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Dinah ‘SOAR’ Days to Brighten Our August Skies

Aug 13, 2020 · Basin Now · News

Uintah County Travel and Tourism is inviting all to keep an eye to the sky. The 3rd Annual Dinah SOAR Days Balloon Festival will have a few adjustments but all the fun and excitement of the first two years. “Due to COVID we had to move the date back a few months,” shares Uintah County Travel and Tourism.

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Uintah County Comments On Ashley Creek Area Land Transfer

Aug 12, 2020 · Basin Now · News

Monday’s transfer of 790.02 acres of the Ashley Gorge area to Uintah County was a moment years in the making. According to a press release from Uintah County issued on Tuesday, the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act of 2019 was started by Congressman Rob Bishop over seven years ago with the creation of the Public Lands Initiative aimed at helping Utah counties have more say in managing public lands.