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Interview: UMS 7th Grade Student Harper Hacking On Potential UMS Closure
A local middle schooler visited the Evans Family Media studios for an interview on Newstalk 104.5 FM and AM920. Harper Hacking is a current Uintah Middle School 7th grader serving on the UMS Student Council. Her goal is to Save Uintah Middle School and encourage all to speak up and share their opinion with the Uintah School Board.
Crisis Receiving Center Built In Vernal; Now Waiting On Legislative Funding
A new mental health crisis receiving center has been built in northeastern Utah but the doors will remain closed until operational funding is secured from the state legislature.
Local Veterans Honored During Ceremonies On Veterans Day
Ceremonies to honor local Veterans were held throughout the Uintah Basin on Wednesday for Veterans Day with many of those happening at local schools.
BLM Authorizes U1 Well Pad Oil Drilling In Greater Monument Buttes Unit
The Bureau of Land Management Vernal Field Office has announced the authorization of Scout Energy Management to horizontally drill oil wells from the Uvalde (U1) Well Pad.
Senator Curtis Sponsored Weather Act Receives Unanimous Senate Support
A bill sponsored by Senator John Curtis focused on improving wildfire and flood forecasting has unanimously passed the Senate. The Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act aims to help Utah communities.
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Sarah Priebe Had The Lucky Combination!
The Gun/Safe Giveaway at Basin Sports was a success! After going through almost all of the combinations, Sarah Priebe’s combination opened the safe, much to her surprise! She did not think she had opened the safe and tried to walk away when our Basin Sports employee showed her she had won. Sarah is the proud new owner of a Shotgun and safe courtesy of Basin…
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