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Ute Tribe Public Notice To Members On What To Do If Confronted By ICE Agents

Ute Tribe Public Notice To Members On What To Do If Confronted By ICE Agents

Jan 28, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

The Ute Indian Tribe Business Committee issued a public notice on January 25th giving tribal members instructions on what to do if confronted by ICE Agents. It reads, “The Ute Indian Tribe Business Committee is issuing this notice in response to concerns about potential interactions with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents…What to Do if […]

Uintah Basin Winter Ozone Discussed During Senate Confirmation Hearing

Uintah Basin Winter Ozone Discussed During Senate Confirmation Hearing

Jan 27, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

Uintah Basin winter ozone was a topic during the Senate confirmation hearing for Trump’s pick to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, Lee Zeldin. Senator John Curtis took the opportunity to welcome Zeldin and urge him to look closely and fairly at issues around the country. He used the Uintah Basin as an example in Utah […]

Uintah School District Issues Statement On Immigration Laws

Uintah School District Issues Statement On Immigration Laws

Jan 27, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

Uintah School District issued the following statement on January 24th: New guidance from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security this week states that federal immigration officers will now be allowed to enforce immigration laws in and near sensitive areas, including schools, which were previously considered off-limits. The Uintah School District understands this is a concern […]

Roosevelt City Welcomes New Finance Director

Roosevelt City Welcomes New Finance Director

Jan 27, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

Roosevelt City has welcomed a new Finance Director/Recorder, Zeke Atwood. Roosevelt City’s announcement states that, “Zeke brings to the team over 10 years of experience in finance, grants, and purchasing. Zeke has lived in the Uintah County area for over the past 10 years. He and his family enjoy the small town feel that Roosevelt […]

Uintah Basin Medical Expansion 3rd Floor Opening

Uintah Basin Medical Expansion 3rd Floor Opening

Jan 27, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

The third floor of the new Uintah Basin Medical Center tower is opening soon in Roosevelt. The Roosevelt Campus expansion project has focused on the 21,000 square foot 3-story tower as well as a renovation of the core of the hospital. In the fall of 2023, much of the campus expansion opened to the public, […]

Driver Evades Police At High Speeds

Driver Evades Police At High Speeds

Jan 27, 2025 · Basin Now · News

A Tridell man is facing a felony charge for running from police after an officer attempted to pull him over for speeding in Uintah County. According to the Probable Cause Statement, on or about January 19th, an officer observed a vehicle traveling 80 miles per hour in a 30 miles per hour zone. The officer […]

Vernal Youth City Council Visits Utah Capitol

Vernal Youth City Council Visits Utah Capitol

Jan 24, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

The future leaders of our cities and towns are busy learning and growing. The Vernal Youth City Council is a great example of this, having attended the Utah League of Cities and Towns’ Local Officials Day during the Utah Legislature this week. “Meeting Senator Winterton and Representative Chew was a highlight, and the tours of […]

Abnormally High Number Crashes On Highway 40 In Western Colorado

Abnormally High Number Crashes On Highway 40 In Western Colorado

Jan 24, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

Lawmakers in Colorado are urging for action after an especially deadly year on Highway 40 in Western Colorado. In a letter written to the Transportation Commission of Colorado, legislators representing Routt and Moffat Counties stated that they have an urgent request to direct all available resources and efforts to improve the safety of Highway 40 […]

Utah State TODAY Highlights Science Fair Held In Vernal

Utah State TODAY Highlights Science Fair Held In Vernal

Jan 24, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

This week, USU State TODAY highlighted the USU Uintah Basin middle school science fair. “Since its beginnings at the USU Vernal campus over one decade ago, the Uintah Basin Middle School Science Fair has grown into a wonderful opportunity for local middle and high school students to carry out and share their own scientific research with the […]

Federal Grants Focused On Habitat Improvements Across Colorado River Basin

Federal Grants Focused On Habitat Improvements Across Colorado River Basin

Jan 24, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources has been awarded up to roughly $37.2 million in federal grants that would help benefit fish and wildlife in Utah. “All across the Colorado River Basin, federal investments are providing billions of dollars of critical funding to communities and states to help Western states better manage long-term drought and […]

Ashley National Forest Personnel Burn Slash Piles In Greens Draw Area

Ashley National Forest Personnel Burn Slash Piles In Greens Draw Area

Jan 24, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

It’s been a busy week for the hard working staff at Ashley National Forest. If you have noticed smoke, that has been the result of personnel burning slash piles in the Greens Draw area on Wednesday and Thursday. “The locations contain piles of cut vegetation created during construction of a fuels break associated with the […]