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Where Is Halloween Fun This Weekend?

Where Is Halloween Fun This Weekend?

Oct 27, 2023 · Kristin Forbis · News

The Halloween fun kicks off this weekend with plenty of activities to choose from or youcan try to catch them all! Tonight at 6:30pm is the Vernal Christian Church Community9th annual Harvest Party. The following events are happening on Saturday, October 28th:From 10:30am to 2:30pm the Haunted Jarvie will be taking place at the John […]

Five Locals Featured In This Year’s ‘Admire the Survivors’

Five Locals Featured In This Year’s ‘Admire the Survivors’

Oct 27, 2023 · Kristin Forbis · News

Robin Bassett, Kim Cook, Crissy Knibbe, Ellen Nelson, and Donnie Woods are thisyear’s featured ladies for “Admire the Survivors”. Uintah Basin Healthcare has shared thestories of these strong women with the community and hope all will take a moment tolisten. A reason for the “Admire the Survivors” campaign is to raise awareness of breastcancer. In […]

Duchesne Volunteer Fire Department Offer Some Halloween Tips

Duchesne Volunteer Fire Department Offer Some Halloween Tips

Oct 27, 2023 · Kristin Forbis · News

Halloween brings out the little ones into the streets like no other holiday, especially afterdark. Duchesne Volunteer Fire Department offers these following tips to keep our kidssafe: Consider using battery operated candles or glow sticks in jack-o-lanterns. Whenselecting a costume, stay away from designs that have long trailing fabric. Withdecorations, please note that dried flowers, […]

Remains of POW WWII Soldier Identified From Duchesne, Utah

Remains of POW WWII Soldier Identified From Duchesne, Utah

Oct 27, 2023 · Kristin Forbis · News

A World War II soldier from Duchesne who died as a Prisoner Of War has officially beenfound. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency reported on Thursday that U.S.Army Air Force Private Doyle W. Sexton was officially identified and accounted for 3months ago on July 13th. Private Sexton served in the Philippines and was captured onthe Bataan […]

Vernal Regional Airport Announces Changes To Airline Services

Vernal Regional Airport Announces Changes To Airline Services

Oct 26, 2023 · Kristin Forbis · News

Changes in airline services have been announced for the Vernal Regional Airport. According to a press release issued this week, services at Vernal Regional Airport are set to undergo changes in early February 2024 when Contour Airlines will begin commercial flights. RedTail Air Adventures, another commercial flight provider, will introduce services to Salt Lake City […]

Roosevelt PD Request Public’s Help Identifying Porch Pirate

Roosevelt PD Request Public’s Help Identifying Porch Pirate

Oct 26, 2023 · Kristin Forbis · News

Porch piracy spikes this time of year as online purchases increase leading up to the holidays. Doorbell cameras sometimes catch the porch pirate in the act which is the case in a Roosevelt incident that Roosevelt City Police Department is requesting the public’s help with. Roosevelt PD shares a video of the incident on their […]

DWR Proposing Mandatory Reporting For General-Season Deer And Elk Hunts

DWR Proposing Mandatory Reporting For General-Season Deer And Elk Hunts

Oct 26, 2023 · Kristin Forbis · News

The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources is proposing a variety of changes to big game hunting that would go into effect in 2024. Harvest surveys have been required for all limited-entry big game hunts in Utah for approximately the past 20 years. This year, mandatory harvest reporting was also required for all the 2023 antlerless […]

Uintah County Man Arrested After Beating And Detaining 15-Year-Old Victim

Uintah County Man Arrested After Beating And Detaining 15-Year-Old Victim

Oct 26, 2023 · Basin Now · News

The law caught up to a Uintah County man with statewide warrants last week when police were called after he was seen allegedly beating and holding down a 15-year-old female victim. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, 22-year-old Keagan Lee Mcdonald Knowles was arrested on October 19th for Child Abuse with Injury, Unlawful Detention […]

Work On Roosevelt City Nature Park Continues

Work On Roosevelt City Nature Park Continues

Oct 25, 2023 · Kristin Forbis · News

Progress continues on the Roosevelt Nature Park project. Roosevelt City shared on Tuesday that last week, with the help of volunteers from Strata, 500 trees and shrubs were planted as part of the reclamation work in the park as well as on Cottonwood Creek Gulch. The Nature Park and Cottonwood Creek Trail Project is funded […]

USU Uintah Basin VP Named Interim VP For USU Statewide Campuses

USU Uintah Basin VP Named Interim VP For USU Statewide Campuses

Oct 25, 2023 · Kristin Forbis · News

USU Uintah Basin Vice President James Taylor has been named the interim Vice President for USU Statewide Campuses. Taylor will replace USU VP Rich Etchberger who is scheduled to retire on December 31st. “The statewide system provides an exceptional Aggie experience,” shares Taylor. “The future of our Statewide Campuses is bright as we continue to […]