Tar Sands Holdings II, LLC, which owns refining and real estate assets and minerals and mining rights in Vernal, and Integrated Rail and Resources Acquisition Corporation(IRRX), announced Monday a merger of the two companies resulting in a NASDAQ exchange listing. In...
Crews have continued working on the Big Gulch Fire in Moffat County and progress isfinally happening on the containment line. The latest report states that aerial mapping hasprovided a better estimate on the affected area. The BLM data states that the Big GulchFire...
With increased nuisance bear reports this year, Ashley National Forest has some positivenews. The aggressive bear that had been frequenting the Browne Lake GroupCampground on the Ashley National Forest has been caught. The Forest Service andDivision of Wildlife...
Thursday night the annual Fishing With The Fox event culminated in prize drawingsduring the Alive After 5 finale at the Uintah County Library park. This year Long ParkReservoir, Moon Lake, and Paradise Park were each stocked with tagged fish with agrand prize destined...
The BLM Green River District Fire & Fuels Program will begin implementing hazardousfuels reduction treatments on portions of Blue Mountain, Diamond Mountain, and theBookcliffs this month and continuing into early winter, weather permitting. “Thetreatments will use...
A notice has been issued of a proposed tax increase for the town of Manila in DaggettCounty. The notice was included in this month’s Daggett Post and states that the town ofManila is proposing to increase its property tax revenue so that the tax on a $154,000dollar...
A reckless driver report in Vernal City ended in a DUI arrest on August 7th. According tothe Affidavit of Probable Cause, a report came in that a vehicle had stopped in theroadway on Highway 40 in the area of 1000 West and then started heading eastbound andhad almost...
The Wyoming Highway Patrol thanked the Green River Police Department and the Sweetwater County Sheriff's Office for their assistance in a traffic stop over the weekend. A Wyoming State Trooper pulled over a Mazda SUV on Saturday morning for several traffic...
Crews have continued their efforts on the Big Gulch Fire in Moffat County as the danger remains high for wildfires throughout the region. In the latest update, the Moffat County Sheriff’s Office shares that wildfire crews along with Moffat County Road and Bridge, BLM,...
All the best BBQ goodies will be served for a very good cause this Sunday at the Annual Shrine & Masonic Charity BBQ. This is the event’s 66th anniversary. “All the money goes to Shriners Hospital in Salt Lake City so kids from the Basin can get world class...