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Closing Of Tri-State Generation Craig Station Units Accelerated

Closing Of Tri-State Generation Craig Station Units Accelerated

Dec 4, 2023 · Kristin Forbis · News

Tri-State Generation and Transmission announced this month plans for the accelerated closure of their Craig Station coal units. A Tri-State press release explains that the proposal is part of their 2023 Electric Resource Plan that has been filed with the Colorado Public Utilities Commission and is counting on the federal funding attached to a rapid […]

Uintah Theater Alum In Play Making Its Regional Premier

Uintah Theater Alum In Play Making Its Regional Premier

Dec 4, 2023 · Kristin Forbis · News

A local Uintah High Theatre alum is sharing his gifts with the arts community, which is a great thing even when it is not our community. Boston Anglesey is cast in the lead role in Sherlock the Musical, which is an especially big deal as the show is making its regional debut. Regional theaters often […]

Daggett County Shooting Range Project Underway

Daggett County Shooting Range Project Underway

Dec 4, 2023 · Basin Now · News

There is plenty of excitement in Daggett County as work on a new shooting range is underway. An update in the Daggett County Fence Post shares that the facility will include a 60 yard pistol range, a rifle range, two trap shooting areas, an ax throwing area, and archery range. The spring will build on […]

Federal Grand Jury Indicts Ute Fish And Game Officer In Uinta Canyon Shooting

Federal Grand Jury Indicts Ute Fish And Game Officer In Uinta Canyon Shooting

Dec 4, 2023 · Basin Now · News

A federal grand jury has indicted the Ute Indian Tribe Fish and Wildlife Officer that allegedly shot two unarmed people in Uinta Canyon north of Neola last year. According to the indictment, 40-year-old Waneka Rosebud Cornpeach, of Fort Duchesne, fired her weapon at two victims on July 17th, 2022. The indictment charges Cornpeach with two […]

Burnout In Rec Center Parking Lot Ends In Arrest

Burnout In Rec Center Parking Lot Ends In Arrest

Dec 1, 2023 · Basin Now · News

Burning rubber at 3am is bound to catch some attention and in some cases, like the one on November 26th at the Rec Center in Vernal, it may even end in arrest. According to court documents, an Officer observed a black pickup truck doing a burnout in the parking lot of the Uinta Community Center […]

Scam Targeting Family And Friends Of Inmates

Scam Targeting Family And Friends Of Inmates

Dec 1, 2023 · Kristin Forbis · News

Wyoming’s Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Office announced this week an ongoing phone scam involving friends and family of current residents at county detention centers. “Scammers claim that if you send them money via peer-to-peer digital payment apps like PayPal or Venmo, you can respond to the detention center, and your friend or family member will be […]

Collaboration Creating Career Path For Uintah Basin Social Workers

Collaboration Creating Career Path For Uintah Basin Social Workers

Dec 1, 2023 · Chaunte Riker · News

A collaboration between USU Uintah Basin and Northeastern Counseling Center is creating a career path for local social workers. USU is highlighting the collaboration on their statewide website this week. The feature explains that the collaboration enables the development of in-house social work professionals as USU students enrolled in the social work program are given […]

Santa’s Shiny Red Mailboxes Ready For Santa Letters

Santa’s Shiny Red Mailboxes Ready For Santa Letters

Dec 1, 2023 · Kristin Forbis · News

Every Christmas many kids prepare a well thought out wish list of items and perhaps a personalized message for the man in red. A community member has made sure local kids have an easy option for getting those letters to Santa in the North Pole. Santa and his helpers have placed 2 shiny red mailboxes […]

Running Vehicle Stolen In Vernal Recovered In Craig; Driver Arrested

Running Vehicle Stolen In Vernal Recovered In Craig; Driver Arrested

Dec 1, 2023 · Basin Now · News

A vehicle stolen in Vernal was found quickly thanks to modern technology. According to court documents, Officers responded to a call that a white 2021 GMC truck, which had been running and unlocked in a driveway, was missing. This call came in around the same time as a domestic incident in the area. Security camera […]

Yale Researchers Find New Lizard Fossil At Dinosaur National Monument

Yale Researchers Find New Lizard Fossil At Dinosaur National Monument

Nov 30, 2023 · Kristin Forbis · News

Yale researchers have discovered a new lizard fossil at Dinosaur National Monument that they believe is the ancestor of modern day geckos. Yale News shares that the researchers have named the new species Helioscopus Dickersonae. “This discovery emerged from a larger investigation of two fossil lizard skulls from Dinosaur National Monument in Utah,” shares Dalton […]

Uintah High Theatre Receives Nominations For Fall Musical

Uintah High Theatre Receives Nominations For Fall Musical

Nov 30, 2023 · Kristin Forbis · News

Nominations have come in for the talented actors of Uintah High Theatre. Their fall production of ‘The Percy Jackson Musical’ is the first of two musicals the group is entering this school year to be adjudicated at a state level and the judges have announced their nominations for the group. Benson Baumgarten, who played Percy […]