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KNEU 1250There are few jobs with as much on the line as that of wildland firefighters and a partnership between the BLM, UBTech, and the National Wildfire Coordination Group is offering training starting this week.
The Municipal General Election is officially November 2nd but thanks to mail-in ballots your vote can be submitted much sooner. Ballots have begun to arrive in mail boxes in Uintah County where several elections are taking place.
Of the many important tasks on your to-do list this week, be sure to take time to clean out your medicine cabinet of unused and unneeded medications. This single act is more important than you realize. October 23rd is Drug Take Back Day nationwide and local agencies participate in order to make our communities a safer place.
With so many moving parts, it is not uncommon for a county government to have findings on an audit. Standard procedure is then that the findings are followed by recommendations to correct the findings.
It’s not new news but the reminder is still needed. Rifle Police Department is the latest agency to issue the reminder to lock your vehicles and homes and to report any suspicious activity immediately. “In the past couple of weeks, we have received multiple reports of vehicle trespasses and vehicle thefts,” reports Rifle PD.
Uintah High School is giving students and their families a heads up that test-to-play protocol may be implemented. Test-to-play protocol would include all students participating in athletics and extracurricular activities and would include all students regardless of vaccination or previous COVID-19 infection status.
October is Pregnancy & Infant Loss Awareness Month and Ashley Regional Medical Center’s Angel Dash is taking place tomorrow. The Angel Dash is a fundraiser for the hospital’s bereavement services provided by a special organization called Rachel's Gift.
As of Thursday, October 14th, TriCounty Health Department reported 7,909 total COVID-19 cases in the tri-county area to date, an increase of 47 new cases from the day before and reaching a total of 63 deaths to date. According to Thursday’s data, there are currently 857 active cases which continues the downward trend.
The Beaver Unit is one of the areas planned for a Prescribed Fire and pile burning on the Duchesne/Roosevelt Ranger District this fall. The Beaver Unit is 1,802 acres. The plan is to burn 300 acres. This unit is at the North end of the West Reservation Ridge Prescribed Burn Project in the Beaver Creek drainage West of Strawberry Peak.
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources reminds the public that prized 2022 sportsman permits will be accepting submissions starting Wednesday, October 20th. Individuals can apply for permits on the DWR website or over the phone by calling the DWR Vernal Office.
Two new services were announced for Uintah County Library patrons. Uintah County Library is now offering two premier genealogy databases free of charge. First is Newspapers.com, a site that offers full-text access to newspaper archives from around the world.
It is not often that one can say “I knew them when…” and have it mean that much but for those in Craig, Colorado that day has come. Brandi Babin happened to grow up in Craig and is now the newest Ms. United States. Though she lives in Loveland now, her parents are still in Craig and she counted several Craig companies as her sponsors in helping to receive the Ms. United States crown.