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Tragic Shooting a Fake

Jun 30, 2016 · Basin Now · News

A violent and tragic news story circulating on the internet Wednesday caught many locals by surprise. Thankfully, it turned out to be a fake. The news source, touting itself as “Breaking Daily News”, claimed that a domestic dispute in Vernal left a woman dead, her three children wounded and a boyfriend arrested. Those that clicked on it or around the site for more information were redirected to spam including adult themed websites. “This is one of the biggest problems on the internet,” shares Techris Design owner and technology expert Ted Munford.

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Primary Election Day

Jun 30, 2016 · Basin Now · News

Today is the last chance to cast a vote in the primary election. According to Uintah County Clerk Auditor Mike Wilkins, as ofMonday morning, 3,790 ballots had been cast in Uintah County by mail so far which is a great sign of voter turnout considering the 2014 primary totaled 4,319 votes. This is the first complete vote by mail election for Uintah County and Wilkins is hopeful the total voter turnout will exceed past primary elections.

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Airport Agreement Amended

Apr 23, 2016 · Basin Now · News

Vernal City Council approved an amendment to the engineering agreement with GDA on the airport runway project. Vernal Regional Airport Manager Kelly Harvey addressed the council duringWednesday’s meeting, explaining that the amendment has to do with a 404 permit required by the Environmental Protection Agency dealing with wetlands and environmental issues.

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Uintah DECA Students Headed to Nashville

Apr 22, 2016 · Basin Now · News

A group of students from the Uintah High School DECA chapter will be attending the International Career and Development Conference in Nashville next week. 15 students from Uintah competed in the Utah DECA Competition last February in Layton.

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Duchesne County Promotes Tourism

Apr 22, 2016 · Basin Now · News

Hidden Treasures! Vacation Pleasures! Duchesne County’s new motto is backed up with resources on the county’s new promotional website www.visitduchesnecounty.com. The website launched just this week and includes a bounty of information on where to stay, play, eat and relax in Duchesne County.

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Van Tassel On Downturn

Apr 22, 2016 · Basin Now · News

Senator Kevin Van Tassell was among the speakers at the Utah Petroleum Association’s Community Outreach Forum and Dinner held on Tuesday in Roosevelt. The evening focused on the state of the community as downturn in the oil and gas industry are felt Basin wide and efforts are being made towards recovery.

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Uintah FBLA Heading to Nationals

Apr 22, 2016 · Basin Now · News

Uintah High School’s Future Business Leaders of America(FBLA) Chapter enjoyed success at the state competition this month and qualified for nationals this summer. 23 Uintah students competed among 1,300 at the state competition and 3 students made the cut to move on.

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DWR Cutthroat Slam

Apr 20, 2016 · Basin Now · News

Local participation in collecting Slams from the Division of Wildlife Resources has been good and a new Slam medallion is expected to be just as popular. Slams are collectible coins and items that hunters can earn for success on their hunts.

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