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Proposed Rail Line Between Uintah Basin and Craig, Colorado Explored

Oct 25, 2017 · Basin Now · News

The Seven County Infrastructure Coalition is exploring the possibilities of running a railway that would connect the Uintah Basin to the national railway network, which currently ends in Craig, Colorado. According to Coalition Executive Director Mike McKee, Jones and DeMille Engineering recently analyzed the feasibility study for rail out of the Basin that was performed several years ago, looking at the alternative options, and found that the Craig rail line was worthy of consideration.

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Duchesne County Recorder Awarded

Oct 24, 2017 · Basin Now · News

The Utah Association of County Recorders has selected Duchesne County Recorder Shelley Brennan as the 2017 County Recorder of the Year. Since 1998, the Association has selected one Recorder who stood out among the rest each year.

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George Anthony Salinas: Wanted by the FBI and BIA

Oct 23, 2017 · Basin Now · News

A 36-year-old man is wanted by the FBI and Bureau of Indian Affairs for an incident that took place on the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation last week. According to FBI Public Affairs Specialist Sandra Yi Barker, George Anthony Salinas is wanted in connection with a domestic assault that happened at a home on the reservation at around midnight on Tuesday, October 17th.

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Proposition 5 Meeting Draws Arguments For and Against

Oct 20, 2017 · Basin Now · News

Nearly 50 people attended a meeting Thursday night aimed at educating Uintah County voters on the proposition they will find on their ballots for the upcoming election. Proposition 5 asks voters to decide if Uintah County shall be authorized to impose a quarter of one percent sales tax, which is the equivalent of 1 cent for every $4 dollars spent, for the purpose of transportation services locally.

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3 Men Arrested in Grand Junction Area for Child Sex Trafficking

Oct 20, 2017 · Basin Now · News

Child sex trafficking is among the most heinous crimes imaginable and most often pictured as happening far away, somewhere overseas, which is why the arrest of three men for these crimes out of Grand Junction is particularly disturbing. According to the Grand Junction Police Department, multiple agencies including the FBI took part of the 11th annual ‘Operation Cross Country’ that targets criminals responsible for the sex trafficking of children.