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Matt Warner Reservoir Closed to All Recreation Including Fishing Due to HAB

Aug 15, 2019 · Basin Now · News

In early July TriCounty Health posted signs at Matt Warner Reservoir limiting recreation due to a Harmful Algal Bloom. While swimming and recreation was restricted, fishing was still considered safe. This week that changed and new signs have been posted closing the waters entirely due to the toxic algae, meaning the lake is now closed to the public. A joint press release was issued on Wednesday from the Department of Environmental Quality, TriCounty Health, and the Division of Natural Resources explaining that a recent water sample at Matt Warner showed 109 million cells per milliliter of cyanobacteria – which is over 11 times the EPA’s threshold for closure.

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Uintah County Library Having Edible Books Festival

Aug 15, 2019 · Basin Now · News

As the new craze of bake-off reality television eats up your time, there is a chance to take part in the voting of a very real baking competition. The Uintah County Library will be hosting the Edible Book Festival. There will be two categories for competitors, teens ages 12 to 18 and adults ages 19 and up. The rules for the contest is as follows: the edible books must be made of food, supplied by the contestant, and everything has to be edible.

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Give’m Health: TriCounty Health on Youth and Mental Health

Aug 15, 2019 · Basin Now · News

The new school year is officially here and TriCounty Health has some tips to consider when it comes to youth and mental health. Local numbers from the SHARP Survey show that 76 percent of local youth report moderate to high depressive symptoms and 51 percent of local youth stated they do not feel comfortable seeking help or talking to someone about it.

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TriCounty Health Department Continues Immunization Clinic

Aug 14, 2019 · Basin Now · News

School is just around the corner for kids and the TriCounty Health Department is still holding their Back to School Immunization Clinic. Just as a reminder, those kids entering kindergarten or seventh grade have certain immunizations they will need and the health department nurses will be available to help with them.

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Daggett County Looking for Volunteers to Serve on Boards

Aug 14, 2019 · Basin Now · News

Though we come from small towns and rural communities our heart for civic duty is just as giving as any state in the union. Daggett County has several openings on boards, committees and volunteer positions that they are asking residents to consider. There are five positions on the Board of Adjustments and three positions on the Museum Board and Volunteers.

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Man from Eagle Mountain Missing and Thought to be in Duchesne Area

Aug 14, 2019 · Basin Now · News

A missing Eagle Mountain man may be in the Duchesne area. According to the Utah County Sheriff’s Office, 19-year-old Eli “Merlin” Dutson spoke to his mother on August 8th and was last seen by friends as he was driving on Highway 40 near Strawberry Reservoir on August 9th. His family reached out to the Sheriff’s Office since they haven’t heard from him which is considered very unusual.

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Uintah Basin Healthcare Celebrating Their 75th Anniversary

Aug 13, 2019 · Basin Now · News

75 years. That is how long the hospital in Roosevelt has been providing healthcare services to the Uintah Basin. It has had a unique history in those 75 years. It started as the LDS Roosevelt Hospital in 1944 but when the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints “divested itself from its health care services” Duchesne County took over ownership in 1975 changing the name to Duchesne County Hospital.