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Uintah High Celebrates More Than 400 Graduates

Jun 2, 2021 · Basin Now · News

Uintah High School celebrated the graduation of more than 400 seniors on May 28th at Coach Belcher Stadium. Uintah School District issued a press release on the major event sharing that the graduates entered the stadium to applause and cheers from hundreds of family members and friends…

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Lost and Fallen Honored During Memorial Day Services Around Basin

Jun 1, 2021 · Basin Now · News

The lives of Americans lost or fallen in war were honored and remembered on Monday during Memorial Day services hosted by American Legion Posts in the Uintah Basin. American Legion Post 11 lowered the flags at the Uintah County war memorials at 8am on Monday and then held a ceremony at noon that ended with the flags being raised to full staff.

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Local Unemployment Update

Jun 1, 2021 · Basin Now · News

The Utah Department of Workforce Services has provided its latest report and local data shows a decrease in unemployment rates. For April 2021, Daggett County reports 2.8 percent unemployment, down from 3.3 percent the month before and 8.6 percent a year ago.

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Trail Closures in High Uintas Wilderness Area

Jun 1, 2021 · Basin Now · News

The United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service has ordered temporary trail closures in the High Uintas Wilderness Area of Ashley National Forest. “Several trails accessing the High Uintas Wilderness Area are closed due to safety hazards from snags and deadfall as a result of the East Fork Fire,” shares Ashley National Forest.

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Search Continues For Missing Uintah County Teen

May 31, 2021 · Basin Now · News

Uintah County Sheriff’s Office reports that as the search for Max Stubbs continues, multiple aircraft from the Utah and Colorado wings of the Civil Air Patrol and a Classic Air Medical helicopter have joined law enforcement and search and rescue in looking for the missing Uintah County teen.

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COVID-19 Transmission Index (5/27 – 6/2)

May 28, 2021 · Basin Now · News

TriCounty Health Department reports 146 active COVID-19 cases, 3,989 recovered with 36 total COVID-19 deaths to date. The Transmission Index report shows locally only one new hospitalization in the past seven days with no new COVID-19 deaths. Uintah and Duchense County are at the Moderate COVID-19 Transmission Index level while Daggett County remains at the Low level.