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Rock Point Cemetery Expansion

Sep 20, 2016 · Basin Now · News

An expansion of the Rock Point Cemetery in Uintah County was approved during Monday’s Uintah County Commission meeting. County Surveyor John Slaugh presented the final plat of Rock Point Cemetery’s phase 2 expansion, noting that phase 1 is now full.

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88-Year-Old Local Artist Debuts a Lifetime of Work

Sep 16, 2016 · Basin Now · News

After decades of painting as a hobby, the work of 88-year-old Nelson Marshall is on display in his first ever art show. Nelson was born in Vernal in 1928. He served in the army, married his wife Eleanor Sargent, raised a beautiful family and spent a career as a Civil Engineer and Land Surveyor in Utah, Wyoming, Colorado and New Mexico.

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Woolstenhulme Selected as UCAT Commissioner

Sep 16, 2016 · Basin Now · News

A former President of the Uintah Basin Applied Technology College has been selected as Utah’s first Commissioner of Technical Education. The Utah College of Applied Technology made the announcement Thursday that Dr. David R. Woolstenhulme was selected following the quarterly meeting of the UCAT Board of Trustees.

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South Randlett Fire

Sep 16, 2016 · Basin Now · News

Rain didn’t stop the growth of the “South Randlett Fire” into Thursday. According to the BIA Forestry & Wildland Fire – Uintah and Ouray Agency, the South Randlett Fire was active and grew to 4 acres before being controlled by fire personnel.

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Roosevelt Police Chief on “Pink” and Other Synthetic Drugs

Sep 16, 2016 · Basin Now · News

After the fatal overdose of two Park City teens and the nonfatal drug overdose of another Park City teen this week, the entire Utah community wants to know what can be done to keep teens safe from drugs such as “pink” or “pinky”. That task is difficult because the drug is so new it is not yet illegal to purchase.