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TriCounty Health District will be moving to a new state designation in the Utah Leads Together Plan after local leaders met with TriCounty Health officials and the decision was made to petition the state for the change.
The Roosevelt community and beyond is mourning the loss of a young man who has been identified as the fatal victim in a Carbon County crash over the weekend. The Carbon County Sheriff shares that “deputies from the Carbon County Sheriff’s Office as well as medical personnel from the Carbon County Ambulance were dispatched to a vehicle rollover near Star Point on Saturday, June 13th.
Cases of COVID-19 continue to creep up in the TriCounty Health District. The Wednesday Situational Update on www.tricountyhealth.com shows that the confirmed total of cases in Uintah County increased by 2 from the day before reaching 22 with 10 Recovered.
Volunteers from the community have joined forces with the Vernal Area Chamber of Commerce, Uintah County Travel and Tourism, Vernal City, Elks Lodge, and Uintah Recreation District for a new patriotic tradition. Members from these groups have formed the Freedom Fest Committee.
The Rangely Police Chief extended thanks to the Rangely Community following a “Vigil for George Floyd” held on Tuesday in Rangely’s Hefley Park. On Monday, the Rangely Police Department issued a press release to the public that they had been in contact with the event’s organizers and had been assured that the event was not a “protest”.
Vernal Excitement will start with a bang tonight in the Dinosaurland Courtyard in front of the Uintah County Library. As in year’s past, Vernal Excitement takes place on Thursdays starting at 7pm and includes Kids Entrepreneur Market, food trucks, movies at dark, and entertainment.
A unique part of the upcoming Freedom Fest will be the Flags for Freedom Patriotic Field. Hundreds of American flags will be displayed at the Vernal Walking Park from July 1st to July 6th.
TriCounty Health Officer Jordan Mathis provided a COVID-19 update on Tuesday during the Give’m Health segment on Eagle Country 105.5 FM KLCY. Mathis explained that an exciting new study is providing another resource in surveillance of COVID-19 in the state of Utah.
The Daggett County Sheriff’s Office cares about all the residents in the county including the silver population. In fact, an important offer has been made for these important elderly community members.
A partnership between Uintah County Library and the USU Extension is providing a unique activity to help families keep up on their reading during the summer and still be active as a family. The Community Read ‘N Walk uses yard signs to display popular story books.
Uintah Basin’s social calendar is slowly starting to fill up with fun activities but such events still have unique issues and challenges to help them come into fruition. One such event was the Uintah Basin Medical Center Golf Classic, a fundraiser for Brody’s Fund.
A brief chase in Uintah County over the weekend involving a stolen vehicle turned up drugs and a loaded handgun.