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Four Locations For TriCounty Health Flu Shootout

Four Locations For TriCounty Health Flu Shootout

Oct 5, 2022 · Basin Now · News

TriCounty Health’s Flu Shootout event is taking place over two days this week. Theannual Flu Shootout started in 2015 as the first TriCounty Health drive up vaccinationclinic that put into practice the health department’s Point of Dispensing plan. Whiledispensing the flu vaccine to the community is a priority every year, the Flu Shootout wasa way […]

Bench Trial This Week For Duchesne County Nurse In 2016 Death Of Inmate

Bench Trial This Week For Duchesne County Nurse In 2016 Death Of Inmate

Oct 5, 2022 · Basin Now · News

A new trial is underway this week in 8th District Court for the nurse who was chargedwith negligent homicide in the death of an inmate. Duchesne County Jail nurse, JanaClyde, was charged with negligent homicide in the 2016 death of 21-year-old inmateMadison Jensen and the case went before a jury on June 8th of this […]

Uintah Utes Fall to Cedar Valley

Uintah Utes Fall to Cedar Valley

Oct 4, 2022 · Barry Johnson · Sports

The Uintah High Football team traveled to Cedar Valley last Friday. The Utes took the early lead on an Edy Pinales Field Goal in the Second Quarter, but the Aviators took over after that scoring 31 unanswered points, as they defeated the Utes 31-11. Dace O’Bagy scored a late rushing touchdown for the Utes. The […]

Utah Wildlife Board Approves Changes To Fishing Limits

Utah Wildlife Board Approves Changes To Fishing Limits

Oct 4, 2022 · Basin Now · News

The Utah Wildlife Board has approved changes to fishing limits in Northeastern Utah.The daily fish limit at Big Sand Wash Reservoir changed from 50 yellow perch to 10yellow perch. The daily fish limit was increased at Big Sand Wash Reservoir from 10walleye to 20 walleye. The seasonal closure at Brown Duck Basin has been removed […]

Utah Department of Health and Human Services Release Health Status Update

Utah Department of Health and Human Services Release Health Status Update

Oct 4, 2022 · Basin Now · News

September saw the Utah Department of Health and Human Services release the newestupdates to the Health Status report. Some of the highlights include that there are 300school nurses to cover 1,046 schools in Utah. 47,095 students in Utah have healthconditions ranging from mental health to seizures, diabetes, asthma, and anaphylaxis. Utah had the 9th highest […]

Uintah School District Schools Teaching Active Lifestyles

Uintah School District Schools Teaching Active Lifestyles

Oct 4, 2022 · Barry Johnson · News

Different schools in the Uintah School District are setting the example of embracing anactive lifestyle. Uintah Middle School had instructors from Bike Utah spend the weekworking with students in Christine Whetton’s P.E. classes at Uintah Middle School. BikeUtah brought bikes and helmets for everyone. They taught students safety rules, basicbike care, and other skills. On […]

Areas to Test for Chronic Waste Disease in Northeastern Utah

Areas to Test for Chronic Waste Disease in Northeastern Utah

Oct 4, 2022 · Basin Now · News

Utah hunters are once again being asked to bring their harvested deer to various stationsacross the state so DWR biologists can test the animals for chronic wasting disease. Innortheastern Utah, the DWR will provide free CWD tests for deer harvested from theNorth Slope, South Slope (Yellowstone, Vernal, Diamond Mountain) and Nine MileAnthro units. To get […]

Trees for Charity

Trees For Charity Accepting Applications Starting October 5th

Oct 4, 2022 · Basin Now · News

The leaves are turning colors, a slight chill is in the air, and spooky decorations abound. Itis the perfect time to be thinking about…. Christmas. That’s right. It is time to be thinkingabout Trees for Charity. This year will be Trees For Charity’s 25th anniversary. This Uintah Basin tradition brings service, Christmas decorations, and giving […]

Crane Used To Rescue Moose Stuck In Service Canal In Uintah County

Crane Used To Rescue Moose Stuck In Service Canal In Uintah County

Oct 4, 2022 · Basin Now · News

A moose is thankfully going to be fine after getting in a scary situation on Friday inUintah County. The Utah Conservation Officers Association shared that a young bullmoose was found trapped in an irrigation canal and DWR officers, biologists, andcommunity members worked together on the rescue. Kati Morphy and her girls happened to be traveling […]

Uintah School District Recycling Program Suspended

Uintah School District Recycling Program Suspended

Oct 4, 2022 · Basin Now · News

Uintah School District shared on Thursday that the recycling program has beensuspended until further notice. The reasons for the suspension is said to be due to staffingissues and low student enrollment. The district will be collecting all its recycling trailersfor storage. The public is being asked to refrain from dumping recyclables at Building Bbehind Uintah […]

Superior Drilling Products

Superior Drilling Products Receives Grant To Expand Manufacturing

Oct 4, 2022 · Basin Now · News

It was announced that a grant of up to $750,000 dollars was awarded by the State of UtahGovernor’s Office of Economic Opportunity to Superior Drilling Product, Inc. The grantis part of the Manufacturing Modernization Grant Program. Superior Drilling Products is a designer and manufacturer of drilling tool technologies headquartered in Vernal. The company has been […]

Tri-County Health Charging station

TriCounty Health Free Trial For EV Charging Station Has Ended

Oct 4, 2022 · Basin Now · News

TriCounty Health Department announced on Thursday that the free trial period for theelectric vehicle (EV) charging station at the Vernal TriCounty Health Departmentlocation has ended. The quick charge station was installed at the Vernal office in October2021 and has been available to the public to use for free. The TriCounty Board of Health met this […]