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Vernal City Holding Public Meeting To Review Lamplighter Block Concept Plans

Vernal City Holding Public Meeting To Review Lamplighter Block Concept Plans

Feb 3, 2026 · Kristin Forbis · News

Vernal City is ready to present the community square concept plans for the Lamplighter block property on Main Street between 100 East, 200 East, and 100 South. “The plans reflect an extensive public engagement process, which included site visits last spring, stakeholder interviews, a public open house, a resident survey, a comment table at balloonfest, […]

Arrest Made Following Alleged Aggravated Assault And Kidnapping

Arrest Made Following Alleged Aggravated Assault And Kidnapping

Feb 3, 2026 · Basin Now · News

A man has been ordered to be held without bail following his arrest in Duchesne County on Sunday morning. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, dispatch was called around 9:20am of an alleged ongoing assault occurring at the corner of 200 West Main Street in Myton. The reporting parties stated that a man was […]

Local Republican Parties Gathering Signatures To Put Proposition 4 Back On Ballot

Local Republican Parties Gathering Signatures To Put Proposition 4 Back On Ballot

Feb 2, 2026 · Basin Now · News

The Uintah County and Duchesne County Republican Parties spent time gathering signatures over the weekend as the party’s statewide effort to put Proposition 4 back on the ballot continues. A small group of protesters showed up at both locations initially harassing those signing with aggressive comments. In Vernal, police were called and separated them from […]

UBTech Considering Tuition Increase; Public Hearing Scheduled

UBTech Considering Tuition Increase; Public Hearing Scheduled

Feb 2, 2026 · Kristin Forbis · News

*** The public hearing had to be rescheduled and will now take place on February 17th at 2:00pm at the UBTech Roosevelt Campus in the Conference Room. *** Uintah Basin Technical College has a proposal that they are inviting public feedback on. “Uintah Basin Technical College is proposing to change the amount it charges for general […]

Roosevelt City To Have On-Site Greens Nursery At Golf Course

Roosevelt City To Have On-Site Greens Nursery At Golf Course

Feb 2, 2026 · Kristin Forbis · News

It’s onward and upward in Roosevelt City with a new project to improve the golf course. Roosevelt City Golf Greens Superintendent Mike Oakes and his staff have been busy clearing the Roosevelt City property adjacent to the golf course just north of Summerall Lane on 200 North to make way for an on-site greens nursery. […]

Roosevelt Arrest For Felony Drug Possession And Warrants

Roosevelt Arrest For Felony Drug Possession And Warrants

Jan 30, 2026 · Basin Now · News

New felony drug charges were part of what followed an arrest in the Roosevelt area. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, a Silver Jeep Cherokee was stopped as the driver was known to have active warrants for her arrest. 33-year-old Lenora Lu Christensen was asked to step out of the vehicle for a search […]

Animal Cruelty Case Of Alleged Wolf Torturer May Go To Trial

Animal Cruelty Case Of Alleged Wolf Torturer May Go To Trial

Jan 30, 2026 · Kristin Forbis · News

A Green River, Wyoming judge indicated that the felony animal cruelty case against 44-year-old Cody Roberts could go to trial, reports Cowboy State Daily. Roberts allegedly ran over a wolf with a snowmobile in February 2024 and then brought it to a Wyoming bar muzzled and injured before eventually killing the animal. Roberts’ attorney argues […]

BLM Approves Drilling For Anschutz Exploration In Uintah County

BLM Approves Drilling For Anschutz Exploration In Uintah County

Jan 30, 2026 · Kristin Forbis · News

Another application to drill in Uintah County has been approved by the BLM. The BLM Vernal Field Office issued the Environmental Assessment for the Harman Federal 1123 Well Pad, approving the drilling and producing of up to five oil wells which would include construction of a well pad, road, and a pipeline corridor as proposed […]

Uintah Girls Wrestling Team Wins 4A Division A Title

Uintah Girls Wrestling Team Wins 4A Division A Title

Jan 30, 2026 · Kristin Forbis · News

It’s been a great week of competition for Uintah athletes. The Uintah High Girls Wrestling Team won the 4A Division A title at Crimson Cliff’s High on Thursday, qualifying 22 wrestlers for state with three more Utes serving as state alternates. Uintah High Athletics shared the great news, reporting that Uintah finished the two-day tournament […]