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KNEU 1250Locals are being urged to secure their vehicles and be on the lookout for thieves. In March, Duchesne County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to reports of a 2006 Beige Ford F350 pickup truck being stolen. Eventually, a call came in of an accident in the Sandwash Reservoir in which the thief had either rolled or driven the F350 truck into the reservoir.
Sometimes when you get it wrong, the truth turns out to be something far more exciting than the original belief. Yesterday’s report that the Utah Symphony is making Red Fleet State Park its final stop of their ‘Great American Road Trip’ this summer was incorrect, though a star party will be held at Red Fleet in conjunction with the concert event.
Tourism to Dinosaur National Monument created over $20 million dollars in local economic benefits in 2016. According to a new National Park Service report, the Monument had 304,312 visitors last year that spent $18,084,200 dollars in communities near the park, supporting 244 local jobs and creating a total cumulative benefit to the local economy of $20,457,600 dollars.
Uintah County and Vernal City officials continued their discussion of the lights along Main Street and Aggie Blvd during the city/county meeting on Monday. The county and city began to experiment with the lights in March with several different configurations to see what each looked like and if enough light was distributed.
The dream of running the Boston Marathon was a relatively new one for one local woman who lived that dream just 10 days ago. 35-year-old Cara Murray is a devoted mother, wife, and farmer in Lapoint.
The Uintah High School Student of the Week is Nadya Polendo, nominated by Mr. Brian Clark. The Ute Athlete of the Week is sophomore baseball player Kyler Murray, nominated by Coach Brent Labrum.
Unemployment numbers in Basin counties are continuing their downward trend. The Department of Workforce Services released the updated numbers this week. Daggett County made a slight shift down from 4 to 3.9 percent unemployment.
Construction is moving forward on the Highway 40 widening project between Myton and Roosevelt. The project is set to widen U.S. 40 to five lanes made up of two travel lanes in each direction, a center turn lane, and 10 foot shoulders in each direction.
The Daggett County Commission approved a motion on Tuesday to act in the role as Sheriff until the Republican Committee makes their recommendation. Sheriff Jerry R. Jorgensen submitted his resignation on Sunday, citing his desire to help the county move forward in the process with the Utah Department of Corrections.
Uintah Recreation Special Service District Director Robin O’Driscoll made a presentation on the health of the rec district during the city/county meeting on Monday. The rec district was created in 1996 and opened the Uintah Community Center in 2008.
The Division of Wildlife Resources is always thinking ahead to the next hunt and some changes are being recommended for the statewide general pheasant hunt. According to an announcement this week, it’s being recommended that there be just one general pheasant hunt that would start the first Saturday of November and end on the firstSunday of December.
Uintah County Commissioners will be utilizing a new service offered through the Utah Association of Counties (UAC) aimed at helping counties manage appeals to Centrally Assessed Taxes. County Services Support, Inc. is a 501-C4 corporation that will cost the county $2000 dollars annually in exchange for resources and support as counties have companies appeal their centrally assessed taxes.