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A rare Brachiosaurus bone is now at home at the Utah Field House of Natural History in Vernal. The Utah Department of Natural Resources issued a press release explaining that a team of paleontologists, including some from Vernal, recovered the 6-foot 7-inch humerus bone belonging to the 30-ton dinosaur from the desert of southern Utah.
It was standing room only in the Uintah County Commission Chambers on Wednesday morning when the Uintah County Commission voted unanimously to pass Ordinance No. 01-27-2002 O2, designating Uintah County as the first Second Amendment Sanctuary County in the state of Utah.
Uintah County is exploring the possibility of becoming a Second Amendment sanctuary county. During the Monday Commission meeting, Chief Deputy Attorney Jonathan Stearmer explained that Commissioner Bart Haslem approached him about the idea several weeks ago and Monday started the deliberation of the draft ordinance on the subject. Uintah County Sheriff Steve Labrum expressed his support, sharing that, as a gun advocate, he believes it is the right thing to be forward thinking and maintain this right within Uintah County.
Colorado Parks & Wildlife officials have confirmed that a group of wolves are now residing in northwest Colorado. Wildlife officers discovered large wolf-like tracks surrounding an animal carcass in the northwest corner of Moffat County on January 19th. While attempting to locate the wolves, the wildlife officers heard distinct howls and using binoculars were able to see approximately 6 wolves about 2 miles from where the carcass was located.
Vernal City is finding success with a new safety program. On Tuesday, the City shared that the new program has put the City in the top 25 percent of its workers compensation insurance pool. Vernal City Mayor Doug Hammond shared on the City website, “I want to give a big thank you and congratulations to Vernal City’s fantastic employees, who worked hard to dramatically improve the City’s workplace safety record over the past two years.” The new safety program was implemented after Vernal City was given an Emod rating of 2.28 in 2017.
Is there a teacher in the Uintah School District that has positively impacted your life or the life of a student you know? The Uintah Schools Foundation is requesting nominations of outstanding teachers who have given extraordinary service to students. The Foundation has been recognizing local teachers since 1997. “The award is made possible through the Showalter Endowment Award for Excellence in Teaching,” shares Judy Huber. “Each recipient will receive a plaque and $500 which will be presented at the Foundation’s annual recognition evening.
TriCounty Health Department has been recognized for its ability to plan for, respond to, and recover from public health emergencies. The National Association of County and City Health Officials and the CDC administer Project Public Health Ready and TriCounty Health has met the comprehensive preparedness benchmarks the project requires. “We are proud to have been recognized by Project Public Health Ready for our high level of preparedness,” shares TriCounty Health Emergency Preparedness Director Rob Grove.
It's official. As of Monday, Basin Clinic is a member of the Uintah Basin Healthcare family. In a press release shared last fall it explains that the pair have a long history of partnering to improve services to the Basin. “We have joined forces in the past to lease buildings to this group of talented physicians, to provide lab and radiology services on-site and to build a strong foundation which has led to where we are today,” shared the release. Doctors Kirk Woodward, Karl Breitenbach, Rodney Anderson, and Michael Olsen signed official documents with Uintah Basin Healthcare on October 3rd and announced that the anticipated go-live date would be January 27th.
It was another great weekend on Flaming Gorge Reservoir for the annual Burbot Bash. 237 teams participated made up of 790 anglers. $42,000 dollars in cash and prizes were given away and a whopping 5,565 Burbot were caught and checked-in during the tournament. The team winners for Most Burbot caught was Team Asay with 252, Mac Attack with 231, and King Luke with 207. Winners for Biggest Burbot caught was Dustin Egbert with 34.6 inches, Jana Franz with 34.1 inches, and Kaden Thornock with 32.6 inches.
Uintah County Library has a vision to be an epicenter of self learning. Not only do they offer the usual tools of books, movies, and computers, they are always adding new tools under the leadership of Library Director Sam Passey. Some of the recent tools include Learning Express Hub, Kanopy, Creativebug and Universal Class. Learning Express Hub is a site that provides help with career preparation, high school and college testing, a school center, and adult core skills. Kanopy is a site that allows you to stream free movies with your library card.
The cold and flu season is upon us and it is everyone’s job to slow the spread of illness. Uintah Basin Healthcare shared this month that cases of Influenza in the hospital, community, and around the state are on the rise and they suggest not bringing any children under the age of 14 to the hospital for any reason other than to access medical care. Protect yourself by avoiding touching your eyes, nose and mouth; covering your sneeze and cough with a tissue or sleeve; washing hands often with soap and water; staying home if sick; avoiding contact with those that are sick; and getting the flu vaccine.
A dinosaur unearthed in Dinosaur National Monument in the 1990’s has finally been named. The Allosaurus jimmadseni, a new species of meat-eating dinosaur, was introduced in an article in Peer J scientific journal on Friday. The article was co-authored by Dr. Daniel Chure, retired Dinosaur National Monument paleontologist of 38 years. “Allosaurus jimmadseni is the second species of Allosaurus found at Dinosaur National Monument,” shares National Park Service.