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Thankfully injuries were minor in an accident that took place between Naples and Jensen involving a semi and passenger car on Sunday evening. According to Utah Highway Patrol, the crash took place at about 5:05pm on Highway 40 at MM 155. A passenger car was making a turn off of Highway 40 when a westbound semi truck and trailer struck the corner of the car.
Our lives are filled with unsung heroes. People doing what they need to so that the parts of our lives we don’t think about are taken care of. The Dinosaur National Monument is redeeming such omissions by introducing a new series of posts on their Facebook.
Friends and family eager to show their support for this year’s Uintah High School Sterling Scholars are invited to attend the Sterling Scholar honors program tonight.
Dr. Seth Lyman of the USU Bingham Research Center reports that the inversion over the Uintah Basin finally broke up and mixed out on Saturday, ending last week’s ozone episode. Dr. Lyman said he is hopeful there won’t be high ozone during the first half of this week but with remaining snow cover, anything is possible. View real time air quality data at ubair.usu.edu.
The Tabiona Tigers are the 1A Boys Basketball State Champions! The boys beat out Panguitch on Saturday night with a final score of 47 – 39. A Deseret News article shares what a special win this was. 1999 was the last time Tabiona won the state title and Coach Gines was the coach then too.
Duchesne County 4-H with the Utah State University Extension will be holding their Annual Producer Workshop. The theme is very timely, “Farming in a Time of Uncertainty” with some key topics being Weeds in Alfalfa, Corn and Grasses, Irrigation Scheduler and Poisonous Plants/Nitrate Poisoning.
It was a night of much deserved recognition at the Duchesne County Sheriff’s Office annual awards banquet held on Wednesday night at the Centennial Events Center. Lt. John Crowley gave the keynote address and Sheriff Travis Tucker handed out the awards to deputies, staff, volunteers, and community partners. Corrections Sgt. Bryant Cook earned the Correctional Officer of the Year Award.
Opponents are urging lawmakers to shut down a new tax bill in Utah that will add a state sales tax to services. The House Revenue and Taxation Committee voted 12 to 2 on Friday to move HB441 ‘Tax Equalization and Reduction Act’ forward. HB441 enacts a sweeping tax on services that will apply to both small and large businesses and everything in between, with few exceptions.
A local high school is making a run for a state championship in their very first year of play. The Terra Academy Boys Basketball team finished their season with 11 wins and just one loss, ranking them first in their division and sending them on a quest for the 2019 USSA state basketball championship for smaller schools in the state of Utah. The Terra Tigers hosted the East Hollywood High Manbears out of West Valley on Wednesday.
Workforce Service has provided a clear idea of education levels by county attained by citizens throughout the state of Utah. The source of data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau, an American Community Survey. According to the data, those who have obtained a bachelor’s degree or higher in the United States is 30.9% of the population.
The Utah Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation- Uintah Basin Chapter is holding their Big Game Banquet this weekend. For those that aren’t familiar, the foundation works to “ensure the future of elk, other wildlife and their habitat and our Hunting Heritage. In support of our mission,” shares the Foundation, “the RMEF is committed to: conserving, restoring and enhancing natural habitats; promoting the sound management of wild elk, which may be hunted or otherwise enjoyed; restoring elk to their native ranges, and educating members and the public about habitat conservation and our hunting heritage.”
The monthly update from the Daggett County Commission sheds light on the latest news with the Daggett County Jail. The jail was listed for sale last year, gathering attention in media throughout the country. “The jail is still For Sale and we are aggressively working with a realtor to find a buyer,” shares the Daggett County Commission. “We’ve had it covered in many publications including the LA Times and we have fielded several good inquiries.”