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USU Uintah Basin Researchers Present At Meteorological Event In Texas

USU Uintah Basin Researchers Present At Meteorological Event In Texas

Feb 17, 2026 · Kristin Forbis · News

USU Uintah Basin researchers are everywhere it seems, most recently presenting in Houston, Texas. “Undergrad student researcher Michael Davies and Dr. John Lawson from the Bingham Research Center took the stage at the 2026 American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting in Houston,” shares the USU announcement. “Dr. Lawson shared insights on our lab’s ozone forecasting system, […]

Duchesne County Deputy Plays Crucial Role In Putting Logan Man Behind Bars

Duchesne County Deputy Plays Crucial Role In Putting Logan Man Behind Bars

Feb 17, 2026 · Basin Now · News

An officer with the Duchesne County Sheriff’s Office got the ball rolling on an investigation that has put a 26-year-old Cache Valley man behind bars. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, the Duchesne County Sheriff’s Office deputy utilized an undercover chat on a social media app with a user later identified as 26-year-old Jonathan […]

Altamont Boys Wrestling Wins 1A State Championship

Altamont Boys Wrestling Wins 1A State Championship

Feb 16, 2026 · Kristin Forbis · News

Altamont Boys Wrestling dominated at the 1A State Championship, coming home with the state title. Altamont’s final team score was 239.5 with the second place team from Panguitch having 173 points. Hayden Williams, Levi Scott, Gage Bird, Keaton Huff, and McCrey Beal each earned individual state titles. There were many other podium finishers on the […]

Duchesne Girls Wrestling Wins 2A/1A State Championship

Duchesne Girls Wrestling Wins 2A/1A State Championship

Feb 16, 2026 · Kristin Forbis · News

Duchesne Girls Wrestling walked away State Champions after working hard at the 1A/2A State Tournament over the weekend. The Duchesne girls had 237 points to the second place Enterprise team with 154. Leah Ivie and Ariana Jones each earned individual state titles. Altamont took 4th place with 105 points and Preslee Thacker earned an individual […]

Winter Weather Advisory This Week In Eastern Uinta Mountains

Winter Weather Advisory This Week In Eastern Uinta Mountains

Feb 16, 2026 · Kristin Forbis · News

Those that have any plans in the eastern Uinta Mountains this week, pay attention. A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect starting late tonight at 11pm and running through Thursday at 5am. This is for the eastern Uinta Mountains above 7000 feet where snow is expected. Total snow accumulations are expected to be between 5 […]

Handmade Blankets Donation Appreciated

Handmade Blankets Donation Appreciated

Feb 16, 2026 · Kristin Forbis · News

There are many acts of service within the Uintah Basin communities and it’s worth sharing when community supports community. A great example of this happened recently when the Roosevelt 7th Ward of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints delivered a generous donation of hand-made blankets to the Duchesne County Sheriff’s Office. “These blankets […]

Mallard Oil Wells Approved By BLM

Mallard Oil Wells Approved By BLM

Feb 16, 2026 · Kristin Forbis · News

The Mallard Oil Wells project has been approved by the Bureau of Land Management. The project description states that Finley Resources is proposing to drill up to 9 new oil wells on the new Mallard Tribal Pad located in Uintah County. The project location is near Leland Bench and the new Mallard pad, access road, […]

Legislative Committee Casts Tie Breaker Vote In Redistricting Lawsuit

Legislative Committee Casts Tie Breaker Vote In Redistricting Lawsuit

Feb 13, 2026 · Kristin Forbis · News

The Utah Legislative Management Committee has voted for the State Legislature to support a lawsuit aimed at the ongoing redistricting debate. The lawsuit was filed by Rep. Celeste Maloy and Rep. Burgess Owens, as well as other political leaders in Utah, and aims to block Lt. Governor Deidre Henderson from approving the new congressional map […]

Uintah Wrestling Coach Named 2025-2026 Gold Star Coach By UHSAA

Uintah Wrestling Coach Named 2025-2026 Gold Star Coach By UHSAA

Feb 13, 2026 · Kristin Forbis · News

State wrestling is on this weekend and the Uintah Boys Wrestling Team is pursuing a 6th consecutive state championship. Great news has already come in ahead of the competition as the Uintah coach has been given special recognition. Uintah High Boys Wrestling Coach Phillip Keddy has been selected as a 2025–2026 Gold Star Coach by the Utah […]