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Duchesne County Man Facing Charges Of Child Sexual Abuse

Duchesne County Man Facing Charges Of Child Sexual Abuse

Feb 27, 2024 · Basin Now · News

A Duchesne County man has been arrested and charged after admitting to child sexual abuse. Roosevelt City officers questioned the man after a report came from Davis County about the potential abuse. 55-year-old Steven Ken Stanton admitted to officers that the initial sexual abuse occurred while living in Herriman and then another incident occurred at […]

Traffic Stop In Myton Results In Multiple Arrests

Traffic Stop In Myton Results In Multiple Arrests

Feb 27, 2024 · Basin Now · News

A traffic stop in Myton on February 24th resulted in the arrest of multiple individuals. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, the vehicle was pulled over for speeding and after identifying the four occupants by their drivers licenses, officers discovered that two of the individuals were on parole and one was on probation. The […]

Utah Asphalt Pavement Association Gives Award For Basin Project

Utah Asphalt Pavement Association Gives Award For Basin Project

Feb 27, 2024 · Kristin Forbis · News

The Utah Asphalt Pavement Association held their annual dinner and reception at the Loveland Living Planet Aquarium in Draper on Monday and a Uintah Basin project was recognized. Representing Uintah Special Service District 1, SSD1 Director Cheryl Meier accepted the award for the 2023 Quality in Pavement Preservation for Seep Ridge Road. The Seep Ridge […]

Zero Exceedances Of Winter Ozone In Uintah Basin So Far This Season

Zero Exceedances Of Winter Ozone In Uintah Basin So Far This Season

Feb 27, 2024 · Kristin Forbis · News

One of the positives resulting from the mild winter this year has to do with air quality. The Bingham Research Center confirms that there have been no winter ozone exceedances so far and air quality has been great this winter. That stated, there is a risk of inversion formation next week depending on the snow […]

Feedback Wanted On Recreation In Roosevelt

Feedback Wanted On Recreation In Roosevelt

Feb 27, 2024 · Kristin Forbis · News

Roosevelt City is inviting the community to give their feedback on the topic of Recreation. Last weekend, a Recreation Preview was hosted by the Roosevelt Arts, Parks, & Recreation Committee where feedback was gathered but it is not too late to let your voice be heard. A survey is being shared on the Roosevelt City […]

Former Swain’s Employee Sporting Broncos Helmet Arrested For Burglary

Former Swain’s Employee Sporting Broncos Helmet Arrested For Burglary

Feb 27, 2024 · Basin Now · News

A former employee of Swain’s Restaurant was found at about 2:15am on Sunday wearing a Denver Broncos football helmet and carrying a large piece of vacuum sealed beef while officers were downtown investigating a vehicle burglary. 25-year-old Glendon Hardy appeared to be intoxicated and when officers asked him where the meat was from he said […]

NOAA Weather Prediction Center Warns Of Storm With Snow Squalls

NOAA Weather Prediction Center Warns Of Storm With Snow Squalls

Feb 26, 2024 · Kristin Forbis · News

The weekend had strong spring vibes with families playing in the park and many stepping outside for fresh air and a nice walk. If this confused you into thinking spring is here then the National Weather Service NOAA Weather Prediction Center has some bad news: A strong winter storm is set to impact much of […]

Get Credentialed Ahead Of Upcoming Neighborhood Caucus Night

Get Credentialed Ahead Of Upcoming Neighborhood Caucus Night

Feb 26, 2024 · Kristin Forbis · News

The Neighborhood Caucus is approaching and will be an especially busy night for the Republican Party that is inviting all Republicans to turn out and vote in the Presidential Preference Poll in addition to the regular precinct meetings. One thing to know is that being a registered voter is important but being credentialed to vote […]

Explore Local History With Duchesne County History Center Online

Explore Local History With Duchesne County History Center Online

Feb 26, 2024 · Kristin Forbis · News

The Duchesne County History Center historical photo project continues to interest the community by sharing local historical photos online. The Duchesne County History Center’s Facebook page has grown quickly from a few hundred to over 1,200 followers that can help the History Center identify people, places, events, and things in the photos posted. The History […]

Uintah Recreation Hosting 10 Week Health Challenge

Uintah Recreation Hosting 10 Week Health Challenge

Feb 26, 2024 · Kristin Forbis · News

From hosting a polar plunge to the fun of country swing night, Uintah Special Service District 1 is keeping the community busy with activities to suit a variety of interests. That said, they haven’t forgotten the role of the Uintah Community Center as a facility that promotes the physical health of the community as evidenced […]

Uintah School District Announces Teen Center Project For Uintah High School

Uintah School District Announces Teen Center Project For Uintah High School

Feb 26, 2024 · Kristin Forbis · News

A teen center project was preliminarily approved by the Uintah School Board during a special meeting last week as one of the district’s capital projects for the upcoming fiscal year. According to an announcement from the district, funding for the project includes a $40,000 dollar grant in matching funds from The Policy Project, a Utah-based […]

Sweetwater County Sheriff Asks For Help Identifying Vehicle In Hit And Run

Sweetwater County Sheriff Asks For Help Identifying Vehicle In Hit And Run

Feb 23, 2024 · Kristin Forbis · News

Law enforcement agencies are recruiting the help of the public more and more often because it often results in the tips needed to keep an investigation going. The Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Office is requesting the public’s help in identifying a vehicle from a recent hit-and-run case that took place north of Rock Springs. The surveillance […]