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Man Arrested For Drugs During Traffic Stop

Man Arrested For Drugs During Traffic Stop

Apr 4, 2024 · Basin Now · News

A Salt Lake City man was arrested and is being held on no bail after a traffic stop in Uintah County on Saturday. According to the Probable Cause Statement, 33-year-old Jordan Holmes was a passenger in the vehicle and during the course of the traffic stop it was discovered that Holmes had tinfoil with Fentanyl […]

Ashley National Forest Announces Delay Of Moon Lake Campground Opening

Ashley National Forest Announces Delay Of Moon Lake Campground Opening

Apr 3, 2024 · Kristin Forbis · News

Ashley National Forest announced on Tuesday that the opening of Moon Lake Campground is delayed due to repairs that need to be made. There is still damage from flooding and debris flows that occurred in 2023. “The campground will reopen once the repairs are complete, with an initial forecasted date of June 18th,” shares the […]

Feed Utah Food Drive Fills Uintah Basin Food Pantry Shelves

Feed Utah Food Drive Fills Uintah Basin Food Pantry Shelves

Apr 3, 2024 · Kristin Forbis · News

Organizations and community groups across Utah came together on the third Saturday in March for the Feed Utah Food Drive and Uintah Basin residents rose to the cause. The Ashley Valley Food Pantry in Vernal received 46,235 pounds of food donations and $100 dollars in cash. The Duchesne County Food Pantry in Roosevelt received 10,841 […]

Utah Peak Snowpack Well Above Median

Utah Peak Snowpack Well Above Median

Apr 3, 2024 · Kristin Forbis · News

Today is considered the annual peak for state snowpack and even after a slow start to winter, state snowpack landed well above average. As of April 1st, the state snowpack was recorded at 132 percent of the median. Specific to the Uintah Basin, the Snow Water Equivalent as of April 2nd reported the Northeastern Uintas […]

Uintah SSD 1 Announces 2024 Race Series

Uintah SSD 1 Announces 2024 Race Series

Apr 3, 2024 · Kristin Forbis · News

2023 was the biggest year yet for races through Uintah Recreation and 2024 is gearing up for another great year. The 2024 Race Series kicks off on May 11th with the Icebreaker Triathlon. The Kid Tri will be on June 21st and the Firecracker 5k and 1 Mile race is coming back on July 4th. […]

Body Of Missing Moffat County Resident Found By Family Member

Body Of Missing Moffat County Resident Found By Family Member

Apr 3, 2024 · Kristin Forbis · News

The search for a missing Moffat County man has come to an end as officials announced that on Tuesday his body was found. 70-year-old Thomas Ray Velasquez was officially entered into the National Crime Information Center as a missing person in January. He had last been seen on December 18th and he was reported missing […]

Fentanyl And Meth Found On Man During Arrest

Fentanyl And Meth Found On Man During Arrest

Apr 2, 2024 · Kristin Forbis · News

A new felony drug charge was added to the existing charges against a fugitive arrested on March 27th in Vernal. During the arrest, officers found a chain with a small black vial attached to it in the man’s pocket. The vial contained two small plastic bags. One contained fentanyl and the other methamphetamine. Additional drugs […]

Daggett County Commission Message

Daggett County Commission Message

Apr 2, 2024 · Kristin Forbis · News

Tourism season is coming up and the Daggett County Commission is ready. This month’s Daggett County Commissioner Corner invites all to stop and enjoy the spring flowers as the county’s second home owners come ‘home’ and tourism begins again for another round of enjoyment in their amazing county. “Water levels are looking good ensuring plenty […]

Local Youth Perform At Federation Honors Recital

Local Youth Perform At Federation Honors Recital

Apr 2, 2024 · Kristin Forbis · News

A fine group of musicians showed what can happen when you don’t skip piano lessons and put in the work at home as they put on an impressive piano recital at the Uintah Conference Center last week. The National Federation of Music Clubs/Vernal Chapter held its yearly piano festival on March 15th and 23rd at […]

U of U Researchers Mapping Locations Of Valley Fever In Utah

U of U Researchers Mapping Locations Of Valley Fever In Utah

Apr 2, 2024 · Kristin Forbis · News

University of Utah Health Researchers are working to map what areas of Utah are harboring an underground fungus that causes a dangerous respiratory illness. Back in 2001, a group of archaeologists were working at a site in Dinosaur National Monument when the majority of the group fell suddenly ill and were rushed to the hospital […]

UBAOG Training Seminar – Government In The Basin (GIB) This Month

UBAOG Training Seminar – Government In The Basin (GIB) This Month

Apr 2, 2024 · Kristin Forbis · News

Government In The Basin training is coming up this month as part of a UBAOG training seminar. All government and other interested parties within the Tri-County area are invited to the training on April 24th. Topics of discussion will include planning and zoning, legislative updates regarding land use legislation and municipal requirements; growing water wise […]