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KNEU 1250Utah’s Department of Workforce Services has provided an update on the state’s unemployment claims. According to the report, the number of new claims filed for unemployment benefits in Utah was 4,996 for the week of May 24th through the 30th.
Wanting to welcome the public for some fun at the racetrack, the Diamond Mountain Speedway organizers got creative. “We sped off with our first two nights of racing in May,” shares one of the event organizers, Jim Wallace.
The Utah Wildlife Board met Thursday and approved several changes, including the incorporation of a new law passed this year in Utah aimed at preventing invasive quagga mussels from spreading throughout Utah.
TriCounty Health Officer Jordan Mathis provided a COVID-19 update on Wednesday during the Give’m Health segment on Eagle Country 105.5 FM KLCY. Mathis explained that the Commission that advises the Governor met on Tuesday and voted unanimously to recommend that the state be moved from the Yellow “low-risk” phase to the Green “new normal-risk” phase.
The Dinosaur Roundup Rodeo announced Wednesday that they will move forward as scheduled on July 9th through the 11th. “The rodeo will be held, with fans at full capacity whether Vernal is in the ‘yellow’ or ‘green’ risk phase,” shares the announcement.
TriCounty Health Department is working with local school districts to make getting back to school vaccines as easy as possible. Vaccines can be done when stopping to pick up school lunch at select schools and times.
Vernal Theatre: LIVE is ready to get back to entertaining the community and they have an event coming up that is all for a good cause. Disney Goes Broadway will be held Saturday, July 18th at 7pm.
One man was admitted to the hospital after being shot and the shooting suspect is in custody after a 2-hour standoff with police.
A possible gunshot heard in the early morning at Uintah High School has resulted in increased patrols at the school on Wednesday.
While it was originally hoped to be complete by the end of May, the White River Bridge reopening in Uintah County has been delayed and is now estimated to reopen on June 29th. According to Uintah County Road Department Manager Bryan Meier, the delay is the result of a construction error.
The Uintah County Commission is asking the public for input on a proposed bike lane on 500 North in Vernal. According to their Tuesday press release, the proposed bike lane could reduce or possibly eliminate on-street parking along 500 North from 3500 West to the curve at 500 West near the Basin Clinic.
It's election season and when it is all said and done Utah will have a new Governor in the coming year. Thanks to a local effort to ensure candidates pay attention to issues facing rural Utah, rural Utah’s first Gubernatorial debate has been organized and will be held this coming Monday, June 8th, from 6 to 7:30pm at the V-6 Media Studios in Vernal.