Click your favorite station to learn more
98.5 The Fox
105.5 KLCY
104.5 KVEL
92.5 Jack
KNEU 1250Local news from across the Uintah Basin.
Election Day is November 6th and registered voters around the Uintah Basin should now have their ballots in hand. According to Duchesne County Clerk-Auditor Joann Evans, ballots in Duchesne County started being delivered on Saturday. There was a mail truck accident that has delayed some ballots but majority of voters should have ballots in hand by now.
The Rangely Area Chamber of Commerce is inviting all to their ‘Say NO on PROP 112 RALLY’ this week. The rally is being held Wednesday, October 17th, from 2 to 3pm at the Rangely Auto Museum, 128 South Stanolind Avenue.
A fatal crash occurred Sunday morning on Highway 40 near Currant Creek. According to Utah Highway Patrol, at about 7:54am, an uninvolved citizen was traveling eastbound on Highway 40 near milepost 56 when they noticed tire tracks in the snow that went off the westbound shoulder of the road.
Intermountain Catholic announced Friday that Saint James Catholic Church has welcomed a new priest. Father Anil Kumar Kakumanu, a native of India, is now ministering in Vernal. The Intermountain Catholic article says that Father Kakumanu began service as an alter boy and entered the seminary as soon as he could. “While there, he and other seminarians would go to outlying villages on the weekends to evangelize, sometimes bicycling 20 miles each way for their ministry.” He was ordained a priest in 2012. He was recommended for this new assignment by Father Kalva, the administrator over St. James, who had known Father Kakumanu previously. Father Kakumanu arrived in Salt Lake City on July 26th. He speaks English, Spanish, Telugu, and Hindu.
The Ute Tribe was honored at Rice-Eccles Stadium on Friday. University of Utah football defeated the Arizona Wildcats 42-10 during the annual “Ute Proud” game. Players wore a special white helmet with a tribal logo and red tribal pattern stripe.
Saturday was opening night for the 10 nights of fear at the Hotel Vernal Haunt and Ghost Tours. ‘Hotel Vernal’ opened in 1947 on east Main Street in Vernal and was ‘the place to be’ for decades. Now known as the Weston Lamplighter Inn, the rooms of the Hotel Vernal have been empty since 1991 with ghost stories swirling ever since.
The next step in making rail a reality in the Uintah Basin is underway. The Seven County Infrastructure Coalition met in Vernal on Thursday afternoon for their board meeting and unanimously approved applying for funding through the Community Impact Board for the environmental studies needed.
We may be in for a long winter and this week’s weather has warranted taking the steps to get vehicles winter ready. Utah Highway Patrol Sgt. Kellie Oaks has several suggestions. “We’d encourage everyone to get snow tires,” shares Sgt. Oaks. Yes you heard that right. Snow is already a concern as the mountains throughout the region have been hit with several inches of it in the last week
The quirky world of Roald Dahl’s ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’ pairs perfectly with the costumes and whimsy associated with Halloween. The Uintah County Library clearly agrees as they are celebrating the fall birthday of Roald Dahl in conjunction with their annual trick or treat Halloween Party. The children’s librarians were excited with the idea to celebrate Roald Dahl with candy and costumes. The Willy Wonka After School Activity will be held Friday, October 19th from 3 to 5pm. While Willy Wonka inspired costumes are more than welcome so are other fun, appropriate characters and costumes.
Finances in Uintah School District has been a target of public opinion this year and Business Administrator Derek Anderson provided a response to recent claims in a letter distributed to Uintah School District employees this month that has since been publically shared. In response to the claim that the District plans to spend $20 million dollars on a new district office, Anderson states that $20 million dollars is actually the top of the estimate for three buildings, not one.
The Furever Buddy’s Dog Rescue and others in the community have made great efforts to help the 101 chihuahuas rescued from a home evacuated during the Dollar Ridge Fire in July. The Rescue provided an update this week on several of the dogs that are still struggling and how the community can help.
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and the “Let’s Talk”: Uintah Basin Cancer Support Group is meeting tonight with special guests qualified to talk on the subject. Dr. Sean Paulsen and Charlie Denver will cover material on Breast Cancer awareness and the importance of mammograms.m