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Well deserved awards were presented at the Vernal Chamber luncheon on Tuesday. The Public Relations Committee presented Nashelle and Daniel Jackson of Vernal Theatre: LIVE with the Business of the Month Award. “Supporting Vernal Theatre: LIVE is to support a revitalization and renewal of downtown Vernal,” shares the Vernal Chamber.
In trying to keep their residents informed and educated Roosevelt City recently explained why the city chip seals the roads. It comes down to two basic needs. First chip sealing is cheaper. It costs $30,000 to $40,000 dollars to chip seal one mile of road in comparison to the $1.4 million dollars it would cost to do one mile of new road.
The flu season usually runs from October through May. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that everyone who is 6 months or older get a flu vaccine every year.
Moon Lake Electric Association is the latest to warn community members of ongoing phone scams. There has been “an increase in ‘robo-calls’ where scammers leave urgent callback requests through the phone telling Moon Lake members to call back to settle their power bill. These fake calls generally claim to be the last warning before your power will be shut off.
The Basin is still recovering from the Dollar Ridge Fire that has left a very literal scar across 68,000 acres of the landscape. One of the lesser known scars is the fact that it severely damaged the Strawberry River fishery.
Construction on Highway 40 in Roosevelt is wrapping up. UDOT shared on Monday that the paving is complete from the west end of Roosevelt, through town on Main Street, and eastward to Gusher. With the project near completion, crews will finish work on manholes, signs, grinding, and striping over the next two weeks.
The Uintah/Daggett Children’s Justice Center wants to remind the Basin that October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. We might not think it but domestic violence does exist in our community. You might know a survivor or you might be one yourself.
Getting outside and moving can make a big difference for the health of our children. Especially if they can get in the habit early in their life. To help encourage the kids Uintah Basin Healthcare partnered with Centennial Elementary to have a Move-a-thon. The Move-a-thon is a healthy fundraiser that helps get kids moving by collecting pledges for each 30 minutes they completed during September 27th through October 6th.
Dinosaur National Monument is celebrating Earth Science Week 2019 with their very own Rocktoberfest. Come talk the talk (of rocks) and walk the walk (over rocks) to get to know this very special place on an Earth Science level.
It was an incredible official opening weekend for the Hotel Vernal Haunt and the group already has something to celebrate thanks to a special guest at Friday’s haunt. Chris McCormick, President of the Utah State Chamber of Commerce, traveled all the way from Cedar City to present the Hotel Vernal Haunt organizers and volunteers with the ‘Best Community Partnership Award’ from the State Chamber.
After a rash of reports from residents concerning vehicles being rifled through during the night, Rangely Police Department wants to remind citizens to be smart. Despite the security we might feel being in a small community, there are steps we still need to take to keep our families, homes, and community safe.
Uintah County Sheriff’s Office issued a press release over the weekend reporting that deputies responded to an incident on Saturday when a report of a reckless driver around the Gusher area was received at about 3:30pm. The vehicle in question happened to match the description of a vehicle that was involved in an incident with a Utah Highway Patrol trooper during a traffic stop earlier.