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Crews Battling Iron Fire Northwest Of Craig In Moffat County

Crews Battling Iron Fire Northwest Of Craig In Moffat County

Oct 2, 2023 · Kristin Forbis · News

Crews continue to fight the Iron Fire in Moffat County 18 miles northwest of Craig. The Iron Fire was discovered just before noon on Friday and as of the Sunday afternoon report, the estimated size is 7,361 acres and it is 30 percent contained. Portions of Moffat County Road 17 and County Road 5 are […]

Rabies Confirmed In Bat Found Near North Rock Springs Home

Rabies Confirmed In Bat Found Near North Rock Springs Home

Oct 2, 2023 · Kristin Forbis · News

For the first time in 16 years, the Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Office confirmed a wild bat captured near a home in North Rock Springs that tested positive for rabies. Home owners found the bat in their yard last week before capturing and turning it over to animal control. The bat died naturally in captivity before […]

Stout Building Contractors to Build New Central Cove Preschool

Stout Building Contractors to Build New Central Cove Preschool

Oct 2, 2023 · Kristin Forbis · News

Plans to build a new Central Cove Preschool on USU-owned land in Vernal is another step closer to becoming a reality. During the Uintah School Board meeting on Wednesday, the Board voted 5 to 0 to enter into an agreement with Stout Building Contractors for the project. Stout and VCBO Architecture representatives were in attendance […]

Another Successful Monarch Butterfly Tagging Season

Another Successful Monarch Butterfly Tagging Season

Oct 2, 2023 · Kristin Forbis · News

An amazing 320 monarch butterflies were tagged in the Uinta Basin this season. Dinosaur National Monument shared that this is thanks to partner organizations and volunteers including the National Park Service, U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, Natural Resource Conservation Service, Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, interns from Utah Conservation Corps, Scientists in Parks, […]

Utah Highway Patrol Reports On Fatal Crashes Over Weekend

Utah Highway Patrol Reports On Fatal Crashes Over Weekend

Oct 2, 2023 · Kristin Forbis · News

Those traveling in and out of the Uintah Basin on Sunday likely dealt with some delays due to two separate crashes, tragically both with fatalities. According to Utah Highway Patrol, the first crash took place on Highway 40 on October 1st at 7:14am. “A silver Hyundai Elantra was traveling westbound on SR-40 near Mile Post […]

WORCS Racing Rocks Buckskin Hills For World Off Road Championship Series

WORCS Racing Rocks Buckskin Hills For World Off Road Championship Series

Sep 29, 2023 · Kristin Forbis · News

WORCS Racing brought Round 7 of the Rocky Mountain ATV/MC World Off Road Championship Series to Uintah County’s Buckskin Hills this month and riders from all over the western United States showed up to compete. WORCS Racing described the track as “laid out at just over 8.5 miles of trail that combined hills, a large motocross track […]

Amphitheater Removed From Cobblerock Park

Amphitheater Removed From Cobblerock Park

Sep 29, 2023 · Kristin Forbis · News

It may have been a good idea at one time but in recent years, the amphitheater at Cobblerock Park in downtown Vernal has rarely succeeded in serving its purpose. Loud traffic and limited space has minimized its usefulness and Vernal City decided a change was in order which you’ll notice this week if you’re driving […]

Craig Artist Contributes to Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Museum

Craig Artist Contributes to Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Museum

Sep 29, 2023 · Kristin Forbis · News

Rick Kawchack is an artist from Craig, Colorado whose unique artwork will soon have a lot more admirers. His aluminum sculpture finished in 2013 is a 2,035-pound dinosaur that took two years and 2,000 hours of work. It was his first venture in creating large scale art and features close to 2 million spot welds […]

Unemployment Update

Unemployment Update

Sep 29, 2023 · Kristin Forbis · News

The Department of Workforce Services has provided updated unemployment numbers. August’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for the state of Utah is estimated at 2.5 percent, up from 2.4 percent. Approximately 45,800 Utahns are unemployed and Utah’s July unemployment rate is unrevised at 2.4 percent. Daggett County reports an unemployment rate of 3.7 percent. Duchesne County […]

USU Phi Alpha Theta Visits Uintah Basin

USU Phi Alpha Theta Visits Uintah Basin

Sep 29, 2023 · Kristin Forbis · News

The Uintah Basin has some very unique stories and history. Recently, the Utah State University history club, Phi Alpha Theta, gathered students and faculty from across USU Statewide Campuses for a weekend of history during a visit to the Uintah Basin. Students enjoyed campfire stories of Native American lore, mountain men and outlaws told by […]

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