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KNEU 1250After a long search, the Vernal City Council has approved the hiring of a new City Manager. Quinn Bennion is a native of Vernal that graduated from Uintah High School before going on to school at the University of Kansas.
June activities are in high supply at Dinosaur National Monument. Quarry Visitor Center hours run from 8am to 6pm daily with the Quarry Exhibit Hall open daily until 5:00pm.
Departments and committees have been hard at work as the Fiscal Year 2018 budget adoption approaches for local governments. Vernal City has held multiple budget workshops and hearings in recent weeks as they whittle down the budget to match revenues. City Manager Ken Bassett communicated clearly that most revenue for the city is from sales tax which is down significantly making it necessary to tighten belts and not have any major capital expenditures.
Roosevelt City is undertaking a major streets project this summer to be completed this fall. The State Street Widening and Storm Drain Improvement project will run from approximately 800 South to 1400 South.
The Uintah County Fair has done it again! Among the mile-long list of free activities and events offered is a new form of favorite local entertainment.
A reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest of a man wanted for murder. The Rifle Police Department issued the call for help this week as they search for Michael Francis Montgomery who is wanted for the murder of Christopher Gallegos.
The moving parts of the Stonegate sewer project have finally aligned and plans for construction are moving forward. The project is funded through the Community Impact Board and Department of Environmental Quality in the form of $4 million dollars in grant funding and $1.6 million dollars in a zero percent interest loan.
Flaming Gorge Reservoir increased releases from the dam into the Green River on Monday and caution is urged. Releases were increased from 6,600 cfs to the maximum capacity of 8,600 cfs where it is expected to remain through the month of June.
United States Marshals have been involved with Sweetwater County detectives in conducting a wide sweep of registered sex offenders over the last week to ensure of compliance. As a result, a felony arrest warrant has been issued for 58-year-old Bruce Leon Harms for failure to register, which is something Harms was convicted of as recently as 2013.
It was a busy weekend in the Vernal area with hotels sold out, restaurants packed and visitors enjoying a variety of events. The 7th Annual Basin Bash baseball tournament was a major contributor to the boost bringing in 45 teams from Wyoming, Colorado and the Wasatch Front.
NUMBFest 2017 drew a great crowd this year showing growth from the 2016 event. NUMB, standing for the Northeastern Utah Mountain Bikers, hosts the event as their annual fundraiser to support infrastructure and needs of local trails.
Possession of methamphetamines is taken seriously and one Craig man received a heavy sentence as a result last week. 47-year-old Duane E. Newton entered a guilty plea to possession of a controlled substance and was sentenced in Routt County Court to 9 years in the Colorado Department of Corrections.