Basin Now

The northeastern Utah officials with the Division of Wildlife Resources have plenty of timely reminders for locals. As a heads up, a controlled burn will be taking place as conditions allow at the Stewart Lake Waterfowl Management area in Jensen in about two weeks.

The number one tourist site for the state of Utah will soon include videos featuring Uintah County trails.

The increase of COVID cases is widespread and affecting the operation of many businesses and agencies. Ashley National Forest announced on Tuesday that the Flaming Gorge District Ranger Office will temporarily be closed until February 8th due to a recent increase in COVID-19 cases within the district.

The Utah Department of Health is spreading education on Maternal Mental Health and the information is worth sharing. 44.8% of Utah mothers experience maternal mental health issues. Most people assume this means a mother is exclusively having thoughts of self harm or thoughts for harming their baby but the truth is that there are many signs to look for leading up to those.

The season of winter is filled with memories of sledding, ice skating, and many of those snow filled fun activities.

February is Heart Health Month and Ashley Regional Medical Center has some heart health tips to consider. Heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women in the U.S. – about one in four deaths and in the U.S. someone has a heart attack every 40 seconds.

The Uintah Basin area has previously had the opportunity to enjoy local talent perform the Lamb of God in recent years and this amazing production is happening once again this year. Rehearsals have started but people are still invited to come take part. Men are especially in high demand for the choir.

The Uintah County Sheriff’s Office has filed a formal discrimination claim against Uintah County. The Notice Of Claim, received by GRAMA request from Uintah County, shows that the focus of the claim made by Sheriff Steve Labrum and current and former employees of the Sheriff’s Office concerns 401k options that Uintah County employees were given but which excluded Sheriff’s Office employees.

The Duchesne County Sheriff’s Office has released further information on the incident last Tuesday in which a semi with a box trailer crashed into the RC Tire Store in Duchesne City.

Utah State University announced commencement plans this week and USU-Uintah Basin’s celebration will be the final event of 8 being held around the state over a two week period.