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Catching the “ugliest fish in the West” is a tradition at the beginning of every new year at the annual Burbot Bash. The illegally stocked burbot in Flaming Gorge Reservoir continue to have a devastating effect on the fishery.
As opioid use is on the raise the number of situations in which an individual might overdose rises as well. There will be Naloxone Training to help teach individuals how to reverse an opioid overdose. It is advised by the the US Surgeon General Jerome Adams that the following groups of people learn how to use naloxone and keep it within reach: patients currently taking high doses of opioids as prescribed for pain, individuals misusing prescription opioids, individuals using illicit opioids such as heroin or fentanyl, health care practitioners, family and friends of people who have an opioid use disorder, and community members who come into contact with people at risk for opioid overdose. The way Naloxone targets the same brain receptors as opioids then kicks them off and then “takes over”. Come learn more about how Naloxone works, when to use it (as well as not) and the after effects to watch for. There will be basic and advanced training as well as free kits. The training will be at the Uintah Conference Center on Saturday January 12 from 1pm to 3pm.
Highway 40 is closed between mileposts 42 and 60 near Strawberry Reservoir due to a serious accident. UDOT is advising travelers to use an alternate route and check the UDOT Traffic app or website for updates. There has been no official estimate released on how long it will be closed. Roads through Wasatch County at Strawberry Reservoir and partly into the west end of Duchesne County have been snow covered and icy. All are urged to use caution as they travel in the winter conditions.
One person is dead and two more are in critical condition after a two vehicle accident on Highway 40 at MM 50 on Tuesday morning. According to Utah Highway Patrol PIO Sgt. Nick Street, a red pickup truck hauling a trailer was traveling eastbound past Strawberry Reservoir when it hit ice on the roadway and lost control.
Funeral services will be held Saturday 11AM at the Phillips Ashley Valley Funeral Home. A viewing for family and friends will be held Friday evening from 6-8PM and Saturday 9:45-10:45AM all at the mortuary. Interment will be in the Neola Cemetery with military honors provided by American Legion Post 11 and The Patriot Guard Riders of Utah.
Funeral services will be held Friday 11AM at the Uintah Conference Center (313 East 200 South). A viewing for family and friends will be held Thursday evening from 6-8PM at the Phillips Ashley Valley Funeral Home (410 North 800 West) and Friday 9:45-10:45AM at the Uintah Conference Center. Interment will be in the Dryfork Cemetery with military honors provided by the American Legion Post 11.
The Uintah Basin can breathe a little easier thanks to the efforts of a local. USU student Makenzie Breitenbach(Bright-En-Bock) has received the Undergraduate Research and Creative Opportunity (URCO) grant that will allow her to conduct research on local emissions and air quality.
Charges of Sexual Exploitation of a Minor against a Duchesne County School District employee have been dropped. Charges were filed last year on May 4th against 49-year-old Darin Ace Thomas including two 1st Degree Felony charges of Criminal Conspiracy, two 3rd Degree Felony charges of Sexual Exploitation of a Minor, one 3rd Degree Felony charge of Criminal Conspiracy, and one Misdemeanor charge of Sexual Solicitation.
Funeral services will be held on Monday, January 7, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. at the Roosevelt Baptist Church. A viewing will be held from 11:30 – 12:45. Burial in the Roosevelt Memorial Park with military honors presented by the Roosevelt American Legion Post #64, the Utah National Guard and the Patriot Guard Riders.
Snow plows are out in force and businesses and residents are urged to do their part for effective snow removal.
For budding science stars in the Uintah Basin looking to get a scholarship for college, the Governor’s Office of Energy Development has an opportunity. Any high school seniors who want to pursue a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math (STEM) related course of study at a institution of higher learning in Utah can submit for a chance to win a scholarship.
The new Uintah School District Board members were sworn in on Thursday night prior to the scheduled January work session. Judge Clark McClellan performed the ceremony for new board members Robin McClellan, Dave Chivers, and Harlan Wilkins.