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Furever Buddy’s Dog Rescue Looking for Volunteers for Dog Sleepover Program

Apr 25, 2019 · Basin Now · News

Have you ever had a dog sleepover? Have you ever heard of a dog sleepover? Well it is a special program that Furever Buddy’s Dog Rescue in Roosevelt has implemented and its the perfect situation for those that love animals but do not have a lot of time to commit to full time care. Individual and families can take a dog home for any length of time that works for them, even if it happens to be one night.

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DWR: Fewer but Bigger Fish to Be Stocked this Year

Apr 24, 2019 · Basin Now · News

The Division of Wildlife Resources has announced that this year they will be stocking fewer fish in Utah waters but that the fish will be bigger. Stocking numbers have been consistent since 2014 but new research has convinced the DWR to focus on quality over quantity, producing higher quality fish with better survival rates.

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Unemployment Update for Daggett, Duchesne, and Uintah County

Apr 24, 2019 · Basin Now · News

The Utah Department of Workforce Services has released the latest unemployment numbers by county for the state of Utah. Daggett County unemployment remained the same from the month before at 4.8 percent, an increase from 4.2 percent one year prior. Duchesne County also remained the same, measuring at 4.1 percent unemployment, a slight decrease from the year before at 4.5 percent.

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Caring for Coy an Opportunity to Serve the Basin

Apr 24, 2019 · Basin Now · News

Loss of an newborn is such an unimaginable tragedy. At times there seems like there is so little we can do to show our love and support. Uintah Basin Healthcare offers a program called “Caring for Coy” that provides support for any individuals trying to work through such a loss. The cause has Brody’s Fund that helps with financial burdens and has an emotional support through care kits and burial kits.

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Moffat County Gymnast Continues to Inspire

Apr 23, 2019 · Basin Now · Uncategorized

When the world needs heroes to remind humanity what good deeds we are capable of, it can feel like those individuals are often far away. Today it is a little bit closer. A 15 year old girl from Craig has continued her participation in gymnastics, last Friday competing in Rifle.

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Roosevelt Company Donation will Help Fund UBTech SkillsUSA Competitors

Apr 23, 2019 · Basin Now · News

As UBTech students continue to highlight the level of skills and training that they receive by continually achieving at the State and National SkillsUSA competitions, a local business wants to help. Businessmen Todd Bro and Chad Grimm became impressed with how the SkillsUSA competition has a wide outreach of students and the program’s mission to encourage excellence through competition.

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Specially Trained Dog Visits Chamber of Commerce

Apr 23, 2019 · Basin Now · News

In a demonstration by Pickett Pest Control to the Vernal Area Chamber of Commerce a special trained dog showed its abilities to sniff out bedbugs. One person in the room was planted with the pests and the dog sniffed that individual out. A fallacy of bedbugs is that they are a city or “dirty” place problem but the truth is that they have become a common occurance wherever there is a food source.

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Utah County Man Drowns at Fred Hayes State Park at Starvation

Apr 22, 2019 · Basin Now · News

A Utah County man died on April 18th after a tragic accident while at Fred Hayes State Park at Starvation. According to a Utah State Parks news release, the man and a friend, both in their mid-to-late 70’s, were shore fishing at the reservoir at approximately 3:40pm. “While the two were walking along the shore near the northwest side of the Freedom Bridge, the victim slipped and fell.