Click your favorite station to learn more
98.5 The Fox
105.5 KLCY
104.5 KVEL
92.5 Jack
KNEU 1250Local news from across the Uintah Basin.
If you had told Dr. Lawrence Zubel a year ago that he would be responsible for picking up and transporting a batch of vaccines aimed at ending a worldwide pandemic under specific delicate instructions, he likely wouldn’t have believed you.
The snow is falling but will be clearing up as there are only two more chances to catch the performances of ‘White Christmas’. Audiences have been getting in the Christmas spirit at Vernal Theatre: Live to enjoy this story that follows two famous singers taken off course to rural Vermont by two sisters.
Uintah School District provided a district update on Friday sharing some “good news” concerning state quarantine guidelines. Governor Gary Herbert has announced that when school resumes on January 4th, those who have close contact at school with another individual who tests positive for COVID-19 will not be required to quarantine if both individuals were wearing masks at the time of contact.
Utah’s job market continues to improve, especially compared to much of the country. November’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for the state is 4.3 percent, that is up slightly from 4.1 percent in October. The national unemployment rate went from 6.9 percent in October to 6.7 percent in November.
Terra Academy Student of the Week- Emily May
Children may be ready to brave the chilly air to enjoy the outdoor winter activities but parents need to be aware of the risk of long exposure to cold. The first stage of frostbite is called frostnip. The thing to watch for is redness or soreness to the skin.
An amazing force of volunteers is making sure the local elderly population feel love this Christmas season as they deliver the goods through the Sub For Seniors program. Six teams split up routes on Thursday as they delivered goodies to around 320 local seniors.
Thankfully all got out safely from a home fire earlier this week in Duchesne County. According to the Duchesne Volunteer Fire Department, the incident took place on Monday at 160 South 200 East in Duchesne.
The Utah High School Activities Association Board of Trustees voted Thursday to move all Uintah High School sports and activities from 4A to 5A starting in the 2021 – 2022 school year. The news was announced in a press release from Uintah High Athletics on Thursday.
On December 12th, 2020 police officers from all around the Uintah Basin participated in the annual ‘Shop with a Cop’ event. Vernal PD shared in a press release that “approximately 50 Officers spent their morning shopping at Walmart with approximately 50 children with a dash of social distancing and mask-wearing of course.
Vernal Theatre: LIVE has a dose of Christmas cheer for the entire community to enjoy with their production of ‘White Christmas’ which opened to a thrilled crowd Thursday night. The show, made up of 22 cast members and 18 production team and crew members, is based upon the Paramount Pictures film featuring the classic songs of Irving Berlin.
The Fort Duchesne Uintah-Ouray Indian Health Services announced Wednesday that they received the first shipment of COVID-19 vaccinations at their clinic. “We will begin vaccinating Thursday and it will include 10 IHS frontline COVID response employees and 20 Ute Tribal employees that are providing care in the community,” shares their announcement.