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UBTech SkillsUSA Auction Taking Place This Week

UBTech SkillsUSA Auction Taking Place This Week

Mar 3, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

A talented group of local youth are preparing for state competition and have a fantastic and unique fundraiser this week to help with costs. The UBTech SkillsUSA Auction includes dinner, a live and silent auction, and a raffle. Available for the Auction are many high quality items constructed by the students, including sheds, a sauna, […]

Crews Searching For Downed Airplane Following Distress Call

Crews Searching For Downed Airplane Following Distress Call

Mar 3, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

Emergency crews conducted a search this weekend after an aircraft distress call was received in Uintah County. Utah Highway Patrol confirmed that the Department of Public Safety helicopter was assisting in the search for a possible crash but search crews had little to go off of. On Saturday evening, no sign of an aircraft crash […]

Former Duchesne County Jail Inmate Facing Felony Charges For Child Pornography

Former Duchesne County Jail Inmate Facing Felony Charges For Child Pornography

Feb 28, 2025 · Basin Now · News

A Duchesne County Jail inmate is facing new felony charges after Grand County investigators utilized a search warrant to access material on the man’s phone. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, 53-year-old Samuel Ray Nielsen was being investigated for charges involving Enticement of a Child and a search of his phone located hundreds of […]

Temporary Green River Tunnel Detour For Just Eastbound Traffic

Temporary Green River Tunnel Detour For Just Eastbound Traffic

Feb 28, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

Another temporary detour is necessary on I-80 in Wyoming related to the Green River tunnel crash. While it has not been shared how long the westbound tunnel where the fatal crash occurred will remain closed, the eastbound tunnel has successfully allowed eastbound and westbound traffic to resume on I-80, providing relief to the town of […]

Students UBTech Skills Showcase Held At Roosevelt Campus

Students UBTech Skills Showcase Held At Roosevelt Campus

Feb 28, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

UBTech students from across the Uintah Basin filled the Roosevelt campus for the UBTech skills showcase on Thursday. The public and local industry were invited to come see the students in action. The Construction Technology students had 4 hours to finish their challenges. There was a team competition building sheds and an individuals competition building […]

DWR: Catch Bald Eagles During Peak Season

DWR: Catch Bald Eagles During Peak Season

Feb 28, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

There’s still opportunities to see America’s national bird during the peak viewing time in our area. Hundreds of bald eagles make a stop in the northeastern portion of the state during this time of year while they escape winter conditions further north. There will not be any formal bald eagle viewing events but the Division […]

Missing Uintah County Woman Found Safe

Missing Uintah County Woman Found Safe

Feb 28, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

The Uintah County Sheriff’s Office announced on Thursday evening that the missing Uintah County woman has been found safe. The woman’s mother, Pam Weyerman, had asked for the public’s help as her 24-year-old daughter Briana Marie Belk had last been seen on the night of February 16th at her home in Vernal. Weyerman shared that “Briana […]

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Business of the Month

Priority First Real Estate Business of the Month February 2025 Priority First Real Estate Professionals was started in 2017 by Emily and Clint Pedersen.  As a small-town brokerage, they are built on the foundation of relationships, trust, and a deep commitment to our community Vision & Mission Their vision is simple: to be the trusted […]

Pariette Wetlands Prescribed Burning Happening Through March

Pariette Wetlands Prescribed Burning Happening Through March

Feb 27, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

The Bureau of Land Management Vernal Field Office announced this week plans to conduct prescribed burning operations on approximately 300 acres at the Pariette Wetlands from the last week of February through March 31st. “Located in Uintah County, southwest of Ouray and Pelican Lake, the burns will be conducted on selected days within this timeframe […]

Collared Gray Wolf Activity Report For February

Collared Gray Wolf Activity Report For February

Feb 27, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

A new map has been issued by Colorado Parks and Wildlife that shows where collared wolf activity has taken place in Colorado over the last 4 weeks. “The February 2025 map is the first that includes a full month’s of data for wolves translocated from during the 2024-2025 capture season,” shares the CPW Office. “Individual […]