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Thankfully no injuries were reported in an explosion and fire that occurred at Integrated Water Management on Blue Bench outside of Duchesne on Friday morning. According to the Duchesne County Sheriff’s Office, emergency crews responded to the report sometime around 9:50am. State Road 87 was never closed due to the fire but the public was asked to watch for emergency vehicles.
Saturday was an exciting day for the Utah State University Uintah Basin graduating class of 2019. Diplomas for Associate, Bachelor, and Master Degrees were distributed to 131 students in a wide range of fields. “We are all so proud of this graduating class and are looking forward to seeing where their degrees will take them,” said James Y. Taylor, associate vice president at USU Uintah Basin.
A Duchesne County man who was reported missing in Weber County on Saturday has been found safe. 79-year-old Garold Walker was staying with family in the Century RV Park in West Haven to attend a family member’s graduation when his wife says he told her at approximately 1:30am that he was headed home and he walked out of their camp trailer.
What started four years ago as reported landside around Steinaker Dam has become a full on project to fix the problem. Through the efforts of the Bureau of Reclamation, the Uintah Water Conservancy District, and the Weeminuche Construction Authority (WCA) the dam has been hitting all the checkpoints on time.
The Hospitality Committee in Uintah County is recognizing the faces of customer service in local businesses. The Dino “Soar” customer service award recipient for this month enjoys serving the public while working at Shivers ‘N’ Jitters. Alivia Jeanne Lewis says she has learned that the beauty of Shivers ‘N’ Jitters is the ability to accentuate uniqueness, “to create happiness in a cup, spark up a conversation to lift one up, and to dance through the shop.”
Duchesne County Commissioners are hoping residents will take advantage of Free Dump Week and are urging property owners to actively remove solid waste or junk that has accumulated on their property.
The Vernal community has been thoroughly entertained for another year as Vernal Theatre: LIVE ends their third season. We have enjoyed such shows as Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Wait Until Dark, Christmas Carol, Nunsense, Arsenic and Old Lace, and Bye Bye Birdie. Although Season 3 is over there is still a lot going on.
Chevron Corporation announced this month that they have entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Anadarko Petroleum Corporation in a transaction valued at $33 billion dollars. A press release shared by Anadarko states that the acquisition of Anadarko will significantly enhance Chevron’s portfolio. “This transaction builds strength on strength for Chevron,” shares Chevron’s Chairman and CEO Michael Wirth.
State representatives provided a report of the 2019 Utah legislative session during the Vernal Chamber luncheon on Tuesday. Among the bills discussed, Representative Scott Chew shared that having the homeless shelter funding bill lower the bed count was a particular success for rural Utah. A bill passed last year required counties to pay into a fund that benefitted only shelters that had at least 50 beds.
Have you ever had a dog sleepover? Have you ever heard of a dog sleepover? Well it is a special program that Furever Buddy’s Dog Rescue in Roosevelt has implemented and its the perfect situation for those that love animals but do not have a lot of time to commit to full time care. Individual and families can take a dog home for any length of time that works for them, even if it happens to be one night.
Christmas brought the amazing talents of David Archuleta to Vernal and the show truly made the holidays brighter for many Uintah Basin families. Now David Archuleta is back in Vernal for a second sold out show as his second to last stop of his Spring Concert 2019 tour.
Dinosaur National Monument has received a special designation as an International Dark Sky Park and the park is inviting all to come enjoy the experience for themselves. So far, the Monument has scheduled 35 opportunities for the remainder of this year for visitors to attend special presentations exploring Dinosaur’s dark skies. “Our ranger staff is developing a terrific program line-up,” says Monument Superintendent Paul Scolari.