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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 […]

DevPipeline Apprenticeship Program Transforming Lives

DevPipeline Apprenticeship Program Transforming Lives

Jan 24, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

DevPipeline’s apprenticeship program continues to transform local lives and the organization has shared an inspiring example of this in a press release this week. After years of frustration in going the traditional route with higher education, Mike Caldwell discovered DevPipeline, an educational organization that combines coding education with practical work experience. The program’s approach, which […]

Early Morning Accident at Shell Convenience Store In Duchesne City

Early Morning Accident at Shell Convenience Store In Duchesne City

Jan 23, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

The Duchesne County Sheriff’s Office reports that on Wednesday, January 22nd, at approximately 3:37am, deputies responded to an auto accident involving a white Nissan Altima and a semi-trailer pup. The incident occurred at the Shell Convenience Store located at 94 East Main Street in Duchesne City. The driver of the Nissan Altima backed out of […]

Ovintiv Announces Sale Of Uinta Assets

Ovintiv Announces Sale Of Uinta Assets

Jan 23, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

Ovintiv Inc. announced on Wednesday the sale of its Uinta assets located in northeastern Utah. According to the press release, Ovintiv closed on the previously announced all cash sale of its Uinta assets to FourPoint Resources, LLC, for approximately $2 billion dollars. Ovintiv President and CEO, Brendan McCracken, says, “The Uinta sale builds on our […]

New CFO Named For Ashley Regional Medical Center

New CFO Named For Ashley Regional Medical Center

Jan 23, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

Ashley Regional Medical Center has welcomed Justin Romney as their new chief financial officer, effective January 6th. The announcement shares that Romney joins Ashley Regional Medical Center from Havasu Regional Medical Center, where he served as assistant chief financial officer. “We are so excited to have Romney step into this important leadership role,” shares Alan […]