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A popular trail in Daggett County on the Green River has been closed while maintenance takes place. The Little Hole Trail below Flaming Gorge Dam is having sections of the boardwalk replaced for public safety and the work will be done in three different time frames.
It’s the 22nd year for a much loved and highly anticipated annual fall event. The Great Jensen Pumpkin Festival is going “Back to the Basics” this year and it’s time to be planning your own epic pumpkin display. Held each year on the last Saturday in October, the festival brings Halloween activities and sights for families to enjoy one night each year.
Heavy rainfall is expected this week in the Uintah Basin and beyond thanks to Tropical Storm Rosa in the east Pacific and National Weather Service has issued flash flood warnings for most of Utah. The time period for the heaviest rainfall is expected to be Monday afternoon and evening for southern Utah and Tuesday through early Wednesday for Central and Northern Utah.
The Murdock Fire, located in Summit County in the High Uintas Wilderness, is impacting Duchesne County. The Duchesne County Sheriff’s Office announced on Sunday that the Mirror Lake Highway was closed from Murdock Basin Turnoff to Ruth Lake Campground due to the Murdock Fire.
Pony rides and carnival games made the day for kids of all ages on Saturday at the Uintah FFA fundraiser hosted by the Vernal IFA. The event raised funds for the FFA members competing at nationals in Indianapolis at the end of October.
A group of environmentalist organizations has filed a lawsuit targeting a BLM decision to issue oil and gas leases on land near Dinosaur National Monument. The complaint was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado and the Plaintiffs are listed as Rocky Mountain Wild, National Parks Conservation Association, Center for Biological Diversity, and Wildearth Guardians.
An algae bloom has been sighted in Flaming Gorge in the Lost Dog and Fire Hold areas of the reservoir. The Wyoming Department of Health and Department of Environmental Quality issued an advisory and Ashley National Forest is posting warning signs at the entrance locations warning of the dangerous algae bloom. Sweetwater County Health Officer Dr. Stachon reports that highly visible algae blooms are not unusual in still waters this time of year, especially when water temperatures have been high.
One local man is getting some much deserved attention. Jacque Yost has been a long-time substitute teacher at the high school and continually plays a role in most events that happen at Uintah High School. He volunteers to help at the musicals, athletic events, and anything else the school asks of him.
Uintah County Emergency Management is spreading the word of a scheduled phone alert Basin residents will receive along with people around the country. In cooperation with the FCC, FEMA is conducting a national test of the Wireless Emergency Alert System.
It’s National Family Meal Month and local health educators are encouraging Basin residents to make family meal time a priority. Ashley Stegeman, USU Extension educator over the Food Sense program, has a list of reasons why Basin families should invest in family meal time and how to make it easier.
It’s official. Proposed fishing rules have been approved by the Utah Wildlife Board to start in 2019. The first big change is that anglers can now fish with corn as bait. Until 2016, Utah was the only state in the West where corn was not allowed. The Division of Wildlife Resources conducted a poll of anglers in Utah and found that 70 percent favored the change to allow corn.
After a six-year environmental review process, Enefit American Oil is welcoming the BLM decision to approve the applications connected to a utility corridor project in Uintah County. The BLM decision issued on Wednesday allows for the extension of utility lines across a small portion of federal land to serve the company’s oil shale project.