News

Subcategories: Featured Stories

Uintah Students To Nationals Following FCCLA State Leadership Conference

Uintah Students To Nationals Following FCCLA State Leadership Conference

Apr 23, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

Ten Uintah High students competed at the FCCLA State Leadership Conference in Layton last month and several have qualified for National competition this summer. FCCLA stands for Family, Career and Community Leaders of America and is a national organization for students participating in Family and Consumer Science educational classes. Three Uintah students earned gold medals […]

Roosevelt City Spring Fling And Sports Preview This Weekend

Roosevelt City Spring Fling And Sports Preview This Weekend

Apr 23, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

Roosevelt City has a unique but fun event happening this weekend. Proving that sports and crafts can go together, the Spring Fling and Sports Preview is being held this Saturday. “We have an awesome line up of vendors this year so come and see what they have,” shares the event announcement. “Also, be in the […]

Father Being Held On No Bail For Child Abuse And Abandonment

Father Being Held On No Bail For Child Abuse And Abandonment

Apr 23, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

A Duchesne County father is being held without bail after being arrested on Child Abandonment and Child Abuse charges. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, 40-year-old Jesse Colt Jensen was arrested on Monday after allegedly kicking out his teenage children on separate and multiple occasions accompanied by physical abuse. The Affidavit described over a […]

Senator Mike Lee Gives Radio Interview With Evans Family Media

Senator Mike Lee Gives Radio Interview With Evans Family Media

Apr 22, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

Utah Senator Mike Lee gave a radio interview on Newstalk KVEL discussing a range of topics. When asked about President Trump’s first 100 days in office, Senator Lee said that he’s been pleased so far by the movement as the previous administration left a lot of issues to sort out. Lee emphasized the need to […]

DWR Suggestions For Earth Day

DWR Suggestions For Earth Day

Apr 22, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

Today is Earth Day and the Division of Wildlife Resources has suggestions on what you can do to restore and preserve nature, including fish and wildlife and their habitats. First, be sure to reduce plastic use and never litter. If animals eat paper, plastic or food pieces, it can cause digestive issues, which can potentially […]

Sweetwater County Announces New Speed Limit Resolution

Sweetwater County Announces New Speed Limit Resolution

Apr 22, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

Safety is always important and that’s what the Wyoming Sweetwater County Commissioners had in mind when they passed a Resolution last week. On April 15th, the Commissioners adopted the Resolution that sets a 45-mph speed limit on all unpaved, unmarked county roads, unless otherwise posted. This is in response to a new state law that […]

Jury Find Duchesne County Liable In Madison Jensen’s 2016 Death

Jury Find Duchesne County Liable In Madison Jensen’s 2016 Death

Apr 22, 2025 · Basin Now · News

After 8 years of legal battles, a jury has found Duchesne County liable in the 2016 death of 21-year-old Duchesne County Jail inmate Madison Jensen. In December 2022, a judge declared Jana Clyde, the Duchesne County nurse charged in the death of Madison Jensen, Not Guilty of Negligent Homicide. The bench trial with Judge Don […]

Uintah School District Network Outage Update

Uintah School District Network Outage Update

Apr 21, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

Uintah School District provided an update on the response to the cyberattack on theDistrict’s network that occurred in the early morning hours of April 9th. A letter sent onApril 18th to parents and guardians of students in the District stated, “This is an updateon our district’s ongoing network disruption. We continue to investigate the issue […]

Vernal City Welcoming Public Input On Lamplighter Property

Vernal City Welcoming Public Input On Lamplighter Property

Apr 21, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

Vernal City is welcoming public input as they start to envision the future of the VernalCommunity Block. Vernal City Council announced in February the successful negotiationto purchase the Lamplighter Inn property at 120 East Main Street. A federal grantawarded to Uintah County in 2022 covers the majority of the acquisition cost and grantsare being pursued […]

Local Students And Leaders Participate In USU Research Symposium

Local Students And Leaders Participate In USU Research Symposium

Apr 21, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

USU Uintah Basin participated in the USU Statewide Student Research Symposium thismonth. The event, spearheaded by USU Uintah Research Center director Dr. Seth Lyman,provided the opportunity for USU students across the state to present their research totheir peers, faculty, and the general public. “Research is in our DNA at USU and at ourStatewide Campuses,” said […]

Support Growing For ‘Fix Our Forests Act’

Support Growing For ‘Fix Our Forests Act’

Apr 21, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

Leadership in states that are especially vulnerable to wildfire are speaking up in supportof Senator John Curtis’ ‘Fix Our Forests Act’ that aims to combat catastrophic wildfires,restore forest ecosystems, and make federal forest management more efficient andresponsive. Utah had 1,244 wildfires in 2024 which is a 54% increase from the yearbefore. Governor Spencer Cox is […]