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Ashley National Forest Final Forest Plan EIS And Record Of Decision

Ashley National Forest Final Forest Plan EIS And Record Of Decision

Jan 26, 2024 · Kristin Forbis · News

Ashley National Forest has announced the release of the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Forest Plan and Record of Decision. This is the result of an over 6 year collaborative effort aimed at guiding the Forest’s management decisions for the next 15 years. “Our current land management plan was implemented in 1986. Since that […]

Volunteers Reach Goal During Pepsi ‘Packing Out Hunger’ Event

Volunteers Reach Goal During Pepsi ‘Packing Out Hunger’ Event

Jan 26, 2024 · Kristin Forbis · News

Every year, the employees of the Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Office and their families put on hair nets and unite in a worthy cause. The group has been participating in the Pepsi ‘Packing Out Hunger’ event since 2017, reaching amazing goals from year to year. This year, their goal was to pack 60,000 meals to be […]

Know Before You Go; Snowmobile Safety Tips

Know Before You Go; Snowmobile Safety Tips

Jan 26, 2024 · Kristin Forbis · News

Recent snowmobile accidents have had devastating consequences this month in the Strawberry Reservoir area. Within a matter of a few weeks, there were multiple snowmobile related injuries and 2 deaths. So what can be done to improve safety and prevent catastrophe? All are asked to take to heart the following snowmobile safety tips: Know the […]

Moffat County Sheriff’s Office Warns Of Scammer Calls

Moffat County Sheriff’s Office Warns Of Scammer Calls

Jan 26, 2024 · Kristin Forbis · News

We all know about death and taxes but it would be safe to say we can also add scam calls to that list of unavoidable things. The Moffat County Sheriff’s Office is the latest to remind the public to beware of callers claiming to be law enforcement and instructing you to send money or gift […]

Man Walking Along Highway 40 Arrested On Drug and Weapons Charges

Man Walking Along Highway 40 Arrested On Drug and Weapons Charges

Jan 26, 2024 · Basin Now · News

In the early morning hours of January 24th, an officer noticed a man walking on the shoulder of Highway 40 traveling east in the Myton area and pulled over to check in with the individual. The man identified himself as 34-year-old Casey Milan who stated that he was on a walk from Myton to Roosevelt. […]

Ute Indian Tribe Terminates All Nonmember Hunting/Fishing/Recreation Permits

Ute Indian Tribe Terminates All Nonmember Hunting/Fishing/Recreation Permits

Jan 25, 2024 · Kristin Forbis · News

The Ute Tribal Business Committee announced this week that they have adopted a Resolution terminating all current Tribal permits for non-Tribal members to hunt, fish, or engage in outdoor recreational activity on the Uintah and Ouray Reservation. “This action, which applies to hunting, fishing, camping, swimming, and any other recreational activity on the Reservation, goes […]

Local Boy Among Winners Of State Treasurer’s Investment Challenge

Local Boy Among Winners Of State Treasurer’s Investment Challenge

Jan 25, 2024 · Kristin Forbis · News

A local 5th grader is among the winners to be honored this weekend at the Utah Treasurer’s Investment Challenge awards banquet. The Utah Treasurer’s Investment Challenge is a 10-week simulation of Wall Street investing that provides a framework for Utah students to learn about the U.S. economy and financial markets. During the game, students invest […]

Duchesne County Construction Will Give Old Building New Life

Duchesne County Construction Will Give Old Building New Life

Jan 25, 2024 · Kristin Forbis · News

An aging Duchesne County owned building on South Center Street in Duchesne City is prepping for a construction project. Duchesne County Commissioner Irene Hansen shares that the building that houses the library in Duchesne is a “nostalgic building with great bones” that has been mostly empty for nearly a decade. A remodel of the entire […]

UTV Of Missing Moffat County Man Found; Search Still On For 70-Year-Old

UTV Of Missing Moffat County Man Found; Search Still On For 70-Year-Old

Jan 25, 2024 · Kristin Forbis · News

The search for a missing Moffat County man continues but officials have announced that the man’s missing UTV has been found. 70-year-old Thomas Ray Velasquez was officially entered into the National Crime Information Center as a missing person this month and tips from the public are encouraged. The Moffat County Sheriff’s Office shares that Velasquez […]

Text Messages Retrieved In Murder/Suicide Investigation

Text Messages Retrieved In Murder/Suicide Investigation

Jan 25, 2024 · Kristin Forbis · News

It’s been a few weeks since the tragedy that occurred on New Year’s Eve resulting in the deaths of a mother and son in Uintah County and there is now no doubt as to what happened. Police reported that police and fire were dispatched to an active fire at a Vernal City residence where 42-year-old […]

Unemployment Update

Unemployment Update

Jan 24, 2024 · Kristin Forbis · News

Utah’s December seasonally adjusted unemployment rate is estimated at 2.8 percent.Approximately 50,900 Utahns are unemployed. Utah’s November unemployment rate isunrevised at 2.8 percent. The December national unemployment rate is unchanged at 3.7percent. Unemployment by county shows that Daggett County remained the same as themonth before at 3.9 percent and Duchesne County also remained the same […]