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Largest Stegosaurus Fossil Ever Found Up For Auction Next Month

Largest Stegosaurus Fossil Ever Found Up For Auction Next Month

Jun 3, 2024 · Kristin Forbis · News

Sotheby’s New York Auction House has announced a hotly discussed item to be featurednext month in their Geek Week auction event and the whole world is talking about it.This item also happens to originate from the Morrison Formation in Moffat County,Colorado. It’s estimated that Apex, the mounted stegosaurus skeleton, will bring inbetween $4 million and […]

Today Is First Day Of Free Summer Lunch

Today Is First Day Of Free Summer Lunch

Jun 3, 2024 · Kristin Forbis · News

Today is the first day of the free summer lunch program in the Uintah School District andDuchesne County School District. In the Uintah School District, meals will be servedMonday through Friday from 11:30am to 12:30pm at Ashley Elementary in Vernal. Theprogram runs from June 3rd through July 19th. No meals will be served on June […]

Roosevelt Nature Park Grand Opening Announced For This Month

Roosevelt Nature Park Grand Opening Announced For This Month

Jun 3, 2024 · Kristin Forbis · News

The years of collaboration to see a nature park brought to Roosevelt City have been asuccess as Roosevelt City has announced its Grand Opening. Elements of the Nature Parkproject had been explored for years but work began in earnest in 2021. Grant funding forthis and the related trails projects came from a variety of sources, […]

Interfaith Group Holding ‘Live Out Loud’ Free Family Event

Interfaith Group Holding ‘Live Out Loud’ Free Family Event

Jun 3, 2024 · Kristin Forbis · News

The Community of Unity in Christ Interfaith Group is planning their annual serviceproject and hope all will participate. “We are aware of the rising overdoses and drugproblems in our area,” shares the group’s announcement. “Our aim this year is to bringawareness to the community by supplying information and resources around Narcan useand the benefit of […]

Daggett County Election Dates And Locations

Daggett County Election Dates And Locations

Jun 3, 2024 · Kristin Forbis · News

The Primary Election is coming up this month and like other northeastern Utah counties,a Commission seat is the focus in Daggett County. The Daggett County Commission SeatC race includes Hank Gutz, incumbent Commissioner Randall B. Asay, and write-incandidate Jacob Koger. Daggett County’s June newsletter included the following messagefrom the Daggett County Commission: “The June Primary […]

Duchesne County Primary Election Update

Duchesne County Primary Election Update

May 31, 2024 · Kristin Forbis · News

The Duchesne County Clerk/Auditor made a special announcement this week sharing that Shelby John Thanye has withdrawn his candidacy for the office of County Commissioner Seat C for the 2024 Primary Election. Any votes cast for Shelby Thayne will not be counted. This leaves Jeffrey Brent Chugg, Bryan Winterton, Clel Robinson, and Tracy W. Ross […]

Uintah County Primary Election Update

Uintah County Primary Election Update

May 31, 2024 · Kristin Forbis · News

Ballots will go in the mail to active Republican voters on Tuesday, June 4th for the 2024 Primary Election. In the race for Uintah County Commissioner, Willis LeFevre was selected as the official nominee for the Republican Party at Convention. Guy Gustaveson was out at the Convention and Danny B. Mortensen qualified for the Primary […]

BLM Issues Decision In 2018 Oil And Gas Leases In Utah

BLM Issues Decision In 2018 Oil And Gas Leases In Utah

May 31, 2024 · Kristin Forbis · News

The Bureau of Land Management announced a decision this week to reaffirm 51 oil and gas leases. “Due to a legal challenge and settlement agreement, the BLM reconsidered 59 leases issued from BLM’s March and December 2018 competitive oil and gas lease sales in the Price Field Office,” shares the BLM announcement. “As part of […]

Mormon Crickets Invading Rangely Town Limits

Mormon Crickets Invading Rangely Town Limits

May 31, 2024 · Kristin Forbis · News

An unwelcome guest has moved into Rangely town limits and officials are offering suggestions to residents on how to handle it. In recent years, the so-called Mormon Crickets have cut through the region as massive swarms eating crops and even covering miles of roadway. Colorado’s western slope has seen the worst of the damage but […]

Owners Of Scooters Pizza And Grub Arrested

Owners Of Scooters Pizza And Grub Arrested

May 31, 2024 · Basin Now · News

The owners of Scooters Pizza and Grub in Vernal were arrested after a traffic stop on May 29th on North Vernal Avenue. According to court documents, FBI agents were assisted by local officers in conducting a traffic stop on the vehicle occupied by Lee and Jenni Anglin at 650 North Vernal Avenue. The passenger was […]