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Public Meeting Upcoming for Ashley Karst National Recreation Geologic Area

Nov 25, 2020 · Basin Now · News

Public input is invited as Ashley National Forest develops a management plan for the Ashley Karst National Recreation and Geologic Area (NRGA) in Uintah County. Back in March Ashley National Forest explained that while the exact boundaries were still being worked out, the NRGA will be located generally up Taylor Mountain Road to the summit of the mountains and then over to and down Whiterocks River.

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Criminally Negligent Homicide Charge Filed In Rifle Hunting Death

Nov 24, 2020 · Basin Now · News

Charges have been filed in Colorado’s 14th Judicial District in connection with a hunting death earlier this month in the Rifle area. According to the District Attorney’s Office, a single charge of Criminally Negligent Homicide, a class 5 felony, was filed against 52 year-old Harry Watkins on November 18th. The charge arises from the shooting death of 26-year-old Simon Howell on November 9th.

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Rotary Club Busy Delivering Dictionaries to Local 3rd Graders

Nov 24, 2020 · Basin Now · News

The Vernal Rotary Club is busy doing what they do best, serving the community! On Monday they announced that they had delivered another 100 dictionaries this time to Naples Elementary and Lapoint Elementary. Every year the Vernal Rotary Club fulfills their mission of promoting literacy by visiting local third grade classrooms and each third grader is given their own dictionary to keep.

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Utah Public Safety: November Has Most Wild Animal-Vehicle Collisions

Nov 24, 2020 · Basin Now · News

The Utah Public Safety Department wants the public to know that November is the month with the highest number of wild animal-vehicle collisions in Utah. A researcher from Utah State University estimates that 6,000 to 10,000 mule deer are killed on Utah’s roads each year with more then 14,700 collisions causing more than $1500 dollars in damage.

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TriCounty Health Officer Jordan Mathis Announces Resignation

Nov 23, 2020 · Basin Now · News

TriCounty Health announced on Friday that the TriCounty Board of Health is now in search of a new Health Officer. The announcement shares that Jordan Mathis, the current Health Officer, is stepping down at the end of 2020, after serving for six years. Mathis has accepted an offer to be the Health Officer for the Bear River Health Department, serving Cache, Rich, and Box Elder Counties.

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Help Needed Finding Family of Man Found Dead in Camper Near Flaming Gorge

Nov 23, 2020 · Basin Now · News

The Sweetwater County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help in finding the family of a man found dead near Flaming Gorge Reservoir. The Sheriff’s Office announced in a press release on Friday that “On November 15th, sheriff's deputies were dispatched to a campsite near the Anvil Draw area of the reservoir after someone found a man dead in his camper.

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UBTech Announces 2020-2021 Student of the Year

Nov 23, 2020 · Basin Now · News

UBTech has announced Valirie Serawop as the 2020 – 2021 Student of the Year. A UBTech press release provided details: Due to COVID-19 restrictions the interview process took place virtually. “We had to be creative to continue this amazing opportunity,” says UBTech Associate Vice President of Marketing and Public Relations, Stephanie Carter.