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Show Thursday ' .April 11,2002 - f'lM employment compensation made aWry unusual increase from Feb-ruar-y Carbon County's unenjpky-men- t rate dirabed to 6.4 percent in March, up significantly from the 5.9 percent joblessness reported in February. : In addition. Carbon's 2002 Imcmploymctit rate exceeds foe 6J percent joblessness experienced by the county during March 2001. . So March." "This phenomenon may be baked to layoffs of temporary workers associated with the Olympic Winter Games, added the DWS economist. Approahnately 6800 Utahns were unemployed at locations across the state m March 2002. The number represents a53 percent jump from the 45400 unemployed Utrims reported in March Zniwhes the statewide jobless raewas4JDpeicenL indica- Ufehksec In neighboring Emery to9.7peicent in March Ibmb9.6 percent in February, March 2001; Emery County witnessed 92 percent kin joblessness. iiuons, mfoenum-- Southeastern district reported climbing unemployment in March 2001 The regional jobless rate rrg-- , istered at 7.9 percent in March, up from 7.4 percent in Febiu-- - ; 1?4 lor of bbor At the regional level, the Price, Utah lllth Yea- r- No. ..... r 2002. CHSDknattompSpmtan$,6A Wv3mAi aiwr . '. . tenths (tfapont from Februarys nationwide jobjgss total. Butjobtasriiess in the UJL remained slightly lower than the 5.8 percent rateposted nationwide in December 2001. In December 2001 and March 2002, Utahs unemployment exceeded the respective 1 a ,pi!iar ai.'r J - percent growth in January 2001 toaLS percent loss in December 2001. ated die losses in January and Febraaiy. Adcarer picture ofdm impact of die recession in Utah is reflected inthe March data, pointed rate jumped from 5.5 percent in February to SJ9 percent in March 2002. The last time joblessness Utah registered at as hjghalevd was in 1987. "Layofiscontiniietoswelthe ranks of the unemplayed,iiotod Ken Jensen, senior economist a year-ov- er On the national scene, foe unemployment sxtem foe United Stotes registered at 5.7 percent in March 20Q2. The figure is up two-- for the Utah Department of WaridbraServioesL "Infect, the ' tally of claimants for state nn- - t;t Hnj-- a n U&iate. The last time the crossover occurred was in 1987. . The 1 percent yearover drop in the total U.S. jobs continues to reflect foe nations economic slowdown. The last time the U.S. lost emnon-far- m ployment positions m 1992. was year-ov-er j-:- .v; from the US. data is that the seasonally adjusted monthly total r !?, $ workforce services. Utahs total " Ha employment increased by SSflOO em- non-far-m ployment can be disaggregated into two categories: private or and public. From March 2001 to March 2002, the private sector has witnessed a net 2 percent loss of 18,000 jobs. The decrease was partially offset by a gain of 2,400 govem-rtKemployment positions. The anticipated drop in construction employment in Utah is I : . . nt me Utah suffered in 1982. losseswas job - vr yn ; E . The indicator plummeted jobs, the first month-ove- r gain dramg 2001, dropping from 2A since July 2001, indicated ary. However, unemplayment in the southeastern district decreased from the &4 percent jcb-- . leas rate reported in March 200L At foe state level, Utahs rw.fr - V One positive observation or 1500 positions for March 50 i Castle Valley Center's students host 2002 prom activities Amie Stewart and Dashelle Black accompany Jared in the precession preceding the Castle Valley prom on Tuesday. The two eighth graders along underway.Afferasurprisingly active autumn, the losses started in (Continued on page 10A) with other students from Helper Juniof High, Carbon High and tha college not only participated in the cession, but enjoyed the dance that followed. The dally planned annual event is one of the highlights of the year for the students at the center in Price. School spe-Cent- Bf Exploring UBOT's past, present US. Highway 6 improvements For example, it is not unusual for an individual to hear abouta fetal acridentineastern Utah and By RICHARD SHAW Staff reporter The Utah Department of Transportation's public eont- - J legacy rfUfiL.BfetaJaai-.- . mj-inf rnri-- dents happen and have happened planning , i i St: nt nv--ri- riwdrd. f cumccH And as UDOT sifts through all the input the public afleml Another misinterpietation it is important to note that the - foe highway from toe time it leaves Interstate 15 to when it as being Carbon joim with effort the state agency is making to improve US. Highway 6 has not diminished. On Tbesday, UDOTofficiah announced that the department will start constructing passing lanes on U5L 6 between mileposts 196 and 201 in Spanish ForkCanyon. : In terms of travel, that relalEs to foe area east of tlK construction done near Sheep Geek Junction last year to near where the bridge crosses foe railroad 1--70 CbuntydalaL Admittedly, tune accidents occurring outside of the local Ckban, Emery and Grand coun- But the whole load for how bad nr good foe road is should notbeputonCnbon alone, even though foe geographical region anchors foe highway. The state road department and public entities began keeping actual statistics on foe highway ml933-34- tradawestoflbcker. Past improvements have in- - hiiway, which is needed i there has been mounting demand placed on foe roadmdK t aaneiicuyoaEB cast Dense but since that time foe handle on foe situation has 1933-3-4, : last 50 years. '! t.V .yThe improvements make foe J highway safer, as weS. : V ::V; , '- -r ; i w People may not realize how foe road has improved during foe years, largely because of foe seemingly high accident and death toll rate on the hjiway. ' Rets may also get mbed 19 with fiction and geography may be confused in toe process. ?;. Statistics can sometimes be misleading -- not c by foe way foe data are i . preted. ? y. . r'TJW-Whe- n people sort through old newspapers from foe 1930s and 1940s, it becomes apparent foat accident and death rates within CUibon County were hii, even thoui foe trafifiewasanoan percentage of the present demand. The sftuation was probably due to poorer road conditions, . . aufexthatwere much less safe and lem restrictive traffic rules. Beginning in foe late 1940s, safety became a bigger issue as within the county reveals interesting information. In the early 1950s, numerous fatalities took place offof High- - how to drive defensively. f But many of the deaths that 'Hti-- took place during that time pe! : in feet foe majority, did not riod, iJ happen pnU.S. 650. ? ; In some years, the majority : ,, took place on other roads and surface streets in towns and cities in the county. But the highway was still a problem. Most accidents had nothing to do with substandard road conditions, but high speeds and poor decision making - the same kinds of actions that create foe dangerous situations today. At the time, the highway was foe main route for people traveling west through central Colorado. There was no slicing its way through the San Rafael Reef For the Carbon area and roads within the county, the death tolls looked like this: 1951 5 totalities ' 1952 7 fatalities 1953 6 fatalities 8 fatalities . 1954 1955 5 fatalities 1956 9 fatalities 1 fatality 1957 3 fatalities 1958 , , pH 1959 2 fatalities 1960 3 totalities 11 totalities 1961 A memorial marits the place where 1 motorist (Bed on U.S. Highway 6 In Price The death toll went up and Canyon, tapie may confuse overal auto death statistics with U. 6 numbers down quite consistently during Acrard-ki- g and some ttiiifo aDtrfttwfntalitiesonllMioadliappeninCarbonCoimf. the JOyear period, with the most to the data, the number of U. 6 fatalities occurrwig in the county has not totalities occurring around the demands. realty grown in the last 50 years, despite heavier time that the road through Price Canyon (early 1960s) was reconcars became more powerful and SmAAncate carried a report of structed to configure what is curtraffic started to increase. sometypeofnewioadsafetypro- - rently in place. Almost every edition erf the gram or informational article on The rundown on the death toll ( -- . Exain(fcs indude the death of a mother near Columbia who feu out of a car while allowing her child to steer the automobile and three teenagers killed within Price city limits in 1956 when the vehicle they were in hit a tree at high speed on Railroad Avenue. As foe decade progressed, however, more of the deaths seemed to occur on U.S. 6. By 1961, the highest toll within the county in foe decade, eight of toe 11 fatalities occurring within Carbons boundaries were on foe 1-- 70 highway. One victim was killed in Feb- ruary in Cat Canyon, then two died in a head on traveling on what is today Carbonville Road. The intersection near the Old Wellington Road claimed a man who was standing talking to a driver he had an accident with in July. And three people were killed when the car they were traveling in had a head on collision with another vehicle about halfway between Wellington and foe east Price city limits. Finally, another man was killed in December when his car L plunged off a diff in Price - . s Can-yos- According to milepost statistics, 20 people died m 1998 on US. 6 between Spanish Fork and Green River. However, only eight of the traffic accident . on page 2A) i j? K3l' , .'l J.7 at meeting on 11' W.. n ' -i C- , t. By RICHARD SHAW ,;S Staffreporter .'I?.' 0 need to have county planning ' i Proposed development on ALit Burgrounds Road near foe medi- cal building on 100 North in Price maybe delayed or' not. compietea aneraiscussionatUK regidar monthly meeting of the omntysplannirig board Aprill The poperty.located south of the present medical building on Levanger, county director of foe comer, was proposed for planning. "That could cost a lot medical fecilityby Dr: Jef-frcfmoqty." Hansen. While Huisen has But moving the power poles ; not yet purchased the property, may be as much of a problem in he and his associates have been terms ofgetting permission tofor investigating foe viability of the relocation as it is to changing the , Ptofect ;:v . pnwtipn ,v The property actually lies A few years ago, there was a wifomfoetitylimitsofPrice,but problem during a construction , Fkirgrounds Road Is a county' project farther up the road with roadand any changes 00 it would those same lines, said Carbon . fe'1 . an-oth- er iS Cs. ph H N ey continue to crop up across j Signs of spring aafinut to oep across ;. The signs of spring VkHey. Trees and flown Commissioner Mike Mikwich, who serves on the planning paneL "There had to be a writ from UPAL to take care of it and thty are not too keen on anyone messing with those lines. The road which, according to planners, has some of the highest development potential of arty in the county, also was discussed in , hii 'fa-- .' approval. In addition, it came out at the meeting that Utah Power has voltage lines that run foe road and the easement along could predude the development of the road. ; "Those power poles could be a problem to move if the road needstobe changed, said Dave CasSe Carbon County ; Gka Rugsr, roltinf in ttw grass and then up threatnunf to are tdooni&x spriddn are ' cany ttwdnrpeflMr material inside houses or cars. Soon running on lams and the cnck of basebd bafs or be pass wfl green up and the diy stuff wiU flop bring heard in local pad&Anotharsoresiga of spnngare dogs carried in ontathefaB once again tumsUyeOmi- .:ta - . V - v t x . ; V . other waji. "What kind of traffic impact would this facility have on that area? asked planning board member UndaTbpolovec. Levanter and Francis Price building official and zoning administrator, explained that the city has been considering changing foe intersection of the two streets into more ofa 90 degree angle. .(pontinuedonpegeSA) Duz-enac- k. |