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Uintah Wrestling Honors Distinguished Alumni

Uintah Wrestling Honors Distinguished Alumni

Jan 24, 2024 · Kristin Forbis · News

Uintah High Wrestling recognized two individuals with the Distinguished Alumni Awardduring the 2024 Tournament of Champions this month. The Uintah High Girls WrestlingTeam honored Sherry Smuin Jessen. When Sherry began wrestling in the early 1980s,girls were not technically allowed to compete. The more Sherry won, the more adversityshe faced, including angry parents surrounding the mat […]

2024 Outlaw Trail Production Will Be History In The Making

2024 Outlaw Trail Production Will Be History In The Making

Jan 24, 2024 · Kristin Forbis · News

If you’re in the mood to be part of history in the making then it’s time to get working onyour audition number for this year’s Outlaw Trail Theater production. ‘Let’s Go! A JohnWesley Powell Story’ combines the unbelievable journey of Powell with the enchantingmusic of award winning singer/songwriter Alan Doyle and it is making its […]

Eagle Viewing Season Coming Up

Eagle Viewing Season Coming Up

Jan 24, 2024 · Kristin Forbis · News

February is Bald Eagle Month in Utah and the Division of Wildlife Resources isencouraging all to keep an eye out for these majestic birds. During the winter months, thebald eagle flies to Utah to get away from the colder northern conditions and find food. ByFebruary, hundreds of eagles are in the state boundaries. A great […]

Inmate Adds To Running List Of Officer Assaults

Inmate Adds To Running List Of Officer Assaults

Jan 24, 2024 · Basin Now · News

A Jensen woman is now facing new felony charges as she has continued to assaultofficers after being arrested on outstanding warrants in Uintah County this month. OnJanuary 11th, 39-year-old Crystal Zelazny was a back seat passenger in a vehicle that wasstopped and it was discovered she had outstanding warrants. During the process of herarrest and […]

Man Requests Ambulance After Swallowing Bags Of Methamphetamine

Man Requests Ambulance After Swallowing Bags Of Methamphetamine

Jan 23, 2024 · Basin Now · News

One man quickly reconsidered a decision made at the moment police arrived at his location and instead requested medical attention. 29-year-old Dominic Walter Hendrickson was part of a group of people found trespassing at a residence in Roosevelt. Police were called by the property owner who reported that no one should be at the residence. […]

Uintah County Attorney’s Office Shares Caseload Data

Uintah County Attorney’s Office Shares Caseload Data

Jan 23, 2024 · Kristin Forbis · News

The Uintah County Attorney’s Office has provided a snapshot of cases processed by their office over the past 5 years which provides some insight into criminal trends in the community. In 2023, District Court received 928 cases containing 2,869 charges for the year while Juvenile Court had 201 cases containing 361 charges. This was an […]

Fentanyl Crisis Event Tonight; Rep. Curtis on Effect Of Illegal Border Crossings

Fentanyl Crisis Event Tonight; Rep. Curtis on Effect Of Illegal Border Crossings

Jan 23, 2024 · Kristin Forbis · News

The Fentanyl crisis is spreading across Utah, including the Uintah Basin. Representative John Curtis gave remarks during an Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Hearing last week on the Biden Administration’s border policies and their effect on Utah. Curtis shared that since January 2021, there have been 8 million illegal crossings nationwide and more than 6.7 million […]

Ashley National Forest Solicits Campground Concessionaire Proposals

Ashley National Forest Solicits Campground Concessionaire Proposals

Jan 23, 2024 · Kristin Forbis · News

The Ashley National Forest has announced to the public that they are seeking proposals for a concessionaire to provide management of 30 family and group campgrounds and one cabin and bunkhouse complex on the Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area and Ashley National Forest. One special use permit will be issued to begin in 2025. “The […]

Locals Attend Winter Fire School Over Weekend

Locals Attend Winter Fire School Over Weekend

Jan 23, 2024 · Kristin Forbis · News

Locals attended a special training event in southern Utah over the weekend. The Duchesne Volunteer Fire Department shared that members of the Duchesne Fire Department attended the annual Utah Fire and Rescue Academy Winter Fire School held in Saint George on Friday and Saturday. They reported that it was a valuable training experience and another […]

Agreement Reached For 15 More Wolves As Part Of Colorado Reintroduction

Agreement Reached For 15 More Wolves As Part Of Colorado Reintroduction

Jan 22, 2024 · Kristin Forbis · News

Colorado Parks and Wildlife announced Friday that the Confederated Tribes of theColville Reservation will be a source for up to 15 more wolves for the Colorado graywolf reintroduction effort. The CPW announcement states that these wolves will becaptured during the capture season from December 2024 to March 2025. The agreementbetween the state of Colorado and […]

Employment Update

Employment Update

Jan 22, 2024 · Kristin Forbis · News

Utah’s nonfarm payroll employment for December 2023 increased an estimated 1.7percent across the past 12 months, with the state’s economy adding a cumulative 28,900jobs since December 2022. Utah’s current job count stands at 1,734,700. Theemployment update by county shows Daggett County employment at 339 which is aslight increase from the year prior. Duchesne County employment […]