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Vernal Secure Storage Congratulations Vernal Secure Storage on your Grand Opening! You have been officially Dinah-Mited!!! Chardel, Emily, and the rest of the team would like to thank their current tenants. They look forward to meting future tenants, and are excited to be apart of the community. They have 386 unit’s, ranging in size from […]

Back To School Safety Tips

Back To School Safety Tips

Aug 22, 2024 · Kristin Forbis · News

The safety messages from Duchesne Volunteer Fire Department reach beyond fire safety. This week they shared Back To School safety tips. “School is back in session this week and School Zones, School Buses and Crosswalks will be active with children going to and from school,” shares the announcement. “Drive alert and use extra caution in […]

Friends Against Family Violence Offering Classes To Community

Friends Against Family Violence Offering Classes To Community

Aug 22, 2024 · Kristin Forbis · News

Friends Against Family Violence has a variety of classes offered to the public. The Vernal session of Moving Beyond Abuse starts up again on September 9th. “Moving Beyond Abuse can give you tools with life-changing results,” shares the announcement. “These unique books can help you create a program where women increase their understanding of the […]

Unemployment Update

Unemployment Update

Aug 22, 2024 · Kristin Forbis · News

Updated Department of Workforce Services data reports that July’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate is estimated at 3.2%. Approximately 57,000 Utahns are unemployed. Utah’s June unemployment rate is unrevised at 3.0%. The July national unemployment rate increased two-tenths of a percentage point to 4.3%. The Daggett County unemployment rate remained at 4.1 percent. The Duchesne County […]

Uintah County Man Arrested After Trying To Break Into Residences

Uintah County Man Arrested After Trying To Break Into Residences

Aug 22, 2024 · Basin Now · News

A man on probation was arrested on Sunday in Uintah County after calls came in that he was trying to break into residences. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, 36-year-old Jesse Doyle Clark was extremely agitated upon the arrival of police officers and appeared to be under the influence as he could not stand […]

Crews Continue Development Of South Contingency Line Of Speirs Fire

Crews Continue Development Of South Contingency Line Of Speirs Fire

Aug 21, 2024 · Kristin Forbis · News

Crews continue to work on containing the Speirs Fire burning south of Flaming Gorge Reservoir in Daggett County. The wildfire was started by lightning on Saturday, July 13th and as of last Friday, it remained at 715 acres and 97 percent contained. “Progress continues in development of the contingency line south of the fire perimeter,” […]

Employment Report

Employment Report

Aug 21, 2024 · Kristin Forbis · News

The Department of Workforce Services reports that Utah’s nonfarm payroll employment for July 2024 increased an estimated 2.8% across the past 12 months, with the state’s economy adding a cumulative 48,500 jobs since July 2023. Utah’s current job count stands at 1,754,600. Employment by county lists Daggett County at 556 which is down just slightly […]

Utah Files Landmark Lawsuit Challenging Federal Control Over Most BLM Land

Utah Files Landmark Lawsuit Challenging Federal Control Over Most BLM Land

Aug 21, 2024 · Kristin Forbis · News

Utah filed a landmark public lands lawsuit on Tuesday asking the U.S. Supreme Court to address whether the federal government can simply hold unappropriated lands within a State indefinitely. The state press release shares that the “unappropriated” land in question is approximately 18.5 million acres in Utah controlled by the BLM under the Federal Land […]

Ashley National Forest Firewood Suggested Locations

Ashley National Forest Firewood Suggested Locations

Aug 21, 2024 · Kristin Forbis · News

The Vernal Ranger District is encouraging those gathering firewood by permit to utilize the area along the Hacking Lake Road (FSR 043) for collection. “Over the past few years this area has not been available to firewood cutters due to timber sales in the area,” shares the Forest Service. “These timber sales have finished, and […]

Carnival Worker Arrested During Drunken Rage Which Killed Hundreds Of Fish

Carnival Worker Arrested During Drunken Rage Which Killed Hundreds Of Fish

Aug 21, 2024 · Basin Now · News

A carnival worker was arrested on Friday after a drunken fit behind the scenes at the Uintah County Fair. 24-year-old Shannia Shonie of Moab is charged with 3rd Degree Felony Aggravated Assault and Misdemeanor Aggravated Cruelty to Animals, Property Destruction, Damaging a Communication Device, Disorderly Conduct and Intoxication. It’s hard to imagine the events leading […]