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Community Welcome To Free Freshly Caught Lake Trout During Mack Attack

Community Welcome To Free Freshly Caught Lake Trout During Mack Attack

Feb 13, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

If you’d like some freshly caught lake trout without putting in the work, the perfect opportunity is happening this weekend. Wyoming Game and Fish will be collecting lake trout donations from the Mack Attack fishing derby participants and will be giving them to anyone who wants them. “Fisheries management crews from Wyoming and Utah are […]

Curtis Calls For Streamlined Approvals Of Carbon Management Technologies

Curtis Calls For Streamlined Approvals Of Carbon Management Technologies

Feb 13, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

Senator Curtis continues to push for less regulations and more common sense when it comes to energy security and independence. During a Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing on February 12th, Curtis highlighted the promising role carbon capture technologies play in clean energy production and expressed frustration with bureaucratic obstacles preventing companies in Utah […]

Donations Needed For 6th Annual Prom Drive Collection

Donations Needed For 6th Annual Prom Drive Collection

Feb 13, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

Donations are appreciated and needed for an annual event aimed at helping local teens make memories while on a budget. The 6th annual prom attire drive is requesting donations of prom dresses, suits, and accessories which will provide the opportunity for local teens to attend prom in style without being held back from going due […]

Woman Arrested Gave THC Vape Pen To Teen To Hide From Officer

Woman Arrested Gave THC Vape Pen To Teen To Hide From Officer

Feb 13, 2025 · Basin Now · News

A traffic stop on February 8th ended in arrest after the driver gave a teenage passenger a THC vape pen to hold so she wouldn’t get in trouble for it. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, the driver was speeding and observed to have expired registration stickers. The officer performing the stop found that […]

TRAFFIC ALERT: Vernal City Road Closure Today

TRAFFIC ALERT: Vernal City Road Closure Today

Feb 12, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

Vernal City has announced a TRAFFIC ALERT for today, February 12th. The announcement states, “On the morning of February 12th, 2025, starting at 9:00 AM and lasting until early afternoon, there will be a temporary road closure affecting traffic flow in Vernal. Northbound traffic on Highway 191 will be reduced to one lane between Main […]

Death Penalty Still On The Table In Wyoming Bow And Arrow Killing

Death Penalty Still On The Table In Wyoming Bow And Arrow Killing

Feb 12, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

The prosecutor in a case of two Big Piney men charged with 1st Degree Murder says the death penalty is still on the table moving forward. 18-year-old Orion Schlesinger and 19-year-old Rowan Littauer allegedly forced their way into the home of 23-year-old Dakota Farley and fatally shot Farley with two arrows from a compound bow. […]

Daggett County Announces Awardees Of Business Grants

Daggett County Announces Awardees Of Business Grants

Feb 12, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

A new grant program offered by Daggett County received a strong response and the recipients have been announced. The Daggett County Community Economic Opportunity Advisory Board along with the Commissioners announced in November that grant funding was available to promote new and future development in the county. Seventeen applications were received. The Commissioners shared in […]

Senator Lee Sponsors REINS Act To Restore Constitutional Government

Senator Lee Sponsors REINS Act To Restore Constitutional Government

Feb 12, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

Senator Lee is a co-sponsor of the Regulations from the Executive In Need of Scrutiny or REINS Act which would require major rules to be affirmatively approved by both chambers of Congress and then be signed by the President. “Without the REINS Act, Americans will continue to live under the tyranny of unelected bureaucrats who […]

Creative Aging Acrylic Art Class Starting Back Up

Creative Aging Acrylic Art Class Starting Back Up

Feb 12, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

Funding has come together to bring back a popular art program. The Uintah County Library announced that the Creative Aging Art program received new funding from the Utah Division of Arts and Museum. The free acrylic art class is for adults age 55 and older and classes will start on March 18th. The guest teacher […]

DNA Results Confirm Identity Of Man Recovered From Starvation Reservoir

DNA Results Confirm Identity Of Man Recovered From Starvation Reservoir

Feb 12, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

The Salt Lake County Sheriff’s Office announced on Tuesday that the body recovered from Starvation Reservoir in 2024 has been confirmed as that of 47-year-old Steven Willard Anderson who had been reported as missing since 2004. At the time of the vehicle recovery operation in the fall, it was believed that the human remains were […]