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Missoula Children’s Theatre To Cast And Perform In Roosevelt Next Month

Missoula Children’s Theatre To Cast And Perform In Roosevelt Next Month

May 28, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

A popular traveling theatre company is coming to cast and perform in Roosevelt next month. Roosevelt City Arts Council and the Alliance Learning Center are sponsoring ‘Blackbeard the Pirate’ with Missoula Children’s Theatre. Do you know a youth who would like to participate? Tryouts will be on June 16th at 9am and will be open […]

Uintah High Spring Sports Record Breakers

Uintah High Spring Sports Record Breakers

May 28, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

The heat continued for Uintah High springs sports athletes. Lynlie Hall recorded 124 strikeouts during her freshman season for Uintah Softball which sets a single-season team record. The previous record was 46 strikeouts held by Maurlee Luck. With the boys soccer team, Paul Sturko achieved 23 career assists, the most held by any Uintah boys […]

Arrests Made In Connection To Local Trafficking Of Minor

Arrests Made In Connection To Local Trafficking Of Minor

May 28, 2025 · Basin Now · News

Arrests have been made in a local case of trafficking of a 15-year-old minor. Melissa Goodrich of Roosevelt was one of three Utahns arrested as part of a nationwide FBI operation called Operation Restore Justice in which 205 child sex abuse offenders were arrested. Goodrich was charged with Trafficking of a Minor on April 23rd. […]

Vernal Police Officer Saves Choking Student

Vernal Police Officer Saves Choking Student

May 27, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

The quick thinking of a local Police Officer may have saved the life of a Uintah Middle School student earlier this month. Vernal PD shared that on May 14th, School Resource Officer Pummell was on duty at Uintah Middle School when he overheard a commotion in the cafeteria during lunch. “Upon investigating, SRO Pummell discovered […]

UDOT Resumes Indian Canyon Construction

UDOT Resumes Indian Canyon Construction

May 27, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) has resumed construction on U.S. Highway 191 through Indian Canyon between Helper and Duchesne. UDOT issued a project update on May 22nd, stating that “work scattered throughout the 45-mile corridor includes new passing lanes, widening select roadway and shoulder areas, expanding chain-up areas, improving intersections, drainage systems, and guardrail. […]

Ashley Valley Water & Sewer Expect Water Share Shortage By Late Summer

Ashley Valley Water & Sewer Expect Water Share Shortage By Late Summer

May 27, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

Ryan Goodrich, general manager of Ashley Valley Water & Sewer Improvement District, visited the Evans Family Media studios for an interview to discuss the water shortages and potential that water shares could run out sometime this summer. Goodrich shared that he ran reports and projections on the average use and average allotments of the last […]

Free Fishing Day Coming Up

Free Fishing Day Coming Up

May 27, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

Free Fishing Day is just around the corner in Utah. Free Fishing Day is on Saturday, June 7th, and allows anyone to fish at any public waterbody in Utah without a license. It’s an ideal day not only for beginning anglers to give fishing a try, but is also a fun time for experienced anglers […]

Potential Water Share Shortages Projected By Late Summer

Potential Water Share Shortages Projected By Late Summer

May 23, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

Details on potential water share shortages in the Ashley Valley will be shared in a radiointerview on Newstalk KVEL AM920 and 104.5 FM tonight at 6pm. In a letter tocustomers dated May 21st, Ashley Valley Water and Sewer Improvement DistrictManager Ryan Goodrich shares that “this spring the water allocation that the district hasbeen receiving for […]