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It was a devastating week for two Vernal families after suffering unrelated house fires a day apart on December 3rd and 4th. According to Uintah County Fire Marshal Jeremy Raymond, the first one took place December 3rd in the early morning at about 12:30am in the Painted Hills area.
Uintah School District released information to changes to the grab and go meals program. Effective Monday, December 14th, Uintah High School, Uintah Middle School, and Vernal Middle School will no longer be locations to pick up grab-n-go meals because of consistently low levels of participation.
National Influenza Vaccination Week has wrapped up but it's not too late to get the flu shot for you or your loved ones. Uintah Basin Healthcare shares that the typical flu season runs October through May and a yearly flu vaccine is recommended for everyone 6 months old and older in order to protect against the flu.
Uintah County Library is holding a Virtual Family Christmas Tree Decorating contest. Trees can be entered in one of three categories: Traditional, Themed or Crafted. A traditional tree is decorated in typical Christmas colors with no real theme or concept.
Rio Grande Pacific Senior Vice President Mark Hemphill and 7 County Infrastructure Coalition Executive Director Mike McKee visited the Newstalk KVEL AM 920 studio on Thursday to discuss the progress of the Uinta Basin Railway ahead of the final public meeting.
During the Christmas season it is often traditional to decorate the home with opulent holiday decorations. The Utah Department of Public Safety has some tips to make sure that the holiday stays safe. Christmas trees are a signature decoration and though Christmas tree fires are not common they are dangerous as 1 in every 45 reported home Christmas tree fires resulted in death.
Trees for Charity is a great community event that benefits so many. From the chance for the public to see these beautiful trees to the money that they raise for causes it is such a great way to start Christmas. Sometimes in the busyness we don’t get a chance to know the stories behind the trees.
An arrest has been made in a homicide that took place on Monday in Moffat County. According to the Moffat County Sheriff’s Office, the Sheriff’s Office was advised on the evening of November 30th of a deceased male found in a remote area of northwest Moffat County about 2.75 miles from the Utah/Colorado border.
TriCounty Health Department will be hosting public meetings as they develop a system for enforcing new legislated rules in the beauty industry. TriCounty’s Environmental Health Scientist Daniel Koons provided the details during a Give’m Health interview on 105.5 Eagle Country explaining that the state legislature asked the state health board to develop rules to ensure public health for services including barber shops, hair salons, estheticians, electrologists, nail salons, and beauty schools.
A Vernal man who played an important role in the education of thousands of youth will be remembered as he is laid to rest today. WJ Wamsley passed away on Sunday at the age of 96. Wamsley taught school in Arizona, Texas, and Utah over a 55 year career in education, retiring at the age of 83.
Uintah Basin Healthcare is celebrating National Handwashing Awareness Week. While not quite as famous as Christmas, the importance of this message has renewed validity during the COVID-19 pandemic. The slogan for this week is Life Is Better With Clean Hands. Regular hand washing is one of the best ways to remove germs, avoid getting sick, and prevent the spread of germs to others.
It is estimated by the National Retail Federation that almost 70 million consumers shopped online on Cyber Monday alone. Unfortunately, this also coincides with consumers increasingly losing money to online scams. Utah’s Department of Public Safety is urging all to be safe while shopping online.