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Celebrate Library Spirit Week at Uintah County Library

Jan 27, 2020 · Basin Now · News

The Uintah County Library has provided so much to our community. From the great family friendly activities to the abundance of learning opportunities that they offer the library is a cornerstone to the Basin. Now we can show, in a small and simple way, what the library means to us. This week is Library Spirit Week! Each day has a theme and the public is invited to wear outfits that match the theme. It all starts on Monday, January 27th with PJ Day. Come to the library dressed in your PJ’s as part of spirit week.

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Utah Hits Lowest Recorded Unemployment Rate

Jan 27, 2020 · Basin Now · News

The United States Bureau of Labor Statistics has released data showing that Utah ranks number 1 for total job growth in the U.S. at 3.3 percent. Utah is also ranked number 1 for private sector job growth at 3.6 percent and is now tied for number 1 in lowest national unemployment at 2.3 percent along with South Carolina and Vermont. “Utah culminates 2019 with a resilient and convincing employment picture,” reports Workforce Services Chief Economist Mark Knold.

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Snow is on the Ground but Golf is on the Mind

Jan 27, 2020 · Basin Now · News

Despite the snow covering the ground the Basin has golf on its mind. Uintah Basin Healthcare has held a charity golf tournament for the last few years called the UBMC Golf Classic. This year will be no different with registration being open now for a little less than a week for an event that will be held in June. In this short period the morning flight is over 1/2 full with the afternoon filling up as well. This wonderful charity benefits Brody’s Fund. Brody’s Fund helps couples that deliver in the OB Department at UBMC and experience a stillbirth, a fetal demise, or have an infant pass away.

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Referendum Effort Results in Plan for Legislature to Repeal Tax Reform

Jan 24, 2020 · Basin Now · News

For weeks, locals joined hundreds around the state in gathering signatures in their hometowns to oppose Utah tax restructuring that was passed in a special legislative session in December. The referendum signatures were due on Tuesday and obviously caught the attention of lawmakers when the total exceeded 150,000 signatures, significantly more than the 116,000 required to see the topic placed on the November ballot. On Thursday, a joint statement was issued by Governor Gary Herbert, House Speaker Brad Wilson, and Senate President Stuart Adams in which they made it clear that the message sent through the referendum effort was heard loud and clear.

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Seep Ridge Road to be Closed During Bridge Demolition

Jan 24, 2020 · Basin Now · News

A roads project originally scheduled for last fall will soon be getting under way. The Uintah County Road Department announced Thursday that Seep Ridge Road will be closed at the White River Bridge beginning February 3rd and will stay closed through May for the replacement of the bridge located South of Ouray. Uintah County has previously explained that there had been a manufacturing delay responsible for putting the project on hold.

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Scouting in the Basin Sees Surge in Family Centered Scouting

Jan 24, 2020 · Basin Now · News

For any that might be wondering, the long tradition of Scouting in the Uintah Basin lives on and is experiencing a surge of enthusiasm for family centered Scouting. BSA High Uintah District Executive Joni Crane says that some of the changes to Scouting that initially received skepticism are being embraced and families are reaping the benefits. “Those changes making the most difference are the implementation of Lion and Tiger Cubs age 5 and 6 where a parent attends as a participant until they transition to Wolf Den,” explains Crane.

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Flaming Gorge Update Ahead of This Weekend’s Burbot Bash

Jan 24, 2020 · Basin Now · News

Flaming Gorge is the place this weekend for big cash prizes and amazing ice fishing for the 2020 Burbot Bash. Division of Wildlife Resources Flaming Gorge Project Leader Ryan Mosley has provided an update on conditions at Flaming Gorge ahead of this weekend’s event. There are three ramps open: Antelope Flat and Cedar Springs, which are snow and ice covered, and Mustang Ridge, which is almost entirely dry. “What I would call fishable ice, currently extends down to the Pipeline,” shares Mosley.

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Uintah High Student Represents Utah as a U.S. Presidential Scholar

Jan 24, 2020 · Basin Now · News

A Uintah High School student is among a prestigious group who will be representing Utah in a national contest. Jared Connelly is one of just five students in the state to be selected as a U.S. Presidential Scholar in Career and Technical Education. “Jared will now enter the national contest,” shares Uintah School District. “If he does well there, he will be awarded with an all-expense paid trip to Washington, D.C., where he will receive his medallion. Students are nominated based on: academic rigor, technical competence, ‘employability’ skills, and ingenuity, creativity and problem-solving ability.

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Ute Indian Tribe Successfully Has Lands Removed From Proposed Wilderness Act

Jan 23, 2020 · Basin Now · News

The Ute Indian Tribe issued a press release dated January 21st sharing that over the past year, the Ute Tribe Business Committee has been working with Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois and Congressman Alan Lowenthal of California “to protect the Tribe’s Uncompahgre Reservation lands.” The press release states that Senator Durbin and Congressman Lowenthal are the sponsors of the ‘America’s Red Rock Wilderness Act’ and when the Ute Tribe Business Committee learned that some of the land in Utah that would be federally protected under the Act “overlapped with the Tribe’s Reservation, the Business Committee took action to protect the Tribe’s authority over its Reservation lands…

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Premiere of Highline Documentary Premieres Friday in Vernal

Jan 23, 2020 · Basin Now · News

The Unita Highline Trail is getting some major attention this weekend with the release of a new documentary focused on this local adventure destination. This trail is 104 miles east to west. It crosses eight named passes that exceed 11,200 feet with one being King’s Peak, the highest point in Utah. Altogether there is 16,700 feet of elevation gained, passing through forests, subalpine meadows, alpine tundra, rock fields, and snow fields with nothing but occasional posts or signs to mark the way. Such is the background for the newest documentary Highline.

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Application Period for Big Game Hunt Opens Soon

Jan 23, 2020 · Basin Now · News

The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources would like to remind hunters that are interested in Utah’s big game hunts that the application process will be opening soon. The application period opens on Thursday, January 30th and will go until 11pm on Thursday, March 5th. Some of the species that are considered big game include Bighorn sheep (both desert and Rocky Mountain), bison, elk, moose, mountain goat, mule deer and pronghorn. There are some new hunts this year for bighorn sheep, bison, deer and pronghorn.

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Winterfest Day of Dance and BYU’s Ballroom Dance Company

Jan 23, 2020 · Basin Now · News

Winterfest activities are getting ready to dance the winter blues away with a Day of Dance. The day will start with dancing being taught on Saturday, January 25th at the Crossroads Community Center from 9:30am to 12:30pm. Instructors will be from local dance studios and the BYU Ballroom Dance company. There will be group activities, special age-based workshops, and snacks for those 3 to 18 years of age. All this fun for a $10 dollars admission (cash only).