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KNEU 1250The Uintah Conference Center is hustling and bustling this week with visitors from across Utah. The Utah Association of Counties holds two conferences every year and the spring conference is going on through Friday in Vernal at the conference center.
The search for a new Vernal City Manager continues after the Vernal City Council reviewed and amended the job description. Some additions include the requirement that the city manager respond in a timely manner to specific requests of the City Council and Mayor pertaining to immediate needs and concerns in the community and that candidates with public administration experience may be given preference
Uintah County Fair is always an event to remember and this year will be no different. The Uintah County Commission approved a contract with Ned LeDoux as the entertainment for this year’s fair.
The Vernal Chamber luncheon was a full house on Tuesday for the launch of the virtual Women’s Business Center. Salt Lake Chamber representatives presented the resources and how to use the courses available online.
At least one Uintah High School teacher has a serious sense of humor and delivered a heavy dose of it for the UHS prom on Saturday. Rachelle Durrant is a favorite English teacher at Uintah High who showed students how to do a prom date right.
An ATV accident over the weekend resulted in a fatality in Colorado. A Glenwood Springs man was driving a side by side ATV near Rifle when he lost control of the ATV. The vehicle was sent down a steep embankment and the 54-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene.
While the Basin economy has its own unique structure, state and local leaders continue to focus on creating an environment where businesses can succeed. The private sector job growth in Utah is at 3.5 percent, ranking number one in the nation with Nevada, Idaho and Florida trailing.
Local counties continue their work updating Resource Management Plans. The Duchesne County Commission recently reviewed the costs associated so far in order to seek reimbursement from the state.
Excitement is growing to get a peek at Utah’s mountain yetis and enthusiasts of the event come from beyond the Uintah Basin. The Division of Wildlife Resources holds the mountain goat viewing event in northeastern Utah each year and the free event does not disappoint.
Another seat on the Uintah Transportation Special Service District board has been filled. On Monday, the Uintah County Commission approved Senator Kevin Van Tassell to the board to replace Chairman Duane Shepherd who was selected last month to replace Mike McKee on the Uintah County Commission.
The amazing members of the Duchesne County Search and Rescue team took on swiftwater rescue training last week.
Investigators believe a fire was started by a cigarette on Sunday in Craig. Firefighters responded to a call of a structure fire on Tucker Street after 11:00pm and found an apartment complex on fire.