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TriCounty Health Free Trial For EV Charging Station Has Ended

Oct 4, 2022 · Basin Now · News

TriCounty Health Department announced on Thursday that the free trial period for theelectric vehicle (EV) charging station at the Vernal TriCounty Health Departmentlocation has ended. The quick charge station was installed at the Vernal office in October2021 and has been available to the public to use for free. The TriCounty Board of Health met this […]

Fatal Crash This Week Near Strawberry Reservoir

Fatal Crash This Week Near Strawberry Reservoir

Oct 4, 2022 · Basin Now · News

Utah Highway Patrol has released details on a fatal crash this week near StrawberryReservoir. According to Thursday’s release, at 4:34pm on September 26th, an emptysemi-tractor trailer was traveling eastbound on Highway 40 near milepost 40 when aHonda CR-V turned onto Highway 40 to go westbound. Tragically, the Honda failed to yield to the semi and […]

Tracy Killian and Traci Herrera

Vacant Duchesne County Commission And Assessor Seats Filled

Oct 4, 2022 · Basin Now · News

The vacant Duchesne County Commission and Duchesne County Assessor positions havebeen filled. On Monday, the Duchesne County Commission approved the namespresented to them by the Duchesne County Republican Party Committee, Tracy Killian asCommissioner and Traci Herrera as Assessor. “We met as a county republican central committee Saturday morning,” shares Republican Party Chairman Kyle Snow. “There […]

Governor Cox Makes Stops In Vernal; Utah Tourism Conference Wrapping Up

Governor Cox Makes Stops In Vernal; Utah Tourism Conference Wrapping Up

Sep 30, 2022 · Basin Now · News

The tourism industry in Utah is a force to be reckoned with and professionals in theindustry from around the state are in Uintah County today for the final day of the 2022Utah Tourism Conference. As would be expected from folks in the hospitality field, theUintah Conference Center has been a hub this week of excellent […]

Local Teens Being Targeted Through Sextortion Text Messages

Local Teens Being Targeted Through Sextortion Text Messages

Sep 28, 2022 · Basin Now · News

Sextortion is by no means a new tactic but a local wave is alarming just the same and willhopefully wake up parents and guardians of the threats targeting their teens. TheDuchesne County Sheriff’s Office shared on Tuesday that it was brought to the attentionof a local School Resource Officer that students are receiving text messages […]

Going Retro! T-Rex Refurbish Project To Begin In Early October

Going Retro! T-Rex Refurbish Project To Begin In Early October

Sep 27, 2022 · Basin Now · News

The makeover of the green T-Rex statue that greets travelers on Highway 40 in Vernal will soon get underway. Vernal City has shared the results of the paint design survey which received over 1,300 responses which were almost an even split. 623 responses voted for T-Rex to keep his current green color, 609 responses voted […]

Uintah Heritage Museum Gathering Stories/Photos/Art Of Kids Canal

Uintah Heritage Museum Gathering Stories/Photos/Art Of Kids Canal

Sep 27, 2022 · Basin Now · News

To so many, Kids Canal is a special place full of summer memories. To ensure those memories are preserved, the Uintah Heritage Museum and Uintah County Library are inviting all to share their stories, pictures, and even artwork of Kids Canal. Library and Museum Director Sam Passey explains that they want people to help by […]

Roosevelt Korean War Veteran Visits D.C. Through Honor Flight Program

Roosevelt Korean War Veteran Visits D.C. Through Honor Flight Program

Sep 27, 2022 · Basin Now · News

A Roosevelt man took the trip of a lifetime this month and spent a few minutes reporting about it last week to the Roosevelt City Council. Korean War Veteran Harold Huff visited Washington, D.C. thanks to the Honor Flight program which takes Veterans to see their War Memorial in person at no cost to them […]

Wolf Creek Reservoir Project Seeking More Public Engagement

Wolf Creek Reservoir Project Seeking More Public Engagement

Sep 27, 2022 · Basin Now · News

Rio Blanco Water Conservancy District is working to build a new reservoir to be named the Wolf Creek Reservoir. “The proposal is an off-channel reservoir with a dam 110 feet tall and 3,800 feet long, with water that will be pumped from the White River,” shares the Steamboat Pilot & Today article. “In January 2021, […]

BRIC Grant Award For Hazard Mitigation Plan Update

BRIC Grant Award For Hazard Mitigation Plan Update

Sep 27, 2022 · Basin Now · News

Uintah, Duchesne, and Daggett County will be updating their Hazard Mitigation Plan thanks to a FEMA grant program. According to Uintah County Emergency Manager Heidi Lundberg, our region works together to update the plan every 5 years to be eligible for FEMA funding. This time, Uintah County is taking the lead with support from Daggett […]

Uintah County Commission Expresses Support For County Fair Livestock Show

Uintah County Commission Expresses Support For County Fair Livestock Show

Sep 27, 2022 · Basin Now · News

An idea brought before the Uintah County Commission received verbal support from the Commissioners during their regular Monday meeting. Uintah County citizen Cindi Birchell approached the Commissioners with the idea of adding a Livestock Show specifically for Uintah County youth to the Uintah County Fair lineup. “We have a lot of youth in our area […]

Gun Brought to Vernal Middle School; Student Detained By Police

Gun Brought to Vernal Middle School; Student Detained By Police

Sep 23, 2022 · Basin Now · News

For the second time this month, Vernal Middle School has had a student bring a gun to school, the first time it was revealed to be an airsoft gun but today’s incident, based on a press release from Uintah School District, was a real gun. Thursday morning’s press release states: “An incident occurred at Vernal Middle […]