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Vernal Man Being Held on No Bail After Over 23,000 Child Porn Files Found

Feb 25, 2020 · Basin Now · News

A Vernal man has been arrested on charges related to child pornography following an investigation by the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. According to the Probable Cause Statement and Request for Arrest Warrant, 31-year-old Andrew Derek Walden was identified as the internet subscriber using a peer-to-peer network to share child pornography. On February 19th, a residential search warrant was executed at his Vernal residence and Walden was found to be the sole occupant of the apartment.

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Juvenile in Custody Following Fire at Uintah Middle School on Tuesday

Feb 25, 2020 · Basin Now · News

A juvenile is in custody after fire was set at the Uintah Middle School on Tuesday afternoon. According to Vernal Police, Central Dispatch received a 911 call at 2:10pm on February 25th regarding a fire at UMS. “Fire, EMS, and Law Enforcement were dispatched to the scene,” shares Vernal Police. “The school was evacuated. Due to the fact that school was nearly out for the day, students were instructed to end their day and travel home as planned.”

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Search and Rescue Called Out in Search of Missing/Runaway Juveniles

Feb 25, 2020 · Basin Now · News

UPDATE: FOUND SAFE Search and Rescue have been called out in the search for three juveniles reported as missing/runaway in Duchesne County. According to the Duchesne County Sheriff’s Office, three teenage girls walked away from Cedar Ridge Academy, a private residential treatment center for youth, near Roosevelt early Monday morning at about 1am.

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Name Released on Sunday’s Fatal Accident in Duchesne County

Feb 25, 2020 · Basin Now · News

Utah Highway Patrol has released the name of the man killed in a single vehicle accident in Duchesne County on Sunday. 77-year-old Glen E. Heuser of Fruitland was the sole occupant of the vehicle when the accident occured. According to Utah Highway Patrol, the accident took place at 11:30am on Sunday on Highway 40 at mile marker 91.4. “The vehicle drove off of the right shoulder, straightening a curve, and lost control and rolled back onto the highway where the pickup truck came to rest blocking the eastbound and one of the westbound travel lanes,” shares Utah Highway Patrol.

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Uintah County Lincoln Day Dinner Connects Candidates and Community

Feb 25, 2020 · Basin Now · News

It´s political campaigning season and candidates and the community of Uintah County interacted during the Uintah County GOP Lincoln Day Dinner on Monday evening at the Uintah Conference Center. The event carried a patriotic feel from the very beginning with the Civil Air Patrol presenting the colors followed by a balance of politics, socializing, and entertainment.

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February is Heart Health Awareness Month for Uintah Basin Healthcare

Feb 25, 2020 · Basin Now · News

It might seem weird to talk about wound care when it is Heart Health Awareness month but Uintah Basin Healthcare has done just that. In a recent post to the UBH Facebook page, they talk about venous ulcers and arterial ulcers. What do these painful ulcers have to do with heart health? Foot and leg ulcers often occur because of a heart or vascular condition. When lower extremity ulcers present themselves a careful vascular assessment is crucial. And for your information, compression therapy is the cornerstone to venous ulcer management. Learn more about February Heart Health Awareness on the Uintah Basin Healthcare Facebook page.

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Graphic Storytelling Club Preparing Kids to Make Comics

Feb 25, 2020 · Basin Now · News

The Uintah County Library has quietly introduced a Graphic Storytelling Club. The club helps members learn skills that surround graphic storytelling, such as basic art principles, character design, storytelling techniques and world building. The club hopes to explore illustration, graphic design, how to storyboard, and of course comic books. In fact, for the next month, the club is helping members to prepare for the upcoming 2nd annual Uintah County Comic Expo, an amateur comic book convention where kids can make a comic book and sell it.

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Community ´Lamb of God´ Presentation a Local Labor of Love

Feb 25, 2020 · Basin Now · News

Community members from Uintah and Duchesne Counties have come together practicing countless hours in preparing to present Rob Gardner´s ´Lamb of God´, a musical Easter Oratorio. This is the second year for this production that was started by locals Diana Eddington, Lynne Smith, and Lana Muir. Britany Hawley took the reigns to help these women continue the community presentation again this year. The choir, orchestra, and soloists are all local musicians, many traveling from the outskirts of the Uintah Basin to rehearse weekly in Roosevelt.

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Duchesne County Fatal Crash on Sunday

Feb 24, 2020 · Basin Now · News

A single vehicle accident claimed the life of a Fruitland man on Sunday in Duchesne County. According to Utah Highway Patrol, the accident took place on February 23rd at 11:30am on Highway 40. “The driver and only occupant of the vehicle was traveling eastbound on SR-40 at mile 91.4,” shares UHP. “The vehicle drove off of the right shoulder, straightening a curve, and lost control and rolled back onto the highway where the pickup truck came to rest blocking the eastbound and one of the westbound travel lanes.

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Attempted Murder and Kidnapping Charges for Domestic Violence Events

Feb 24, 2020 · Basin Now · News

A Ballard man is facing a long list of charges including Felony Attempted Murder, Kidnapping, Aggravated Assault, Burglary and Violation of a Protective Order following an alleged series of domestic violence events on Wednesday. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause filed in 8th District Court, at approximately 9:30pm on February 19th 57-year-old William John Arnold arrived at the residence of a woman he had a relationship history with and who has a protective order against him. Arnold was “standing in the doorway yelling at her about a title for a vehicle.”

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Duchesne Arts Council Hosting a Multi-Cultural Dance Journey

Feb 24, 2020 · Basin Now · News

Expressions of dance might vary throughout the world but dancing is a consistent art form in every culture. Duchesne Arts Council is inviting the Basin to come celebrate this art form with a multi-cultural dance journey. They will host the Repertory Dance Theatre in a show entitled Voyage. The journey is narrated to help audiences understand how dance has been part of community life. Rhythms and patterns gathered from Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Europe, Latin America and the U.S.A. will connect the past with the present to illustrate how dance can document history and culture and tell a collective story.