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Show Vesicular Stooiiaftittis cancels -Mod-See ieh Vernal .Vernal Express, Wednesday, July 20, 2005 A3 By Virginia Harrington Express Writer The recent outbreak of Vesicular Stomatitis (VS) among cattle and horses in Uintah County has closed down the O-Mok-See planned for this coming weekend in Vernal. It will be held in Craig, Colo, instead, beginning Sunday Federal Veterinarian Earl Stoneman spent the weekend with Doug Murphy, DMV, of Countyside Veterinary Clinic, inspecting animals within the county borders. At a minimum, they found 30 infected animals. VS is generally a non-fatal disease that causes sores in the mucus membranes of the mouths and noses of horses, cattle, pigs, sheep and goats. It runs its course in about a week but can leave the animals with a significant weight loss. It can also significantly decrease the output of milk in dairy cows. VS is passed by bites from black flies. VS can be passed to humans but the symptoms are generally mild and resemble stomach flu. The greatest concern with VS is that the symptoms resemble hoof-in-mouth disease and can only be differentiated from this fatal condition by costly laboratory labora-tory tests. Officials in Kansas and Idaho determined that horses brought to Uintah County for the O-Mok-See would not be allowed back into their home states because of the risk of spreading VS. Idaho will not allow any horses into the state that have been within a 10 mile radius of any animal that tests positive for the disease until the current quarantine has been lifted. Montana and South Dakota had decided to require a visual inspection done by veterinarians vet-erinarians in Uintah County within 24 hours of leaving Utah. If no sores were found, the animals would have been allowed back in to their home states of Montana and South Dakota. That decision is now moot. Dr. Murphy said that Canada is currently not allowing any livestock from Uintah County into the country. Audit bypasses Uintah School District By Virginia Harrington Express Writer A legislative audit of school districts in Utah included only 10 of the 40 districts in the state. Based on those 10 districts, dis-tricts, the auditor concluded that most districts do not follow fol-low the open meeting laws. Of the 10 districts included in the audit, only Tooele and Carbon were found to be in complete compliance. Uintah School District was not one of the 10 districts audited. audit-ed. Uintah School District Board of Education President Tod Tesar said the local school board works diligently to follow the details of the open meetings law. He said that in the past the board kept tape recordings and minutes of all closed meetings. When the Utah State Board of Education made the decision deci-sion that tapes were not necessary, neces-sary, the Uintah board began keeping only written minutes. These minutes are signed by Tesar and by Superintendent Wayne Gurney. Tesar said there are several reasons for closed sessions. These include personnel and student issues, negotiations for purchases of land or other items, negotiations of benefits for faculty and staff members and legal issues. Tesar said once the board members have come to an agreement on any issues discussed, the final vote is taken during open meetings in front of the public and the press. Tesar said one of the problems prob-lems school districts face is that the directive to keep detailed minutes is not clear cut. "What constitutes detailed minutes is very subjective," Tesar stated. "We need a directive direc-tive clearly spelling out what detailed minutes are." The way the Uintah School Board handles this foggy situation situ-ation is by maintaining frequent fre-quent contact with the Utah State Board of Education. Tesar said that in addition to this contact, Superintendent Gurney, Personnel Director Dr. Larry Klein and Business Administrator J. Randall Upton are excellent at keeping the board members updated on legislative action and State Board policies. "Trail of Tears" by Vernal artist Scarecrow Two charged with vehicle theft On July 3, 2005, the Uintah County Sheriffs Department took a report of a residential burglary and a vehicle theft involving a 1998 Chevrolet Corvette. The suspect(s) in the incident were also being investigated by the Sheriffs Department for a wrongful appropriation involving involv-ing a 1993 Ford Explorer. The Ford Explorer was recovered on July 3, 2005, yet no sign of the Corvette or the suspects. Investigators with the Sheriffs Department pursued leads in the case and on July 17, 2005, the suspect(s) were located in Salt Lake City, still driving the stolen Corvette. Justin Levi Espinoza was arrested by Salt Lake City Police for two outstanding warrants war-rants from New Mexico and Colorado, each for Vehicle Theft. A 15-year-old was taken into custody and booked into Detention in the Salt Lake City area. An arrest warrant will be obtained charging Justin Levi Espinoza, age 22, with Wrongful Appropriation, a Third Degree Felony, Burglary of a Dwelling, a Second Degree Felony, Vehicle Theft, a Second Degree Felony, Kidnapping, a Second Degree Felony, and Theft, a Class A Misdemeanor. The juvenile in the case will be referred to Juvenile Court for Burglary of a Dwelling, a Second Degree Felony, Vehicle Theft, a Second Degree Felony, and Theft, a Class A Misdemeanor. Sheriff's Warrants Warrants of arrest from 8th District Court as of Monday, July 19, includes the following individuals: Ryan D. Dangerfield, born Aug. 5, 1977, who is 0 r" mu Ryan D. Dangerfield wanted on a $2,500 warrant. Darren M. Gale, born July 15, 1984, who is wanted on a $3,000 warrant. Brittainy J. Patton, born May 6, 1987, who is wanted on a $1,000 warrant. Jerrett Max Spencer, born May 9, 1978, who is wanted on a $40,000 warrant. Nicholas Scott Taft, born Oct. 10, 1980, who is wanted on a no-bail warrant. Persons with information about the location of these individuals should contact Darren M. Gale Brittainy J. Patton Jerrett Max Nicholas Scott Spence Taft the Uintah County Sheriffs Department at 789-2511, Central Dispatch 789-4222 or use the Secret Witness Line 781-5400. CNCC is looking for qualified individuals who can instruct classes for the 20052006 fall and spring semesters on a part-time basis. Instructors are needed in the following areas: Rangely Campus U.S. History (2 sections) History of Western Civilization Theater Arts Craig Campus General Biology Introduction to Statistics Introduction to Philosophy Keyboarding Applications Word Processing Technology Windows Complete Complete PC Databases For more information, please contact Cindy Halcomb at 970-67S-33S3. CNCC Application for Employment can be found at www.cncc.edu. 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