Boundary dispute expands Ute land area to Colorado line
A discussion draft on Indian jurisdiction widens the original exterior boundary to reach the Colorado state line and Grand County, threatening 8 percent royalty to the Ute Tribe and broadening criminal and civil authority. Uintah Basin leaders urge unified talks as oil shale lands and Central Utah Project considerations rise. Community clean up lags due to weather while job seekers flood Vernal and Duchesne offices for the Tyzack Dam project, with timing still uncertain.
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Utah
Uintah Basin
Uintah County
Matheson
Colorado State Line
Vernal
Grand County
United State
Fort Duchesne youth dies in phosphate truck crash
Ten year old James Goggles died Monday when a pickup he rode in collided head on with a Hatch Co phosphate truck at U S 40 near Ute Bowling Lanes. His parents were injured but released after hospital treatment. no citations were issued. The crash marks Uintah Basin’s sixth fatal vehicle accident this year per UHP.
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Ft. Duchesne
Phil Brewer
UHP
Ute
Bowling Lanes
U. S. 40
Ft. Duchesne Junction
James Goggles
Phillip and
Mary Lou Nephi
Nephi
Duchesne County
Roosevelt
HatchCo
Brewer
Uintah Basin
Uintah U Ettes win Region VI marching title
Uintah U Ettes secure first place at Region VI Marching Festival in Pleasant Grove. Wendy Caldwell named best marcher. team advances to Cyprus High School in Salt Lake City on April 16. LaChalitas win large division. 24 member Jess and 25+ member teams both awarded top honors.
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Uintah High School
Pleasant Grove
Radeone Niglson
Uintah U'Ettes
Wendy Caldwell
Uintah
Cyprus High School
Salt Lake City
Jess
LaChalitas
Pleasant Grove High School
Radeane
LaRae Nielson
Idaho
Michael Corrigan
Kaylynn Birch
dJerti Price
Sec.treas
Terri Hall
Julie
Oil shale demo plan pitched by WASP officials
WASP officials met ERDA representatives in Washington to present a proposed commercial demonstration program testing three oil shale extraction methods on a full scale basis. The plan includes direct heated Porado DH, indirect heated Union B, and in situ methods, along with two level tunnel and pillar mining and in situ retort preparation.
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White River
Energy Research and Development Administration
ERDA
Washington, D. C
Wikite River
Phillips Petroleum Co
Sun Co.Inc
Standard Oi Co
Ohio
Vernal
Rees Madsen
Salt Lake City
Earl Ramsey
Suneca Energy Development Co
Harry Pforzheimer
Sahio Petroleum
Dill Bohon
Energy Minerals
Phillips Petroleum
Four Fires Reported In Vernal Area During Week
Vernal Volunteer Fire Department logged four fires from Thursday of last week to Tuesday. A Clifford Massey residence fire at 33 South 2nd West caused smoke damage estimated at 1000 dollars. A grass fire near the Pamco building on East Highway 40 was extinguished at 11:45 AM. A grass and brush fire along the Ashley Valley Highline canal south of the Owen Powell farm was put out at 9:10 PM. A trailer home fire at 1:10 AM Monday belonged to Kenneth Solmes at 1819 South 4500 South, with 500 dollars loss.
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Vernal Volunteer Fire Department
Clifford Massey
South 2Nd West
Pamco
Ashley Valley Highline Canal
Owen Powell
Kenneth Solmes
South
Tyzack dam contract award delayed with extension
The Bureau of Reclamation and Jow bidder agreed to a two week bid extension for the Tyzack Dam and Reservoir project. Brown and Root Western Inc. will see the new deadline set to April 16 to allow additional checks on specifications. Officials say award is expected this week and work may begin within 30 days.
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Tyzack
Vernal
Duchesne Bureau of Reclamation
Brown and Toot Western, Inc
Bureau of Reclamation
Jow
Hrown and Root Western, Inc
Bureau
Salt Lake City
Bureau of Declamation
Brown
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Hatch Co
Edward Griffin
Young Goggles
Region VI
Iadeane Nielson
ViQueens
U'Eltes
Carbon Dino Dynamics
Cavettes
American Fork
HiSteppers
Springville
Paysetters
Payson
American Fork Cavettes
Walter Murphy
Wiite River
Washington D. C
Ventshalt
Olica- Za Shops
Lyupen
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