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When shopping locally there is usually a mix of those wearing masks and those not but that may soon change in some local retail locations. Several national chain stores announced in recent days that masks are now required for all entering their U.S. locations with few exceptions.
Crews are making progress on the Moon Lake Road Fire that was called in on Sunday, July 19th around 2:15pm. The fire, located north of the Lake Fork bridge along the Moon Lake road on tribal lands, has burned an estimated 261 acres.
Regardless of your perspective on the COVID-19 pandemic it's likely in one way or another it has added stress to your life. The Utah Strong Recovery Project is offering free help for COVID-19 related stress.
The Northern Ute July Sundance will be happening with some COVID-19 safety measures in place.The event will be July 24th, 25th, 26th and 27th at the Northern Ute Sundance Grounds east of Neola. All traffic will go through the main gate as all side gates will be blocked.
A Fire Restriction Order has been issued for all unincorporated private and all state lands within Duchesne, Uintah, and Daggett Counties, effective Wednesday, July 22nd. The Fire Restriction Order states the following:
Maybe you didn’t know but it is West Nile Virus season, the time of year the virus is often discovered present in mosquito pools. TriCounty Health Department announced on Monday the first West Nile Virus positive pool of the year has come from a water body in the Thunder Ridge area, confirmed by the Ute Indian Tribe Mosquito Abatement.
The Wyoming Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the drowning death of a Sweetwater County man that happened on Saturday, July 18th.
At first glance you might not recognize the signs but Rifle Police Department is encouraging all to take a closer look at their cash since fake bills surfaced in Rifle on Monday. “The bills look real if you glance at them quickly,” shares the Rifle Police Department.
Crews are set to begin paving operations starting today on the north side of Highway 40 between Lapoint Highway and Cottonwood Road as part of the UDOT project in Gusher. “There will be several hours [Tuesday] afternoon when the paving operation will block access to driveways and side roads on the northside of US-40,” shares the UDOT update.
It has been a totally different kind of summer for everyone with more local recreation happening and less long distance travelling. That has certainly shown in the numbers of those that have taken part in the Fishing with the Fox tagged fish event.
Wildfire conditions don’t need any extra help from community members and the Ute Indian Tribe is taking the next step and has issued a Fire Restriction Order for the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation.
The Cottonwood Fire, reported on Saturday in the Ashley National Forest Flaming Gorge Ranger District, is now contained. According to the Ashley National Forest, the fire was contained at approximately 18 acres and the cause remains under investigation.