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Tribe Endorses Jack Rubin in Senate District 26 Race; Gorum Responds to News Release

May 9, 2018 · Basin Now · News

The Ute Tribe has officially endorsed Park City’s Jack Rubin in the Utah State Senate District 26 race. A news release dated May 1st states that Rubin met with the Business Committee and received their unanimous vote. The Tribe’s release goes into detail about their discussion and Rubin’s belief that “some people in the Basin” refer to the Tribe as “the Indian problem.”

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Roosevelt Junior High Students Recognized for Anti-Tobacco Ads

May 9, 2018 · Basin Now · News

TriCounty Health Department always welcomes the help of others in fighting big tobacco. Roosevelt Junior High School students were recognized most recently for their creation of Anti-Tobacco ads. The ads contained art work and messages such as “Think…would you rather smoke or live?” Recognition was given to Haylee Cole, Elizabeth Brinkerhoff, and Kinslee Drake for their ads.

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Homelessness Bill a Hit to Rural Communities

May 8, 2018 · Basin Now · News

A bill passed in the 2018 state legislative session is of particular interest to local municipalities. Vernal City Manager Quinn Bennion offered a legislative recap to the city council during their meeting last Wednesday and made note of the Homelessness Bill that passed.

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Woman Injured in ATV Crash in Sweetwater County

May 8, 2018 · Basin Now · News

A Sweetwater County woman was seriously injured on Saturday in an ATV crash in the area west of Green River. According to Sweetwater County Sheriff Mike Lowell, a deputy and her K9 were dispatched in the afternoon to the Telephone Canyon area on a report of an all-terrain vehicle mishap.

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Vandals Joyride on Dinaland Golf Course; Damage Estimated at $10,000

May 7, 2018 · Basin Now · News

Dinaland Golf Course Superintendent Chad Shafer was met with quite a sight on Friday morning due to the handiwork of what appears to be several vandals. Sometime late Thursday night/early Friday morning vandals chose the golf course as the target for their fun. According to Shafer, carts were used to joyride around the golf course causing damage, knocking signs and posts out of the ground, driving donuts on the greens, tearing up grass and eventually driving the carts into the ponds, fully submerging them.

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Man Remains At Large After Fort Duchesne Shooting Incident

May 7, 2018 · Basin Now · News

The BIA announced Monday morning before 8:00am that Bradley James Moore is still not in custody and that all reports have been exhausted after an almost 30 hour extensive search. The BIA and FBI announced Sunday around noon that they were working an active shooting incident in the Fort Duchesne area with Moore as the suspect who was considered “armed and dangerous.”

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May The 4th Be With You! Locals Celebrating Star Wars Day

May 4, 2018 · Basin Now · News

May The 4th Be With You! What started as a pun shared by fans has become a full-fledged world wide holiday known as Star Wars Day. You can be sure that locals will be celebrating. At the Uintah County Library, today’s After School Activity invites youth to come dressed up and ready to explore a galaxy far, far away in celebration of Star Wars Day.