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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 […]

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. […]