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Vernal Utah Temple Moving to Next Phase of Reopening April 26

Mar 30, 2021 · Basin Now · News

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints issued a press release on Monday announcing status changes of their temples including an upcoming shift for the Vernal Utah Temple. The Vernal Utah Temple is among a list of 22 temples (20 in the United States, 1 in Canada, and 1 in Bolivia) that will move to Phase 2-B on April 26th.

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Vernal City and Uintah County Ready to Tackle Downtown Planning

Mar 30, 2021 · Basin Now · News

An exciting community project is underway and community input is needed. Vernal City and Uintah County have teamed up on a downtown Vernal planning project. “The downtown Vernal plan will be developed over the next 5 months with many opportunities for ideas and input from residents and businesses,” shares Vernal City Manager Quinn Bennion.

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Double Fatal Crash in Duchesne County on Highway 40

Mar 29, 2021 · Basin Now · News

Two people are dead and Utah Highway Patrol is working to piece together what happened after a crash that took place Saturday in Duchesne County. Utah Highway Patrol released that “On March 27th, approximately 3:00PM, a 1997 Jeep Cherokee with two occupants was traveling east on Highway 40, just west of milepost 66.

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Local Law Enforcement Honored at Annual Awards Banquet

Mar 29, 2021 · Basin Now · News

Local police officers were rightfully honored and thanked last week for their service to the community. According to a press release from Vernal PD, “on March 23rd, the Vernal Police Department held their annual Awards Banquet. Present were members of the Department and members of the Vernal City Administration.

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Getting COVID-19 Shot Easy During TriCount Health Vaccine Shoot Out

Mar 29, 2021 · Basin Now · News

No one could have predicted the events of 2020 and even 2021 but thankfully the agency most in need of it had been training for mass vaccination distribution for years. TriCounty Health Department held their first Flu Shootout event in 2015 with the goal of not only offering the flu shot to the public but to also offer valuable training to the health department staff.

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Flaming Gorge Days 2021 Cancelled

Mar 29, 2021 · Basin Now · News

A much loved annual event has been postponed for another year. The Flaming Gorge Days Committee and Green River Development Fund made the announcement last week: "The Flaming Gorge Days Committee has made the difficult but necessary decision to postpone Flaming Gorge Days 2021 until 2022 due to the on-going nature of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

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Ashley National Forest Update

Mar 29, 2021 · Basin Now · News

Ashley National Forest announced what areas are opening up with spring. Sheep Creek Bay boat launch is open on the Flaming Gorge. Please be cautious of any floating ice in the area. Please check the Utah Department of Wildlife Resources fishing report for the latest information.