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Indian Canyon Corridor Project Update

Indian Canyon Corridor Project Update

Jul 31, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

The Indian Canyon Corridor Project continues to advance with traffic delays and stops ongoing during work hours. There are three separate construction zones with reduced speed limits and two of those zones have traffic control stops. At Milepost 291 on Highway 191, crews are preparing to widen the road shoulder for easier turning. This is […]

UBTech Remembers Influential UBTech Leader

UBTech Remembers Influential UBTech Leader

Jul 31, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

UBTech is honoring the memory of a man who had a real impact on the school’s growth and history. Richard Jones, UBTech’s 5th President, passed away on July 28th. “Mr. Jones began his presidency in 1997, during the institution’s time as the Uintah Basin Applied Technology Center. He later became the first president to serve […]

$42,000 Raised For Brody’s Fund At UBMC Golf Classic

$42,000 Raised For Brody’s Fund At UBMC Golf Classic

Jul 31, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

Final numbers are in and Uintah Basin Healthcare has announced how much was raised for Brody’s Fund during the annual UBMC Golf Classic earlier this summer.Brody’s Fund is a charity named after Brendon and Tiffany Crozier’s angel baby. The fund covers the medical and burial costs for local families who experience infant loss, allowing these […]

Forest Closure Ordered For Fall Creek, Anderson, And Phinney Lakes

Forest Closure Ordered For Fall Creek, Anderson, And Phinney Lakes

Jul 31, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

A temporary area closure has been ordered for the Fall Creek drainage on Ashley National Forest in the Duchesne Ranger District for 6 days in August as the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources continues a native cutthroat trout restoration project using rotenone. The Forest Service announced that crews are scheduled to implement the treatment August […]

Duchesne Fire Department Fire Prevention Tips

Duchesne Fire Department Fire Prevention Tips

Jul 31, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

Duchesne Fire Department continues to share fire prevention tips for everyday life. In order to prevent home garage fires, be sure to seal and store oil, gasoline, paints, propane, and varnishes in a shed away from your home. Every family should also have a home fire escape plan. “Residents could have less than 2 minutes […]

Basin Now

Mike Kennedy on Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill"

Jul 31, 2025 · Basin Now · Public Affairs

During Congressman Mike Kennedy's visit to Uintah, Duchesne and Daggett Counties this week, he stopped by the KVEL studios to discuss President Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill" and what that means for industry in the Uintah Basin and individual families. Topics discussed included, energy production, Uin

Dress As A Dinosaur And Help Break Guinness World Record

Dress As A Dinosaur And Help Break Guinness World Record

Jul 30, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

Do you want to be part of making history? It’s time to dust off your dinosaur costume or start gathering gear for the entire family as an official Guinness World Record attempt is made for the most people dressed up as dinosaurs during Vernal’s Dinah SOAR Days Hot Air Balloon Festival. The hard working folks […]

Stretch Of Mormon Trail Through Wyoming Recently Reopened

Stretch Of Mormon Trail Through Wyoming Recently Reopened

Jul 30, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

A stretch of trail through Wyoming has had an influx of visitors dressed in traditional pioneer clothing this summer after recently reopening after a decade-long closure, shares a report from Cowboy State Daily. This 29-mile section of what is known as the Mormon Trail holds special significance to members of the Church of Jesus Christ […]

Man Crawls 11 Hours To Truck After UTV Crash In Uinta Mountains

Man Crawls 11 Hours To Truck After UTV Crash In Uinta Mountains

Jul 30, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

An Ogden man had a harrowing experience in the Uinta Mountains on July 20th but thankfully survived to tell the tale. Jake Schmitt was enjoying time on the mountain with his dog Buddy when the side-by-side they were traveling in lost control and rolled off a cliff. When he came to, Jake’s dog was by […]