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‘Teachers In Excellence’ Nominations Now Accepted By Uintah Schools Foundation

‘Teachers In Excellence’ Nominations Now Accepted By Uintah Schools Foundation

Nov 13, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

Is there a teacher in the Uintah School District that has positively impacted your life or the life of a student you know? The Uintah Schools Foundation is requesting nominations of outstanding teachers who have given extraordinary service to students. The Foundation has been recognizing local teachers since 1997. Last year’s ‘Teachers in Excellence’ recipients […]

Duchesne Christmas Festival Plans On ‘Making Spirits Bright’

Duchesne Christmas Festival Plans On ‘Making Spirits Bright’

Nov 13, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

Plans for this year’s Duchesne Christmas Festival are more magical than ever. The theme this year is ‘Making Spirits Bright’ and fun festivities are guaranteed. This year plan to bring toys for the toy drive to benefit Duchesne’s ‘Sub For Santa’ effort. It’s definitely not too early to get signed up to have a float […]

Operation Green Light For Veterans Shines Support For Local Veterans

Operation Green Light For Veterans Shines Support For Local Veterans

Nov 13, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

If you saw green lights shining from buildings or businesses in Duchesne County leading up to Veterans Day, it was for a special cause. Locals joined a national effort to show support for veterans as part of the Operation Green Light for Veterans. The National Association of Counties and other organizations encourage county governments across […]

Longest Shutdown In U.S. History Ends

Longest Shutdown In U.S. History Ends

Nov 13, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

The longest government shutdown in U.S. history had finally ended. Following the Senate vote, Senator John Curtis shared the following statement: “I commend the Senate’s action to end the shutdown that has cost taxpayers hundreds of billions of dollars and negatively impacted the lives of millions of Americans. Utahns deserve far better from Washington. Over […]

Man With Statewide Warrant Arrested With Meth On His Person

Man With Statewide Warrant Arrested With Meth On His Person

Nov 12, 2025 · Basin Now · News

On November 8th, officers visited a property north of Duchesne City of an individual who had failed to appear in court two days earlier. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, the officer made contact with the property owner, 69-year-old Terry Glen Thayn, and was able to confirm that Thayne had a statewide warrant for […]

Infant Hospitalized For Kratom Overdose; Tests Positive For Cocaine

Infant Hospitalized For Kratom Overdose; Tests Positive For Cocaine

Nov 12, 2025 · Basin Now · News

A mother has been charged with child endangerment for events in September in Uintah County. According to the Probable Cause Statement, 22-year-old Jaylee Belless knowingly or intentionally bought and allegedly snorted Cocaine and then breastfed her infant child. Around this same time period, Belless left her Kratom pills out where her infant child was able […]

Man With History Of Assault Arrested On New Charges

Man With History Of Assault Arrested On New Charges

Nov 12, 2025 · Basin Now · News

A man with a history of assault has been arrested in Duchesne County on new charges. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, officers were dispatched to an address in Duchesne City where 38-year-old Matthew Lamont Larsen was found laying on the side of the road. He began yelling at officers that he was drunk […]

Brady Trucking Makes Valuable Donation To UBTech CDL Program

Brady Trucking Makes Valuable Donation To UBTech CDL Program

Nov 12, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

Most know that UBTech provides professional technical education but may not know that local industry plays a key role in supporting technical education in the Basin. UBTech shared a powerful example of this in a press release this week: When leaders from Brady Trucking met with UBTech to discuss workforce needs, the conversation turned to […]

Locals Enjoy Northern Lights Experience; Watch For Repeat Tonight

Locals Enjoy Northern Lights Experience; Watch For Repeat Tonight

Nov 12, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

If you didn’t catch the experience first hand, chances are you’ve seen photos from friends and family who saw the Northern Lights on Tuesday night but why were they visible? The Space Weather Prediction Center issued an alert of a severe solar storm from November 11th through the 12th that is responsible. This means that […]

Repeat DUI Offender Behind Bars

Repeat DUI Offender Behind Bars

Nov 12, 2025 · Basin Now · News

Multiple people called in a pickup truck with a suspected intoxicated driver on Thursday in Duchesne County. An officer responded and observed the vehicle turning onto Highway 40. After observing the vehicle swerving in its lane and crossing the solid line, a stop was initiated. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, the driver was […]

Local Woman Sets Up Food Exchange Group In Vernal

Local Woman Sets Up Food Exchange Group In Vernal

Nov 11, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

Connecting those that need help with those that want to help can often prove the biggest obstacle to meeting needs in a community. With many residents struggling to put food on the table, one local woman found a way around the obstacle through the creation of the ‘Vernal Meal Exchange/Leftover Pick Up’ Facebook group. “I […]

Meetings Scheduled To Explore Enhancing Water Monitoring Infrastructure

Meetings Scheduled To Explore Enhancing Water Monitoring Infrastructure

Nov 11, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

An opportunity has arrived to explore funding and new opportunities to enhance real-time water monitoring in Utah’s Upper Colorado River Basin. The Upper Colorado River Commission and the Colorado River Authority of Utah, with support from Jones & DeMille Engineering, are holding local meetings about the Utah Diversion Measurement and Telemetry (UDMT) Program. “This federally […]