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KNEU 1250Ashley National Forest east zone fire program reports that so far they are having a successful spring burning season. According to Tuesday’s report, the program has been able to apply prescribed fire to approximately 1,000 acres around the Pines and Acres area of the Flaming Gorge-Vernal Ranger District.
Time is ticking down to take advantage of Free Dump Week! Spring yard and home clean up is more affordable through Saturday in Uintah and Duchesne County as the dump fee at local landfills is waved through April 28th.
A fire that began Tuesday afternoon northeast of Myton was contained thanks to the efforts of 9 agencies. According to the North Myton Fire Unified Command, which is composed of fire officials from state, tribal, county, and local departments, the North Myton Fire started at about 3:00pm and burned an estimated 30 to 50 acres on private and tribal land roughly 2 miles northeast of Myton.
The annual Flaming Gorge Fish Derby is coming up and not an event to be missed. This is one of the largest freshwater fishing derbies in the USA with up to 400 teams competing in multiple categories.
Youth of Vernal be warned. As of today, Vernal City Police will be looking for youth going about doing good in order to give them a dose of Slurpee justice! For the 23rd year, 7-Eleven is working with law agencies to distribute free Slurpee drink coupons to kids as part of the Operation Chill community-service program.
A new company is reviving curbside recycling in the Vernal area. Recyclops owner Ryan Smith made a presentation on his curbside recycling company during Tuesday’s Vernal Chamber luncheon. Recyclops got started 5 years ago in the Provo Orem area and began looking into expanding to the Vernal area last fall. “We did some research and learned that Vernal was the first city in the state to have a residential recycling program,” shared Smith.
Helping hands got to work over the weekend to celebrate Earth Day and the Environmental Health Division at TriCounty Health Department took to Ashley National Forest to do their part.
The FBI is asking for the help of Utahns in locating a young lady who has been missing since November. Danielle Diamond is from Bozeman, Montana and may have been seen in Salt Lake City in the past month and may have since traveled to Denver, where she spent last summer in homeless shelters. She is 5 foot 7 inches tall with medium to dark brown long, wavy hair. She has brown eyes and weighs around 140 pounds. If you have any information on Diamond’s whereabouts, call the tip line at 801-579-6187.
Vernal Theatre: LIVE is being recognized on a growing stage. The theatre has been named the ‘Community Revitalizing Business of the Year’ by the Small Business Administration. Ian Lorenzana, Economic Development Specialist at the SBA Utah District Office, selected Vernal Theatre: LIVE for this award and was able to attend a showing of The Secret Garden at the theatre last week.
The Uintah County Commission agenda included an Ordinance during Monday’s Commission meeting that will help pave the way for an upgrader in Uintah County. The Ordinance amends a use in the I-2 Industrial Zone, changing oil refineries from a Conditional Use to a Permitted Use.
Spring cleaning goes beyond scrubbing baseboards and cleaning windows. The Downtown Revitalization Committee is inviting any and all to participate in the second annual downtown Vernal clean up day coming up next week. The plan is to help beautify downtown to make it a great place to visit during the Dinah-Soar days scheduled the next weekend.
An opportunity to make your home and community a safer place is coming up this weekend with the Drug Take Back events in Uintah and Duchesne Counties. Drug Take Back events give the public an opportunity to prevent pill abuse and theft by giving citizens the chance to safely dispose of potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs.