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Stone Found Only In Duchesne County Could Become the State Stone

Feb 11, 2021 · Basin Now · News

What is the state bird? The Seagull. What is the state flower? Sego Lily. What is the state stone? Utah doesn't have one (though it does have a gemstone). Representative Christine Watkins has decided to draft and sponsor HB 188 in the 2021 Utah Legislature, to make the state stone Honeycomb Calcite, something exclusively unique to the Uintah Basin.

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Uintah Basin Healthcare Warns About Toxic Hand Sanitizer

Feb 11, 2021 · Basin Now · News

Uintah Basin Healthcare wants the community to know that the FDA has issued a warning for some alcohol based hand sanitizers that were imported from Mexico. These sanitizers were found to have toxic ingredients including methanol. Hand sanitizers are regulated as over-the-counter (non-prescription) drugs by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, so they are consistently tested for safety.

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Uintah Basin Healthcare Vaccination Event This Friday

Feb 10, 2021 · Basin Now · News

Uintah Basin Healthcare has announced that they have received another limited shipment of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to assist TriCounty Health in vaccinating those age 70 and older in our community. The vaccination event will be held Friday, February 12th from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM at Uintah Basin Medical Center in Clinic 1.

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Roosevelt City Awarded for Ice Rink

Feb 10, 2021 · Basin Now · News

A new winter activity in Roosevelt has proven to be a hit with locals and the community is taking note. Roosevelt City announced Tuesday that they were honored to receive an award in recognition of the ice rink at Constitution Park during the Roosevelt Business Alliance meeting on Tuesday, February 9th.

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Community Rallying for Precious Ross Twins; Fundraising Drawing on Feb. 17th

Feb 10, 2021 · Basin Now · News

Family and friends are rallying around a local family as their precious preemie newborn twins are cared for in the NICU. Kimra and Nathan Ross were thrilled last year when they found out they were pregnant after a long process of IVF. During a difficult pregnancy, Kimra was put on bed rest at 22 weeks and spent 9 weeks journeying to Uintah Basin Medical Center for daily IV fluids.

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Lapoint Elementary Shares System Behind Reading Success

Feb 10, 2021 · Basin Now · News

Uintah School District has shined a spotlight on one of their elementary schools in a Tuesday press release. Lapoint Elementary may be the Uintah School District’s smallest school, but it’s making big progress when it comes to improving students’ reading skills thanks to a collaborative approach by the faculty and staff.

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DWR: Ethics Course Required to Gather Shed Antlers

Feb 10, 2021 · Basin Now · News

For many in the Basin collecting shed antlers is a fun pastime, sometimes with the whole family. However, late winter and early spring is the toughest time of the year for deer, elk and moose. It is for this reason that the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources requires those that go hunting for sheds to take the Antler Gathering Ethics Course.

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UBTech Announces Partnership with Utah Valley University

Feb 9, 2021 · Basin Now · News

Uintah Basin Technical College announced this week new educational opportunities starting with a new partnership with Utah Valley University located in Orem. The UBTech press release explains that “additional higher education opportunities for UBTech students will be through course-to-course articulation agreements, which broadens a student’s ability to continue their educational pursuit with a degree granting institution in the State of Utah.