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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1977
Page
1
IRS changes make 1976 tax forms harder to understand and a advised option is to hire a professional. Meanwhile a major snowstorm arrives after a dry year, prompting snowball play and talks of continued shoveling into March. Local residents hope for an early spring as winter lingers.
Little Miss New Year 1977 arrived ten minutes before midnight January 1 at Uintah County Hospital Vernal born to David and Laura Plumb. Christena Marie weighs 7 pounds 7.5 ounces and is 19 inches long joining sisters Michelle 5 and Melissa 3. Parents express relief as new baby brings hoped prizes.
Vernal City Police Chief Jonathan Jones reports twelve cases cleared after two weeks of investigation aided by Uintah County Sheriff's Office. Nineteen felonies and four misdemeanors were charged including burglary theft possession of stolen property and drug related offenses. Five juveniles charged four adults charged with related crimes.
The U S Soil Conservation Service reports the December snow survey finds very little snow across the watershed elevations. Helicopter surveys by Jack Young and Nick Lundstrom indicate January water content at Spirit Lake 1.7 inches from 10 inches of snow, 39 percent of average, while Highline Trail shows 10 inches with 1.7 inches water content. Paradise Park had no measurable snow, and lower elevations ranged from two to four inches with water contents only one to two percent of average.
EPA and Colorado oppose Utah air quality redesignation plans with hearings set nationwide including Vernal and Salt Lake City. Proposals would grant Class 1 protection to national parks, move large county areas to Class 1 or 2, while others stay Class 2, with possible Class 3 in some zones near Colorado. Colorado warns of Category 3 expansions along the border, cites EPA guidelines requiring neighbor input, and states it will respond formally to participate.
The theft occurred late Sunday night or early Monday morning in Ainish County. A winch truck was hooked to a telephone pole, pulling it down, then driven into an oil pit at the Ashley Valley air field. A second truck was found Tuesday night, driven into a canal in the Ashley Ward area. Trucks belonged to Pease Bros and NE Casada Contract. Damages not yet estimated.
Douglas Murphy a Colorado State graduate and Utah State alum with a Utah anatomy masters has joined Dr Ed Oscarson’s Veterinary Clinic at 650 N. a E Vernal He has practiced in Pleasant Grove since March 1975 After high school in 1960 he served two years in Viet Nam and completed a LDS mission to Norway He is an outdoors enthusiast with a focus on horses and has a wife Beth Jones He is father to three children Philip Kristina and Jonathan He aims to serve Basin residents and renew acquaintances.
Uintah County incomes have risen but housing costs have surged. National data put new home prices around 50 500 dollars, about 4.6 times annual net income for local families, while manufactured and mobile homes hit a record 43 300 dollars. Mortgage taxes and maintenance push take home costs to nearly 29 percent, pricing many out even as owner occupancy remains high at 74.7 percent.
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