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Warm your heart while freezing your butt off at the 2018 Polar Plunge in Rangely, Colorado. The event is raising money for the Special Olympics of Colorado and it is a $250 dollar minimum donation to jump as a team.
Recently, Uintah Basin Healthcare earned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) ENERGY STAR certification. Through the efforts of the Engineering staff, the UBH facilities perform in the top 25 percent of similar facilities nationwide for energy efficiency and meet strict efficiency performance levels set by the EPA. Commercial buildings that earn this certification use an average of 35 percent less and release 35 percent less carbon dioxide then similar buildings.
It’s been a year since Roger Brooks secret-shopped the Vernal area and gave specific feedback on ways to improve visitor appeal and boost tourism. Local agencies took many suggestions to heart and the evidence is now popping up in the form of improved signage and a wayfinding system. Among the items are dinosaur themed blade signs now seen on businesses in downtown Vernal.
Tragically a pregnant crash victim and her unborn son died on Tuesday as a result of critical injuries sustained from a head-on collision on Highway 40 that took place Saturday. The driver responsible for the crash, 22-year-old Tyson Uresti, was charged on Monday in 4th District Court with felony Transfer of a Stolen Vehicle, misdemeanor Failure to Remain at an Accident Involving Injury, Reckless Driving, Failure to Stay in One Lane, and No Valid Driver’s License.
While the state unemployment rate ticked up this month, county unemployment rates in northeastern Utah have moved slightly down. Daggett County and Duchesne County are both down from 4.7 to 4.6 percent unemployment. Uintah County remained at 4.9 percent unemployment for the third month in a row.
The deer hunt opener was good in some areas and slow in others, according to the Division of Wildlife Resources. Snow is likely what made the difference during opening weekend of the general rifle buck deer hunt as the colder temperatures pushed deer out of the high country and into areas where hunters had an easier time finding them.
A 22-year-old man driving a vehicle reported as stolen out of Duchesne County caused a crash on Saturday near Heber City that critically injured a pregnant woman and her husband. According to the Probable Cause Statement, the accident occurred on Highway 40 at milepost 31 when suspect Tyson Uresti crossed the center line crashing into an oncoming vehicle.
‘CALL if you can. TEXT if you can’t.’ Uintah Basin Communications has announced that Duchesne, Uintah, and Daggett County residents can now text 9-1-1 for help in an emergency. The press announcement from the Duchesne County Sheriff’s Office explains that speaking directly with a 9-1-1 dispatcher is still the best and fastest way to get help in an emergency or to report a crime in progress but for those times when you cannot call, texting is now an option.
State unemployment has ticked up slightly while national unemployment has ticked down. The Department of Workforce Services reports that state unemployment was revised upward two-tenth to 3.9 percent for the month of September while national unemployment dropped two-tenths from the month before to 3.7 percent.
The Utah Department of Environmental Quality made a stop in Roosevelt last week to recognize the efforts of the City on an extensive sewer project. The Roosevelt Bulletin shares that John Mackey and Skyler Davies with the DEQ presented Roosevelt City with an award during their October 16th City Council meeting for their work on the West Cove Sewer Project in the Stonegate Subdivision.
The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources reminds members of the Uintah Basin that it is illegal to introduce fish – including aquarium species – by releasing any species into a Utah pond, stream or lake. Also included as illegal is transporting live fish from one water to another and fishing with live bait.
The Meet the Candidate Radio Forum kicked off for Uintah County School Board candidates last week. Three of the five Uintah School Board seats are open this election and the radio forum is aimed at providing voters a clearer understanding on each candidate’s position on issues facing local education.