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Uintah High Accreditation Process Results In Score Well Above Average

Uintah High Accreditation Process Results In Score Well Above Average

Apr 2, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

Uintah School District took the time recently to explain the school accreditation process after receiving their results of Uintah High School’s accreditation. “Uintah High recently completed the accreditation process, which looks at the whole school — from policies to learning conditions and cultural context — to determine how well the parts work together to meet […]

Welcome K9 Murph And K9 Sarik, The Newest Local K9 Officer Recruits

Welcome K9 Murph And K9 Sarik, The Newest Local K9 Officer Recruits

Apr 2, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

Vernal City has welcomed a new officer to keep the streets safe and let us just tell you, he’s a GOOD boy! K9 Murph is the newest four-legged member of the Vernal City police department. Murph, alongside his partner, Officer BrayDee Nielsen, have recently completed training and certification in narcotics detection and apprehension. Welcome K9 Murph […]

All Wheel Park Project Underway On Uintah Recreation Property

All Wheel Park Project Underway On Uintah Recreation Property

Apr 2, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

An ‘All Wheel Park’ is under construction on the property next to the Uintah Community Center which is all part of plans approved by the Uintah Special Service District 1 Board. Drafts of the Master Plan and subsequent public meetings to gather input were held over several months in 2022 and proposed expansion on the […]

Statewide AMBER Alert Test Happening Tomorrow

Statewide AMBER Alert Test Happening Tomorrow

Apr 2, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

Uintah County Emergency Management has given a heads up to locals that the Utah Department of Public Safety’s Bureau of Criminal Identification will conduct a statewide TEST of the AMBER Alert system on Thursday, April 3rd, between 4:00 and 4:30 PM. “This test is part of an upgrade to align the system with modern national […]

Uintah County Man Facing Felony Charge For Stealing Dirt And Lots Of It

Uintah County Man Facing Felony Charge For Stealing Dirt And Lots Of It

Apr 2, 2025 · Basin Now · News

A Vernal man is facing a felony charge for allegedly stealing dirt and lots of it. According to the Probable Cause Statement, the man used heavy excavating equipment last fall over a period of time to move dirt “under the guise of performing some property repairs and improvements for the victim.” He did it, however, […]

Fentanyl And Methamphetamine Found With Man Arrested On Warrants

Fentanyl And Methamphetamine Found With Man Arrested On Warrants

Apr 1, 2025 · Basin Now · News

Officers arrested a man in Uintah County last week who had missed court and had a warrant issued for his arrest. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, officers approached 45-year-old Brian Kay Carroll as he was walking on the side of the road and informed him that he had active warrants for his arrest. […]

Repeat DUI Offender Without Valid License Arrested Again

Repeat DUI Offender Without Valid License Arrested Again

Apr 1, 2025 · Basin Now · News

A repeat DUI offender was arrested once again driving under the influence on Friday in Uintah County. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, an officer observed a gray Ford pickup leaving its lane and struggling to operate in a single lane. A traffic stop was initiated and the vehicle was pulled over near milepost […]

New Information On Missing Person Alert, Public’s Assistance Requested

New Information On Missing Person Alert, Public’s Assistance Requested

Apr 1, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

The Duchesne County Sheriff’s Office has shared new information on a missing person whose destination was in Duchesne County. A few weeks ago, the Sheriff’s Office shared that a man from Finland was last seen in the Talmage/Mountain Home area of Duchesne County. This week, the Sheriff’s Office added that Onni Llmari Raassina had arrived […]

Local Cattlemen’s Associations Urge Public To Report Any Suspicious Behavior

Local Cattlemen’s Associations Urge Public To Report Any Suspicious Behavior

Apr 1, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

Another plea has been issued to the public, asking that any suspicious behavior that could be connected to cattle theft and killing be reported to local law enforcement. The Duchesne County Cattlemen’s Association, Uintah County Cattlemen’s Association, and the local Farm Bureau is spreading the word that there is a $20,000 dollar reward offered by […]

Man Attempts To Force His Way Into Hotel Room, Later Arrested

Man Attempts To Force His Way Into Hotel Room, Later Arrested

Apr 1, 2025 · Basin Now · News

The peace was certainly disturbed for hotel guests over the weekend in Uintah County when a man attempted to force his way into a room around 4am on March 29th. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, police were called on complaints that not only had 24-year-old Alex Casarez Lopez tried to force his way […]

Rise & Thrive Business Speed Pitch 2025 Winners

Rise & Thrive Business Speed Pitch 2025 Winners

Mar 31, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

The spirit of competition was in the air at the 2025 Rise & Thrive business speed pitch competition on Thursday evening at the Uintah Conference Center. The enthusiastic applicants had been narrowed to a Top 10 for Thursday’s competition and these finalists were able to pitch their big ideas to the judges. When the dust […]

Governor Cox Vetoes SB197

Governor Cox Vetoes SB197

Mar 31, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

The voices of concerned public officials around the state were heard as Governor Cox considered S.B. 197, ‘Property Tax Amendments. Governor Cox emphasized that he is proud of the historic tax cuts implemented in Utah in the last five years but that it is time to go back to the drawing board and craft a […]