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Drag Story Hour Topic At Rock Springs City Council Meeting

Drag Story Hour Topic At Rock Springs City Council Meeting

Oct 19, 2023 · Kristin Forbis · News

Concern was expressed during the public comment period of Tuesday’s Rock Springs City Council meeting about an upcoming Drag Story Hour scheduled at the Broadway Theater. The event will feature Tara Lipsyncki who performed at the Drag Story Hour held in Vernal in June. A Rock Springs resident told the Council she is very concerned […]

Prescribed Fire West Of Currant Creek Reservoir

Prescribed Fire West Of Currant Creek Reservoir

Oct 19, 2023 · Kristin Forbis · News

Fire personnel will be performing the Racetrack Prescribed Fire Project on Saturday, October 21st. The project area is on the west side of Currant Creek Reservoir between Coop Creek Road, Chicken Creek Road, Layout Road and West Side Currant Creek Road. Forest Service shares that the primary objective is to create a mosaic pattern in the vegetation being […]

Roosevelt Animal Shelter Awarded

Roosevelt Animal Shelter Awarded

Oct 19, 2023 · Kristin Forbis · News

The Roosevelt Animal Shelter is working hard to serve their community. Earlier this month they helped to open the Pet Food Pantry that helps those going through hard times to get food for their pets. They also just received a No Kill Shelter plaque from Best Friends Animal Society. It takes a concerted effort and […]

Work on Rehab of the Wade & Curtis Cabin at the Gates of Lodore Nearly Done

Work on Rehab of the Wade & Curtis Cabin at the Gates of Lodore Nearly Done

Oct 19, 2023 · Kristin Forbis · News

Dinosaur National Monument announced that the rehabilitation of the Wade & Curtis Cabin at the Gates of Lodore is almost complete. The Maintenance Action Team (MAT) of the Historic Preservation Training Center have been working hard. “The sod on the roof is being watered 3 times daily to help establishment of grass/root system. Additional native […]

Uintah County Woman Charged After Stabbing Boyfriend With Glass

Uintah County Woman Charged After Stabbing Boyfriend With Glass

Oct 19, 2023 · Basin Now · News

A Uintah County woman has been charged with felony Aggravated Assault after allegedly stabbing her boyfriend with broken glass last month. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, officers located 27-year-old Daidre Isabel Arthur after receiving a report of a stabbing and receiving information on where Arthur was headed after the incident. Officers spoke to […]

Uintah County Clarifies Property Tax Confusion

Uintah County Clarifies Property Tax Confusion

Oct 18, 2023 · Kristin Forbis · News

Uintah County’s proposed property tax increase is a hot topic in the county with some confusion attached. Uintah County Deputy Clerk-Auditor Tai Duncan clarified that the “73 percent increase is not on your total taxes. This is the increase only for Uintah County as a taxing entity. If you account for ALL the taxing entities […]

BLM Conducting Pariette Wetlands Prescribed Burn

BLM Conducting Pariette Wetlands Prescribed Burn

Oct 18, 2023 · Kristin Forbis · News

The Bureau of Land Management Vernal Field Office has scheduled a Pariette Prescribed Fire in Uintah County this week though it does depend on the weather’s cooperation. “The project is in the southern part of Uintah County just Southwest of Ouray and Pelican Lake. The BLM Fire program plans to conduct a controlled burn of […]

Give’m Health: Holiday Health Tips And Turkey Shortage

Give’m Health: Holiday Health Tips And Turkey Shortage

Oct 18, 2023 · Kristin Forbis · News

TriCounty Health Environmental Health Director Darrin Brown visited the Evans Family Media studios this week with tips for the upcoming holidays as part of this week’s Give’m Health message. When out for Halloween be sure to watch for traffic, dress warm, and be cautious about homemade items. While Thanksgiving may not be on your radar […]

DWR: 2023 Pheasant Hunts

DWR: 2023 Pheasant Hunts

Oct 18, 2023 · Kristin Forbis · News

The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources reminds hunters that the general-season pheasant and quail hunts open Saturday, November 4th and there are things hunters in northeastern Utah need to consider. DWR releases pheasants on various wildlife management areas and Walk-In Access properties around the state each week during the general-season hunt to provide additional opportunities […]

Red Cross Blood Drives Coming Up In Uintah Basin

Red Cross Blood Drives Coming Up In Uintah Basin

Oct 18, 2023 · Kristin Forbis · News

Red Cross has blood drives coming up in the Uintah Basin and the need for donors has never been higher. The national blood supply has fallen by about 25% percent since early August and at the same time donor turnout dropped on the heels of one of the busiest travel seasons. You can help by […]

Uintah County Man Receives Additional Charges For Dealing Drugs

Uintah County Man Receives Additional Charges For Dealing Drugs

Oct 18, 2023 · Kristin Forbis · News

Additional charges were filed this week in 8th District Court against a Uintah County man currently serving a sentence in the Utah State Prison. 39-year-old Jacob Benjamin Clark has been in and out of jail for over 20 years on charges related to drugs, including being found Guilty of dealing drugs. His current sentence is […]

Mayor’s Walk Expecting Thousands

Mayor’s Walk Expecting Thousands

Oct 17, 2023 · Kristin Forbis · News

Halloween fun is coming up and the annual Mayor’s Walk is expecting a massive crowd as always. Vernal’s Main Street is closed to traffic each year and businesses set up booths and hand out candy. Vernal City Manager Quinn Bennion has encouraged all businesses, regardless of size, to consider setting up a booth and handing out […]