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KNEU 1250Local news from across the Uintah Basin.
A correction has been made to our Monday news report that stated that whirling disease had been found at the Jones Hole National Fish Hatchery. NO whirling disease has been found in fish at the Jones Hole National Fish Hatchery.
A bill addressing the treatment and theft of livestock has been signed into law. HB 166, Livestock Amendments, was among 57 total bills signed into law by Governor Spencer Cox last week. It states that a person who shoots or steals a farmers’ livestock could lose their hunting privileges among other penalties.
Vernal City utility rates are increasing and Vernal City Manager Quinn Bennion is offering further details on what led to the need for change. “The rate will increase $1 a month for sewer and $2 a month for water for residential and small commercial users,” shares Bennion.
Utah State University Statewide Campuses has announced the 2021 commencement plans. USU announced that local ceremonies are scheduled across the state for April 23rd through May 6th. 610 associates, 614 bachelor’s, 318 master’s, four doctoral degrees and 185 undergraduate and graduate certificates will be awarded statewide.
Lesha Coltharp, Director of Uintah County Travel and Tourism, gave a 2020 tourism report during the Vernal Chamber luncheon last week. Coltharp shared that even though Dinosaur National Monument was closed for April, May, and June of last year, there were 264,145 visitors in 2020.
Investigation is underway after a tragic incident in remote Moffat County. According to a media release from the Moffat County Sheriff’s Office, the sheriff’s office was notified of an unoccupied vehicle stuck in the mud and snow near county road 54 in unincorporated Moffat County at about 8am on Thursday morning.
COVID-19 Transmission Index Levels have remained the same for this week with Uintah County at the High Level, Duchesne County at the Moderate Level and Daggett County at the Low Transmission Level.
After a year of cancelled events, the Division of Wildlife Resources is moving forward with a socially distanced event in Duchesne County to enjoy mountain goat watching. “Duchesne County is currently under the moderate COVID-19 transmission level,” shares the DWR.
The Uintah Basin can shake off any leftover winter blues with some bull riding madness and it all supports a scholarship in memory of a young man who grew up in Vernal. The annual PRCA Marvelous Xtreme Bull Madness is happening tonight and tomorrow at Western Park Arena presented by the Colby Lofthouse Memorial Scholarship.
A jury found a Duchesne County man ‘Not Guilty’ of Murder and Aggravated Assault in 8th District Court on Wednesday in a case of assault that resulted in the 2018 death of Sherry Lynn Melo. Michael Wallace Tuinman was a member of a group charged in the April 6th, 2018 assault and consequent death.
Work has resumed on the UDOT Main Street Drainage Improvement Project on Highway 40 in Vernal. According to an update from the Utah Department of Transportation, crews are finishing work in Section 1 from 400 West to Vernal Avenue and will be working in Section 2 and 3 as well.
Uintah High School’s theatre program rolled with the unexpected over the last year and crafted a spring musical that crowds are loving. Scaling down from ‘Mama Mia’ to ‘The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee’ may have taken some getting used to but this smaller production has been a big hit with audiences and there’s only a few more nights to see it.