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Uintah County Couple Arrested For Tying Up And Starving Adopted Child

Uintah County Couple Arrested For Tying Up And Starving Adopted Child

Oct 24, 2023 · Basin Now · News

A Uintah County couple is being held in the Uintah County Jail on counts of Felony Aggravated Child Abuse. According to each Affidavit of Probable Cause, their adopted 9-year-old child was interviewed at the Children’s Justice Center on October 6th and the victim stated that his mom, 40-year-old Aimee Weber, and his dad, 39-year-old James […]

Employment Update

Employment Update

Oct 23, 2023 · Kristin Forbis · News

The Department of Workforce Services report that Utah’s nonfarm payroll employment for September 2023 increased an estimated 2.1% across the past 12 months, with the state’s economy adding a cumulative 35,200 jobs since September 2022. Utah’s current job count stands at 1,730,100. Employment in Daggett County is 515 which is about the same as one […]

Fourth Win of Linderman Award for Josh Frost

Fourth Win of Linderman Award for Josh Frost

Oct 23, 2023 · Kristin Forbis · News

Cowboy Josh Frost from Randlett, Utah was once again named the recipient of the Professional Rodeo Cowboy Association’s Linderman Award. The Linderman award is one of the most prestigious awards in Professional Rodeo. It recognizes a cowboy who won at least $1,000 dollars in three events and those events must include at least one roughstock […]

Uintah County Emergency Management Offering Free Ham Radio Class

Uintah County Emergency Management Offering Free Ham Radio Class

Oct 23, 2023 · Kristin Forbis · News

The history of amateur radio goes back more than a century and Uintah County Emergency Management is offering a class to help you tap into that world. They will be hosting a free ham radio class on Wednesdays starting November 8th and running through December 13th. You can use this class to prepare to get […]

TriCounty Health Department Changing Website Address

TriCounty Health Department Changing Website Address

Oct 23, 2023 · Kristin Forbis · News

TriCounty Health Department has announced an important update to their electronic communication and website. Starting today, October 23rd, all email correspondence from TriCounty Health will transition from the domain @tricountyhealth.com to @tricountyhealthut.gov. While the email addresses are changing, it is important to note that the official website, tricountyhealth.com, will remain the primary online hub and will seamlessly […]

Three Who Stole $1M Worth of Dinosaur Bones/Sold To China, To Be Prosecuted

Three Who Stole $1M Worth of Dinosaur Bones/Sold To China, To Be Prosecuted

Oct 23, 2023 · Basin Now · News

The U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Utah released a press release on Thursday announcing they will prosecute four people with 13 count indictment charges for allegedly purchasing and selling over $1 million dollars in paleontological resources. Between March 2018 and continuing until at least March 2023, the defendants allegedly purchased, transported and exported dinosaur bones […]

Ashley Valley Regional Water Treatment Plant Separate Agency From AVWSID

Ashley Valley Regional Water Treatment Plant Separate Agency From AVWSID

Oct 20, 2023 · Kristin Forbis · News

On Thursday, Evans Family Media shared a news release from the Central Utah Water Conservancy District reporting that on September 22nd the Ashley Valley Water Treatment Plant had a valve break. This caused a short water system failure in maintaining treatment. The information in the report was all correct, however, many who heard or read […]

Closing Weekend For ‘Fools’ At Vernal Theatre: Live

Closing Weekend For ‘Fools’ At Vernal Theatre: Live

Oct 20, 2023 · Kristin Forbis · News

Being part of community theater is always a unique experience but some shows come with extra laughs and extra uplift. Tonight and tomorrow are the final days to see Vernal Theatre: Live’s production of Fools, a show about a curse on a group of foolish fools! Isaac Merrick is one of the cast members loving […]

Angel Dash in Naples City Park West Pavilion On Saturday

Angel Dash in Naples City Park West Pavilion On Saturday

Oct 20, 2023 · Kristin Forbis · News

October is pregnancy and infant loss awareness month. As in year’s past, Ashley Regional is proud to host the Utah Angel Dash at Naples City Park in partnership with Ashley Valley Funeral Home. This is a one mile memorial walk with all proceeds going to Rachel’s Gift. We invite parents and their family to come […]

Lisa Jo Vanderlinden Arrested On New Child Abuse Charge

Lisa Jo Vanderlinden Arrested On New Child Abuse Charge

Oct 20, 2023 · Basin Now · News

A Duchesne County woman who pleaded Guilty to 1st Degree Felony Child Abuse Homicide in 2020, was arrested this week on a new offense of Child Abuse. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, 46-year-old Lisa Jo Vanderlinden was arrested on October 18th for the offense of Intentional Child Abuse with Injury for allegedly slapping […]

Ute Tribe Calls Out “Colorado Elites” Opposing Uinta Basin Railway

Ute Tribe Calls Out “Colorado Elites” Opposing Uinta Basin Railway

Oct 20, 2023 · Kristin Forbis · News

The Ute Indian Tribe has strong words for who they call the Colorado Elites for their opposition to the Uinta Basin Railway. The Tribe’s Thursday announcement states in part: Many economic and infrastructure benefits extend across Utah and Colorado and would be supported by the construction of the Uinta Basin Railway. Instead of supporting tribal […]