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Auditions Tonight In Roosevelt For ‘Shakespeare In The Park’

Auditions Tonight In Roosevelt For ‘Shakespeare In The Park’

Mar 8, 2024 · Kristin Forbis · News

Auditions are being held tonight in Roosevelt for ‘Shakespeare in the Park’ through Rose Milk Theater Troupe. They plan to perform Shakespeare’s ‘Twelfth Night’ and auditions are being held at the Roosevelt Library. All auditioners are asked to prepare a monologue. “The plays we are looking into are Shakespearean Comedies, so bring a light hearted […]

DWR: Big Hunt Application Period Opens This Month

DWR: Big Hunt Application Period Opens This Month

Mar 8, 2024 · Kristin Forbis · News

The application period for Utah’s big game hunts is approaching and hunters will be able to see proposed permit numbers before applying. “We don’t have the data from the winter big game captures, the previous fall hunt harvest rates, and other big game surveys until March,” shares DWR Wildlife Licensing Coordinator Lindy Varney. “After we […]

Ute Indian Tribe Seeking 4-Year Extension On Ute Pumped Storage Project

Ute Indian Tribe Seeking 4-Year Extension On Ute Pumped Storage Project

Mar 8, 2024 · Kristin Forbis · News

The Ute Indian Tribe is seeking a 4-year extension on their preliminary permit for the Ute Pumped Storage Project. The federal register shows that the Ute Indian Tribe filed for the original preliminary permit on December 12th, 2015, proposing to study the feasibility of a Ute Pumped Storage Project adjacent to Flaming Gorge Reservoir. The […]

Threat Investigation Places Uintah High School On Short ‘Shelter In Place’

Threat Investigation Places Uintah High School On Short ‘Shelter In Place’

Mar 7, 2024 · Kristin Forbis · News

Uintah High School initiated a brief ‘shelter in place’ as a precautionary measure on Wednesday while law enforcement investigated a possible threat. According to the Uintah County Sheriff’s Office, on March 6th, “law enforcement received information that a juvenile had told another group of juveniles that he had a gun. The juvenile alleged to have […]

Republican Presidential Preference Poll Results

Republican Presidential Preference Poll Results

Mar 7, 2024 · Kristin Forbis · News

The Republican Party’s statewide Presidential Preference Poll revealed that Utah Republicans support Donald Trump as the 2024 party nominee. Results from Daggett, Duchesne, and Uintah County, as well as most counties throughout the state, reflected a strong majority voting for Trump while Davis County and Salt Lake County were close but majority vote was in […]

Employment Update

Employment Update

Mar 7, 2024 · Kristin Forbis · News

Utah’s nonfarm payroll employment for January 2024 increased an estimated 1.9 percent over the last year, with the state’s economy adding a cumulative 32,100 jobs since January 2023. The state’s current job count stands at 1,720,900. Employment in Daggett County is 316 which is up 2.3 percent from one year ago. Employment in Duchesne County […]

Uintah County Tourism Launches “Play Like a Local” Campaign

Uintah County Tourism Launches “Play Like a Local” Campaign

Mar 7, 2024 · Kristin Forbis · News

Uintah County’s ‘Play Like A Local’ campaign launches today with videos and social media featuring 8 faces to represent the fun that can be had in Dinosaurland. Uintah County Tourism and Events Director Lesha Coltharp got the ball rolling on the campaign about a year ago with the idea to feature a variety of locals […]

Additional Open Houses Planned For Ashley National Forest New Forest Plan

Additional Open Houses Planned For Ashley National Forest New Forest Plan

Mar 7, 2024 · Kristin Forbis · News

The Ashley National Forest has decided to host two additional open house meetings about the recently completed Revised Forest Plan. “The meetings are in connection with the January 26th record of decision for the Ashley National Forest’s final revised land management plan and final environmental impact statement (EIS),” shares the announcement. These additional open house […]

Help Needed In Finding Missing/Runaway Teen

Help Needed In Finding Missing/Runaway Teen

Mar 7, 2024 · Kristin Forbis · News

The Uintah County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public to keep an eye out for a missing/runaway juvenile. 16-year-old Ashbey Eckinger was last seen on February 27th at approximately 8:30pm in Jensen. She was discovered missing early in the morning of February 28th. Ashbey is 5’7″, 150 pounds and has brown eyes and brown hair. […]

Legislative Review From Senator Ron Winterton

Legislative Review From Senator Ron Winterton

Mar 6, 2024 · Kristin Forbis · News

The Utah Legislative Session has concluded passing in total 591 bills. Senator RonWinterton provided a quick review on Monday of the final week of the session, sharingthat he enjoyed a visit from the students of White House Academy as well as othercommunity members from his district. Winterton noted that the Legislature passed SB173Market Informed Compensation […]

UHSMTA Praise Uintah Theatre’s ‘Something Rotten!’

UHSMTA Praise Uintah Theatre’s ‘Something Rotten!’

Mar 6, 2024 · Kristin Forbis · News

The judges have weighed in on Uintah Theatre’s production of ‘Something Rotten!’ andfive of the performers have received nominations to be considered for Top Ten StateRecognition. The Utah High School Musical Theatre Awards judges attended theSaturday night performance and offered the production high praise. Based on theirassessment, the following nominees were announced: Cade Marshall for […]

USU President Holds Listening Sessions In Vernal And Roosevelt

USU President Holds Listening Sessions In Vernal And Roosevelt

Mar 6, 2024 · Kristin Forbis · News

Utah State University President Elizabeth Cantwell visited the Uintah Basin recently andheld listening sessions with several groups on the USU Uintah Basin campus. One of thethings focused on was gathering information to help guide USU into the future as aland-grant university. “I get the opportunity to think about the big picture all the time,”Cantwell told […]