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What was initially reported as a bomb threat prompted an emergency closure and investigation on Sunday at the Ute Plaza in Fort Duchesne. According to Ute Tribal Enterprises, LLC., the emergency closure included Ute Plaza and Fort Duchesne Ute Petroleum.
The U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions offered high praise for the law enforcement officers of the state of Utah last week during a special meeting at the Utah State Capitol. Many agencies in the Uintah Basin sent officers and all agencies appreciated the supporting words from Sessions. The goals he shared include reducing crime, homicides, opioid prescriptions, and overdose deaths, and his initiative measured Utah as having reduced crime by an impressive 8 percent.
The 2018 Uintah Basin Energy Summit held the end of August was, as usual, a who’s who of the energy sector for this region and beyond. “The [event] was once again a huge success with over 500 people in attendance,” shares event organizer and Uintah County Economic Development Director Sylvia Wilkins.
Why would someone purposely send their unoccupied vehicle into a river? While the answer to that question is unclear that is exactly what happened last week in the Green River. According to the Uintah County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to a report of a car in the Green River on Friday, October 5th, approximately four miles south of Highway 40 on Redwash Road. “The car appeared to have rolled off an embankment and into the river,” shares the Sheriff’s Office.
Known as the first local event to get a jump start on holiday shopping, the Roosevelt Holly Fair is preparing for another big year and will be held in 5 locations with vendor spots for most locations already full.
TriCounty Health Department is doing their part to improve community health in the Uintah Basin and among their efforts lately is to spread the truth about Big Tobacco, calling it the biggest scam of the last 100 years. “The best thing to do with tobacco is never use it,” shares TriCounty Health.
Three Constitutional Amendments will be included on the November election ballot. Constitutional Amendment A asks if the Utah Constitution should be amended to modify the period of time a person in the military needs to serve out of state on active duty in order to qualify for a property tax exemption for the military person’s residence.
Rural communities are certainly not out to destroy themselves but, as it turns out, are often their own worst enemy. It was an interesting gathering of the Vernal Area Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday as concepts from “13 Ways to Kill Your Community” were explored. Joe McKea, from Uintah County’s Human Resources Department, made the presentation based on the book by Doug Griffiths.
An annual 5K will benefit a deserving family who has spent years serving the community and who are fighting to overcome a major tragedy. The organizers of the Gobbler Thanksgiving 5K announced on Thursday that their race will spread some “Gobbler Love” to CalDee and Kathy Reynolds of Vernal. The Reynolds were the victims of a home invasion last month that took place in the early morning hours and during which the intruder attacked CalDee, Kathy, and their son.
TriCounty Health Department recommends citizens receive the flu shot annually and they are backed up by a local family practice doctor. Dr. Karl Breitenbach is the TriCounty Health Medical Advisor and he recommends getting a flu shot every year to develop a higher level of immunity to the virus and to have realistic expectations in that the shot is not always effective though people become more and more immune after each shot is received.
Local law enforcement from multiple jurisdictions were represented during a special meeting at the Utah State Capitol on Wednesday where U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions spoke on Utah’s success with the Project Safe Neighborhoods initiative. Sessions praised Utah law enforcement for reducing crime by 8 percent in 2017.
One local elementary school is setting an example worth emulating. The theme for Maeser Elementary this year is “Kindness Begins With Me” and a teacher at the school says they are already living up to that mantra.