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Employment And Unemployment Update

Employment And Unemployment Update

Jan 3, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

The Utah Department of Workforce Services reports that employment for November 2024 increased an estimated 1.8% over 12 months, with the state’s economy adding a cumulative 30,900 jobs since November 2023. Utah’s current job count is 1,782,700. November’s unemployment rate stayed the same at 3.5%. The national unemployment rate was up one-tenth of a percentage […]

Utah Watercolor Society Art Exhibit At Roosevelt Branch Library

Utah Watercolor Society Art Exhibit At Roosevelt Branch Library

Jan 3, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

There’s just a few more days to catch a traveling art exhibit currently on display at the Roosevelt Branch Library. The Utah Watercolor Society Art Exhibit is a juried exhibit of the best watercolor art in the state of Utah from 2024. It is a traveling exhibition through the Utah Division of Arts & Museums. […]

Buckskin Hills Snow Hill Open This Weekend But Without Rope Tow

Buckskin Hills Snow Hill Open This Weekend But Without Rope Tow

Jan 3, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

Well the weather may not be cooperating for your January sledding aspirations but Uintah County has an option for you. The Buckskin Hills tubing hill will be open Friday and Saturday but it comes with an added bonus of a workout. While there is enough snow to tube down the hill, there is not enough […]

Intoxicated Man Drives Away After Officer Wakes Him Up

Intoxicated Man Drives Away After Officer Wakes Him Up

Jan 3, 2025 · Basin Now · News

An intoxicated man was arrested this week in Uintah County after driving away from the officer that woke him up. According to the Probable Cause Statement, officers received a tip of an intoxicated driver on January 1st who was then located slumped over in the driver’s seat of the vehicle with the engine running. The […]

Arrests Made After Purse Stolen From Tire Store In Duchesne City

Arrests Made After Purse Stolen From Tire Store In Duchesne City

Jan 2, 2025 · Basin Now · News

Arrests were made in a case of a purse stolen from a tire store in Duchesne City over the weekend. Officers responded after a woman reported that she had left her purse on a chair in the waiting room while she went to get something to eat and when she returned, the purse was gone. […]

6-Year-Old Given Hero Bravery Certificate By Sweetwater Sheriff’s Office

6-Year-Old Given Hero Bravery Certificate By Sweetwater Sheriff’s Office

Jan 2, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

A young man’s actions to get his grandmother help has been recognized by Rock Springs area law enforcement. The Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Office shared this week that they had the privilege of meeting 6-year-old Mason in December when Mason was facing a scary situation. “Mason displayed incredible courage and quick thinking on the morning of […]

Complete Free Ethics Course To Gather Shed Antlers

Complete Free Ethics Course To Gather Shed Antlers

Jan 2, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

Gathering shed antlers is a popular pastime in the Uintah Basin but there’s an important step that must be taken before heading outdoors. The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources Antler Gathering Ethics Course must be completed first. Previously, the course was only required for those collecting shed antlers between February 1st and April 15th but […]

Uintah Basin Healthcare Participates In Holiday Giving Challenge

Uintah Basin Healthcare Participates In Holiday Giving Challenge

Jan 2, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

Uintah Basin Healthcare made sure to make the most of the month of December by finding ways to spread Christmas cheer. The UBH employees came together for the annual Holiday Giving Challenge by donating toys, hygiene kits, and funds. They were able to raise an incredible $7,347 in total donations and with the funds raised, […]

ARMC Offering Free Childbirth Preparation Classes

ARMC Offering Free Childbirth Preparation Classes

Jan 2, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

The next round of Childbirth Preparation classes at Ashley Regional Medical Center begins next week. According to the announcement, the free four-week class starts on January 9th and aims to help soon to be parents get ready for what’s to come.These classes “will help you get ready for the physical, emotional, and lifestyle changes that […]

Pizza Hut Stop Followed By DUI Arrest

Pizza Hut Stop Followed By DUI Arrest

Jan 2, 2025 · Basin Now · News

A run to Pizza Hut ended in a DUI arrest for one man over the weekend in Roosevelt. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, a report came into dispatch of a man that smelled of alcohol had picked up a pizza and then left. An officer initiated a traffic stop of the suspected vehicle […]

Vernal City Year In Review Interview Available On BasinNow

Vernal City Year In Review Interview Available On BasinNow

Dec 31, 2024 · Kristin Forbis · News

Vernal City Council members Corey Foley and Robin O’Driscoll visited the Evans Family Media studios to discuss what happened in 2024 in Vernal City. Council member Foley emphasized that a lot of effort has been made in the downtown revitalization in order to drive business downtown and improve property values. Council member O’Driscoll agreed that […]