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The Utah Department of Transportation has issued a weather warning for across the state saying that winter will be making its return as a strong spring storm will impact Utah roads through Thursday. The Wasatch Front mountains are expected to get snow and high caution is urged for those planning to travel Highway 40 west into Wasatch County.
Some travelers were concerned yesterday to see what appeared to be an abandoned crashed car on the side of the road up Dry Fork Canyon. The Uintah County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that there was a crash just before 5:00 pm on Tuesday near Remember the Maine Park.
A Colorado man has passed away after a two vehicle crash on Highway 40 near the Split Mountain Truck Center in Uintah County. According to Utah Highway Patrol, the accident took place on Sunday at Mile Post 152 on Highway 40 at 3:21pm. A 1993 blue Chevy pickup was traveling westbound while a 2014 Ford Focus was traveling eastbound.
Ten individuals were arrested after an undercover internet sex predator operation that covered western Colorado. According to the Mesa County Sheriff’s Office, the three day operation was a joint effort between local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies, working to locate child sex predators.
The beauty of our national forests is something we as residents of the Uintah Basin can be proud of. Now we can be proactive in their care. The Ashley National Forest is looking for public feedback on the Draft Forest Plan that was produced by Ashley National Forest specialists.
Uintah County Library is celebrating its 111th birthday and all are invited to come party with the staff and fellow patrons. It’s interesting to note that the Uintah County Library is a year older than Vernal City, which will celebrate its 110th year as a City in Utah in 2019.
The Public Relations Committee of the Vernal Area Chamber of Commerce recognized the Vernal Christian Church and its members for their humanitarian efforts during a recent Chamber luncheon. After the major earthquake in Haiti in 2010, the Vernal Christian Church determined to do something to help those people and in the last 6 years have made 7 service trips there where over half of the population lives in severe poverty.
Students from the middle schools across the Uintah School District truly represented the Basin well at the state science fair. The students received a combined 37 awards/recognitions as they competed at the Ritchey State Science and Engineering Fair at Weber State University. There was twenty-two Honorable Mentions and six Excellent Mentions.
There is no need to struggle alone. That is the message of the ‘Let’s Talk: Uintah Basin Cancer Support Group’ that meets monthly rotating between Roosevelt and Vernal locations. “[This week] we will be reviewing what you can do in case you are evacuated due to flooding or fire,” shares group coordinator Cecilia Sullivan. “When you are receiving medical care, it is important to think ahead.
The state of Utah has had a reminder that it is prone to some serious seismic activity and Uintah County Human Resources is reminding the public of an annual event that can help prepare for the unexpected. The Great Utah ShakeOut will be Thursday, April 18th, and all are welcome to join Uintah County employees and people throughout Utah at 10:15am by practicing earthquake safety wherever you may be.
As the Uintah Basin struggles to find a balance to its economy, it still can make residents wince when the oil and gas industry is painted in a negative light. Well, according to an article from KSL, advocates for clean air and members of the extraction industry have been working together to help address air pollution, especially the wintertime ozone problem. Throughout last winter, the oil and gas industry companies voluntarily completed a checklist of “to do” procedures for reducing emissions.
Eric Funk has come a long way since his days at USU Uintah Basin earning his associates degree and then pharmacy prerequisites. He attended pharmacy school in Las Vegas and now today has a successful career as a nuclear pharmacist at PETNET Solutions Inc. “We take a radioactive isotope and attach it to a drug that is specific to the area of the body or disease we want to see,” explains Funk.