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Tune In To Uinta Basin Railway Radio Interview Monday On Newstalk KVEL

Tune In To Uinta Basin Railway Radio Interview Monday On Newstalk KVEL

Aug 25, 2023 · Kristin Forbis · News

Evans Family Media invites all to tune into Newstalk KVEL on Monday at 5:00pm for an interview on the status of the Uinta Basin Railway. The discussion will include consequences of the federal appeals court ruling, options available to project managers going forward, the future of project funding, interstate commerce and how this ruling will […]

Memorabilia And Wall Of Queens To Be Removed During Western Park Remodel

Memorabilia And Wall Of Queens To Be Removed During Western Park Remodel

Aug 24, 2023 · Kristin Forbis · News

While change is expected as a remodeling project approaches for Uintah County’s Western Park, some community members are pushing back concerning the removal of nostalgic items from the main building’s long hallway. The items honoring Chad Bedell and Lane Frost are permanently coming down, along with the Uintah County Queen photos. “When I heard the […]

BLM Begins Protest Period For Uintah County Oil And Gas Lease Sale

BLM Begins Protest Period For Uintah County Oil And Gas Lease Sale

Aug 24, 2023 · Kristin Forbis · News

The Bureau of Land Management Utah State Office opened a 30-day public protest period on Wednesday to receive public input on a Uintah County oil and gas parcel that may be included in an upcoming lease sale. This period follows the scoping of 13 parcels encompassing over 16,600 acres within Uintah County after which the […]

Future Of Water In Ashley Valley Discussed During City/County Meeting

Future Of Water In Ashley Valley Discussed During City/County Meeting

Aug 24, 2023 · Kristin Forbis · News

Water was a hot topic at the City/County meeting on Wednesday in Vernal as the Ashley Valley Water and Sewer Improvement District presented their water study findings. In March, the District announced that all new connections were suspended for 6 months as the District performed a water rights study and to determine how close to […]

Senator Mike Lee Statement On Uinta Basin Railway Appeals Court Decision

Senator Mike Lee Statement On Uinta Basin Railway Appeals Court Decision

Aug 23, 2023 · Kristin Forbis · News

The Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Uinta Basin Railway was issued in 2021 and environmental lawsuits soon followed. The Surface Transportation Board stated in their decision that as with other rail projects, the Uinta Basin Railway is likely to produce unavoidable environmental impacts but found that with extensive mitigation conditions imposed, those impacts would […]

Ashley Valley Water & Sewer District Invites Public To Take Survey

Ashley Valley Water & Sewer District Invites Public To Take Survey

Aug 23, 2023 · Kristin Forbis · News

The Ashley Valley Water & Sewer Improvement District has requested the public’s help as they work to comply with revisions made by the EPA to the Lead and Copper rule. Along with every other water system, the District is required to conduct and maintain a location-based Lead Service Line inventory to be completed by October […]

Rural Online Initiative Program at Vernal Innovation Hub

Rural Online Initiative Program at Vernal Innovation Hub

Aug 23, 2023 · Kristin Forbis · News

The USU Rural Online Initiative Program will be holding a remote work event at the Vernal Innovation Hub. The purpose of the ROI Program is to provide Utah’s rural workforce and businesses with education, training, and services for online opportunities in remote employment, freelance work, and e-commerce. The short meeting will help individuals begin the […]

Dinosaur National Monument Reflects on the Historic Sites Act

Dinosaur National Monument Reflects on the Historic Sites Act

Aug 23, 2023 · Kristin Forbis · News

This week the National Park Service will celebrate its 106th birthday as well as the passage of the Historic Sites Act of 1935. This act created the National Historic Landmarks program that has led to over 2,600 landmark designations nationwide, 200 of which are within National Park units. One such landmark is the Quarry Exhibit […]