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During the FBLA national’s closing ceremony in San Antonio, Texas, Altamont’s Ethan Abegglen and Braxton Hyde were named ninth place in graphic design. Over 13,000 students were in attendance from across the United States, even including select countries such as China and Hungary.
The Duchesne County Sheriff’s Office reports that they are investigating two new fraud cases involving callers that are running a new scam. The callers identify themselves as being part of either a government agency, such as the IRS, or as representatives of a legitimate company/business.
Dinosaur National Monument has confirmed that the body of a 47-year-old California man was recovered from the Green River within the Monument following a rafting accident in Triplet Falls. “The rafter was part of a group that included family and friends on a commercial rafting trip,” shares the news release.
A single vehicle accident on Idaho’s Highway 30 near Soda Springs claimed the life of a Roosevelt man early Friday morning. According to Idaho State Police, the fatal crash took place on July 5th at approximately 1:59am.
Roosevelt City is very concerned with the way some members of the community have been treating the new trees that were planted around the walking path at Constitution Park. Of the 100 new trees, two of the saplings have already been snapped in half. The city reminds the public that it has taken the last two months for members of the Roosevelt Rotary Club and Strata Networks to get all those trees planted.
Officers were unable to apprehend the individual behind the wheel of a high speed chase that started in Vernal on July 2nd. Posts began showing up on social media of a high speed chase on Tuesday around 5:00 pm alerting drivers to be safe on the roads. Utah Highway Patrol Lt. Brett Gehring confirmed on Wednesday that there had been a high speed chase.
For those talented singers in the Uintah Basin area that want to share their talents with the community and have a chance to win a hefty grand prize the Alive After Five Idol Contest is getting ready to start on Thursday, July 18th. To be a part of the contest you need to get your registration filled out and your songs turned in by 5pm today.
Rifle Police Department is using a sad situation to teach a valuable safety lesson to the community. A dog left in a hot car in Garfield County died of heat exhaustion after the owner lost track of time. Rifle PD has a simple message: Leave Your Dogs Safely At Home!
A patriotic event tomorrow in Vernal is one you won’t want to miss and all it will cost you is a donation to the troops. The local branch of Safari Club International teamed up with country artist Chris Petersen for a free concert and a donation for packages to the troops is the admission price.
For those that like to enjoy the outdoors and to hear some of the stories of people who serve and protect it, be sure to head up Firefighters Campground today, or any Friday until August 2nd.
This year’s Grand Marshals for the Vernal 4th of July Parade are brothers who have lived most of their lives in the Vernal area. Boyd Merrell will be 93-years-old on July 7th and his brother, Dallas Harold Merrell, will be 87-years-old on July 9th. At the age of 18, Boyd was drafted into the Navy on December 12th, 1944, to serve in WWII.
Gone But Never Forgotten. Tuesday marked 32 years since Duchesne County Sheriff’s Officer Lt. Gerry L. Ivie was “accidentally shot and killed at a roadblock in Duchesne County. Lt. Ivie was responding to the scene of a rolling roadblock two miles west of Roosevelt where officers had boxed in a vehicle driven by a man threatening to kill his family.