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Worried About Coronavirus? Just Take the Usual Preventative Measures

Mar 3, 2020 · Basin Now · News

Coronavirus is a subject that everyone is talking about. There have been cases in Oregon, Nevada, and California, and the CDC recently requested that Intermountain Healthcare in Utah provide care for a person that was diagnosed outside the state at one of their high-level isolation units. Though there is no immediate risk to the American public, the CDC wants to remind the public that there is no vaccine for the Coronavirus disease and the best way to prevent illness is to avoid being exposed.

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Ned LeDoux in Concert presented by Eagle Country 105.5 KLCY this Week at Vernal Middle School

Mar 3, 2020 · Basin Now · News

The Uintah Basin is filled with people that know what honest work is and is not afraid to get their hands dirty. It is a lifestyle that country music artist Ned LeDoux, who will be performing in concert this Thursday at the Vernal Middle School, knows all too well. LeDoux states, “I was born and raised on a ranch, which my family still owns outside of Kaycee, Wyoming. That was my life and it’s reflected in the songs I write. I just think back to those days working on a ranch and hanging out with my granddad, who taught me how to drive a tractor, work cows and everything that is associated with ranching, but music has always been my dream.”

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Boardgame Party at Uintah County Library

Mar 3, 2020 · Basin Now · News

Who would have thought it? Board games are seen as a way to pass the time but can add some great additional benefits. Some of the scientific benefits include a boost in language skills, sharpens an individuals’ focus, teaches the value of teamwork, and they help in a majority of social skills. Not only that but they benefit everyone from preschool to nursing homes. In the spirit of such play Uintah County Library and TriCounty Health Department are partnering together to have a Boardgame Party. It is an activity for all ages to come to the large conference room in the Uintah County Library and play board games.

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Roosevelt Man Charged After Allegedly Giving STD to Minor

Mar 2, 2020 · Basin Now · News

A Roosevelt man is facing charges after allegedly giving an STD to a minor. 25-year-old Jaden Cecil Priebe has been charged in 8th District Court with two counts of 3rd Degree Felony Unlawful Sexual Activity with a Minor and Class A Misdemeanor Willful Introduction of a Communicable Disease. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, a 17-year-old girl spoke with a Roosevelt City Police Officer on February 7th stating that she and Jaden Priebe had intimate relations on two days in January, after which she said she “was told by multiple people that she needed to get tested for an STD because Jaden had told people he had an STD.”

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Vernal Police Responds to Concern Expressed Over Radio Traffic

Mar 2, 2020 · Basin Now · News

Vernal Police took time on Sunday to respond to community concerns that appear to be circulating. “On March 1st, 2020, the Vernal City Police Department was made aware of some community concern over police radio traffic heard on a home scanner on February 29th,” shared Vernal Police on Sunday. “The radio traffic included phrases like ‘Shots Fired’ and ‘Suspect Down’. This radio traffic was part of ongoing officer in training scenarios within our department and was being communicated on a car to car channel with the trainee.”

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1st Annual Hunger Project a Success Thanks to Massive JustServe Volunteer Effort

Mar 2, 2020 · Basin Now · News

The 1st Annual Hunger Project, an effort to package meals for Uintah Basin community members in need, was a huge success over the weekend at the Uintah Conference Center. The event, organized by JustServe Uintah Basin, packaged over 28,000 meals with the help of a long list of volunteers and by teaming up with ‘Feeding Children Everywhere’, an organization that provides hands on ways to fight hunger. The Uintah High School Student Council, Uintah baseball team, as well as many other community volunteers answered the call to help on Friday and Saturday.

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Uintah County Library Catalog Getting National Attention; Director to Present at National Conference

Mar 2, 2020 · Basin Now · News

Locals aren’t the only ones impressed with all the Uintah County Library has to offer. The new Library Catalog has gained some national attention as well, according to Uintah County Library Director Sam Passey. Passey has been invited to speak about the library’s innovations in the field of library technology at a national conference in Arlington, Virginia on March 31st. The title of the national conference is Computers in Libraries and Passey’s presentation will focus on ‘Amping Up Discovery With Open Source Software’.

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Dr. Seth Lyman Named Clean Air Person of the Year by UCAIR

Feb 28, 2020 · Basin Now · News

A USU Uintah Basin scientist is being recognized for his work to combat air pollution in the Uintah Basin. Dr. Seth Lyman is the director of the USU Bingham Entrepreneurship & Energy Research Center and has been named the Clean Air Person of the Year by the Utah Clean Air Partnership(UCAIR). A USU press release issued on Thursday shares that over the past several years, Dr. Lyman and his team have worked with community leaders in the Uintah Basin to understand and mitigate air pollution. “I often say that there are no perfect answers but there are practical solutions,” says Thom Carter UCAIR executive director.

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Charges Upgraded from Child Abuse to Murder for Rifle Mother

Feb 28, 2020 · Basin Now · News

The Rifle mother whose 5-year-old daughter died after drinking water contaminated with methamphetamine is now charged with first-degree murder, an upgrade from the original charge of child abuse resulting in death. The mother, 26-year-old Stephanie Alvarado, as well as her cousin 27-year-old Daniel Alvarado and friend Bertha Ceballos-Romo, were together at a residence on the night in December that 5-year-old Sophie Larson passed away. According to court documents, Sophie had gone to bed around 10:30 pm but had gotten up and asked her mother for a drink.

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Local Family Makes Donation of Blankets to Uintah Basin Healthcare

Feb 28, 2020 · Basin Now · News

Uintah Basin Healthcare took the time on Wednesday to thank a local family for what has become one of the hospital’s favorite annual donations. “Each year the Roberts family celebrates the life of Tyler Roberts by making homemade blankets and donating the number of blankets corresponding to his birthday,” shares Uintah Basin Healthcare. Wednesday would have been Tyler Roberts 36th birthday and so the family donated 36 warm and fuzzy blankets to celebrate and remember Tyler. Uintah Basin Healthcare thanked this family for their kind donation and generous service that will offer warmth and comfort to many this year.

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Homework Helpers Available at Uintah County Library for K-12 Students

Feb 28, 2020 · Basin Now · News

School can get a bit overwhelming for our kids and they might need some extra help. One resource to consider in helping is the Homework Helpers at the Uintah County Library. This is a partnership of the Library and the Foster Grandparents from the Uintah Basin Association of Governments. The Homework Helpers will meet on Saturday to provide help for students in Kindergarten to 12th grade. Students needing help can sign up on the library events calendar or just walk in and sign up at the door. If the child is under 9 years old they must remain with their adult and the students are in charge of bringing their homework and reading materials.

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Duchesne County School District New Nutrition App and Improvements

Feb 28, 2020 · Basin Now · News

Nutrition has a big influence on the school performance of our children. The Duchesne County School District has just released a new tool to help parents optimize menus and nutrition at the school. There is a new mobile app for the schools lunch menu. The “Web Menus” will feature interactive nutritional menus with nutrition information, item description, item menus, and item allergens. There will be PDF documents, the ability to link to an online payment provider, as well as link to the nutrition services website and an information section entitled “All About School Lunch”.