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Playing softball never feels quite as good as when it is paired with a worthy cause. The Hit, Run, Score for a Cause tournament held each year in Vernal is the largest charity softball tournament in the state and it is in it’s 19th year. The registration deadline had passed but has been reopened and extended until Sunday, June 23rd, and teams are encouraged to sign up.
All this week we’ve highlighted the good going on in Roosevelt City and an upcoming event is a perfect example of the fun opportunities offered in the Roosevelt community. The annual Redmud & Color Run happens each year on the 4th of July at Roosevelt’s Constitution Park. The park is transformed into a big muddy, obstacle course. There are mud pits, swimming ponds, and hay bale towers for the filthiest fun you can have anywhere in the Basin this summer.
The Uintah County Commission adopted the tax rate for the 2019-2020 budget year during Monday’s Commission meeting. The state recommended a certified tax rate of 0.003083. “Instead of adopting the certified tax rate established by the state, the commissioners chose to retain the current tax rate, which is a lower rate of 0.002885,” shares Uintah County.
Locals that supported a special charity ride that made a stop in Vernal last month may be interested to learn that the cause raised a significant amount of money to benefit children with chronic illnesses. The Kyle Petty Charity Ride Across America announced on Tuesday that over $1.7 million dollars were raised during their 3,700 mile journey across America.
The school year might seem light-years away but TriCounty Health is encouraging the community to start making plans to get their kids back to school immunizations. “Utah State law requires vaccinations for children entering into kindergarten and seventh grade,” shares TriCounty Health.
The fun continues in Roosevelt this week for the ‘Fun on 40’ celebration. All are invited to a special event on Thursday, June 20th, to visit Roosevelt City’s Main Street for a celebration of local business and small-town spirit from 1 to 4pm. Evans Family Media will be broadcasting live on the radio and many Roosevelt Main Street businesses will be involved, offering prizes, sales, and incentives.
The Division of Wildlife Resources has been busy stocking waters throughout the Uintah Basin with all kinds of fish but neighboring Strawberry Reservoir is the focus this week. DWR biologists started stocking the reservoir on Monday, taking fish out onto the reservoir in barges and releasing them throughout the lake.
Snowpack in the mountains is being talked about as the risk of flooding has increased but how much snow remains in the High Uintas Wilderness? As of Tuesday, June 18th, Ashley National Forest shares that “Brown Duck Basin has 35 inches of snow, Five Point Lake has 30 inches of snow and Lake Fork Basin at elevation 10,885 has 40 inches of snow.
A heavy police presence can be expected at select schools in Uintah School District this week. Uintah School District announced on Tuesday that K-9 officers from Utah and Nevada will be conducting training exercises at Vernal Middle School and Uintah Middle School. “Training will take place Wednesday, June 19th, at Vernal Middle School.
The Uinta Basin Railway project has officially been posted in the Federal Register, meaning the National Environmental Policy (NEPA) has formally started on the project. Utah’s Permanent Community Impact Fund Board met on June 13th and approved the final $21.4 million dollars needed for the project’s EIS process. The Federal Register notice listed on Wednesday, June 19th.
Uintah County Emergency Management shared Tuesday afternoon an updated flood warning for the Duchesne River near Randlett in Uintah County. At noon on Tuesday the river stage was 13.2 feet. Flood stage is generally considered to be at 13.3 feet. Minor flooding is forecast and property owners should prepare in whatever ways appropriate. The impact at 13.3 feet will flood fields and lowland along the river southeast of Randlett with damage possible to some private bridges and irrigation works.
An investigation is ongoing after a man was found deceased in a street on Sunday night in Craig. According to the Craig Police Department, at 1:20am, officers responded to Lecuyer Drive and located the man. Life saving measures were immediately undertaken but the man was pronounced dead at the scene. According to the press release from the Craig Police Department, an investigator from the 14th Judicial District Attorney’s Office is assisting with the investigation as well as the Moffat County Coroner.