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Roosevelt City announced Saturday that the Roosevelt Animal Shelter has been temporarily closed to the public though staff members will continue to care for the animals in the shelter’s custody. Roosevelt City has shared the following: Public services such as animal adoption will not be available during this time.
Bear encounters are increasing and it's not just in mountain campgrounds. Early Sunday morning a bear decided to visit the Anderson family in Uintah County. The visitor was clearly hungry as he ate all the peaches off their tree, broke the tree in half, and made a giant mess of the trash cans.
The Sunday COVID-19 Situational Update on www.tricountyhealth.com shows that the total of confirmed cases has ticked up from 194 to 200 in the last week. Uintah County is reporting 19 Active Cases, 73 Recovered and 9 Hospitalizations overall to date.
One person was shot during a home invasion in Roosevelt on Saturday. Roosevelt Police Chief Rick Harrision issued a press release Monday morning on the incident.
Activity of the East Fork Fire is increasing and grew 5,650 acres on Saturday alone. Ashley National Forest reports that as of Saturday night, the fire has reached 6,500 acres with no containment.
Navigating the world in 2020 requires flexibility, something the organizers of the annual Hotel Vernal Haunt clearly understand. Rather than cancel the 2020 Haunt, the decision has been made to change locations to accommodate social distancing.
Policies continue to be examined and updated in preparation for schools to reopen and Uintah School District announced an update Thursday on face shields and mask exemptions.
A recent state operation involving local law enforcement officers is about keeping children safe. Operation Reboot conducted door to door sex offender compliance checks with the goal to check 1,000 of the 8,000 registered sex offenders in the state.
The search at Flaming Gorge after a deadly ATV crash earlier this month taxed the community to the soul but helped to reveal its true heart. Sweetwater County Sheriff John Grossnickle wrote a letter to the community in appreciation for the search efforts.
For kids heading back to school, having the right backpack and supplies can be a big deal and for the fourth year in a row, a group of local sponsors have provided the goods for kids short of resources.
The Uintah County Commission met for their Commission meeting on Monday and among other business items the Commission agreed to explore the possibility of replacing Turning Point Shelter with alternative options. In a Wednesday press release Uintah County shares that “the Commission indicated that the Turning Point Shelter has been a recipient of multiple grants in the past. Each grant has certain requirements that must be complied with as a condition of receiving those funds.
The Uintah School District issued a press release Wednesday responding to claims circulating in the community about Governor Gary Herbert’s school mask order. “Until the Utah Legislature passes a law stating that the governor does not have the authority to issue the mask order or a court of competent jurisdiction rules that the governor's order is illegal, the current mask order is the law in our state,” shares Uintah School District.