alexia Murphy, the Department of Workforce Service Program Specialist, shared information about the Apprenticeship program during a recent Vernal Chamber luncheon.
The Bureau of Land Management has authorized improvements to the visitor experience at Nine Mile Canyon in Duchesne and Carbon Counties.
The Uintah School District has offered a heartfelt thanks for a generous donation. Blowishes for Emily donated $2,500 to the school district’s Foods Department.
It’s closing weekend for ‘A Tale Of Two Cities’ at Vernal Theatre: Live and this season closer has continually gained momentum as word has spread. Rachel Wells plays Madame Defarge, a key character who, like many in the show, carries a heavy burden.