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Fall cleanup just got a lot easier as the open burn window for Duchesne County has officially started. The burn window will run from October 1st through October 31st. As a reminder, if you live within Roosevelt City limits a burn permit is not required but you do need to contact Central Dispatch at 435-722-4558 before you burn.
The Duchesne-Roosevelt Ranger District of the Ashley National Forest is getting ready to start implementing prescribed burns as the weather and burn conditions allow.
Public discussion concerning Proposition 4 has definitely been on the up tick as the day to vote is drawing nearer. Uintah School Board wants everyone to be informed as to what Proposition 4 is about and what it will be used for.
An arrest was made in the bank robberies that took place about a week apart last month in western Colorado. According to a press release from the Rifle Police Department, Rudy Cardenas was arrested on the morning of September 27th at a motel in the Denver Metro area by the FBI Safe Streets Task Force.
Dinosaur National Monument is embracing a new National Park Service policy. According to a press release issued on Monday, starting today, October 1st, visitors to Dinosaur National Monument will be allowed to use e-bikes where traditional bicycles are allowed. “Bicycles and e-bikes are allowed on paved and unpaved roads that are open to the public,” shares the announcement. “Bicycles and e-bikes are not allowed on any trails in the monument.
The Utah Department of Health announced their findings to date of the investigation into vaping-related lung injury in the state. As of Monday, September 30th, 71 cases of vaping-related lung injury have been reported and 10 additional cases are under review. Given the evidence, the Department of Health has announced that “vaping THC cartridges or ‘carts’ are the likely driver of the outbreak of severe lung injury and as such the Department of Health is recommending that people do not vape THC cartridges until more is known.
A series of open house meetings have been scheduled this month as Ashley National Forest is inviting the public to ask questions about the forest planning process underway. According to plan revision team leader Cathleen Neelan, they are asking for public comment on each of the items that were published in a package of documents on September 10th for public review.
One in three homes in Utah have elevated levels of radon gas. As such, the Utah Department of Environmental Quality’s Radon Program has partnered with the Utah Department of Health, Utah Cancer Action Network and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to invite youth from the ages of 9 to 18, including those in the Uintah Basin, to participate in the 2019 National Radon Poster Contest.
John Wesley Powell River History Museum in Green River holds the river runners hall of fame. Members are men and women who have run the region’s wild rivers.
Vernal City, in coordination with UDOT and Uintah County, has decided to decommission and remove the rest area west of Vernal. Mayor Hammond comments, “During our budget process, we explored many options to reduce the cost of city government and promote our local businesses. This is a service that was non-essential and we can focus on other priorities within the City.”
If you have been one of the Uintah County residents that received a letter from Vesper Properties and do not know what to do, please pay attention. Wendi Long, the Uintah County Treasurer, announced that any taxpayer who has or does receive such a letter needs to know that it is NOT being sent in any official capacity from the Uintah County Treasurer’s office and neither is it a demand for payment.
Uintah School District issued a press release on Friday making a detailed response to the ‘Did You Know?’ ads that have appeared on the back page of recent publications of the Basin Nickel Ads dealing with Proposition 4.