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UDOT Highway 40 Gusher Update

Aug 18, 2020 · Basin Now · News

The Utah Department of Transportation has provided an update on the Gusher Highway 40 construction project. “Crews finished excavation work in the current work area [last week] and will be building up the new roadway [this week],” shared UDOT.

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Dinosaur Roundup Rodeo Reports on Successful 2020 Rodeo

Aug 17, 2020 · Basin Now · News

The Dinosaur Roundup Rodeo defied the odds this year and held a successful world class rodeo in July while similar events had been cancelled around the country. The Vernal Area Chamber reported last week that the Dinosaur Roundup Rodeo attracted World Champion Cowboys and attendees from all over the country.

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Patriot Tour Traveling Through Uintah Basin Friday and Saturday

Aug 14, 2020 · Basin Now · News

A special American flag being escorted through the continental United States will be passing through the Uintah Basin today and tomorrow. Every year, an organization called the Nation of Patriots pays tribute to America’s Armed Forces – Past, Present, & Fallen – through a united effort known as The Patriot Tour(™).

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Dinosaur National Monument Renames Sandstone in Monument

Aug 14, 2020 · Basin Now · News

The scientists at Dinosaur National Monument love what they do and will always be sure the treasures found there are properly named. A few years ago, the sandstone identified from the late Triassic/early Jurassic era was changed from being called the Glen Canyon Sandstone to the Nugget Sandstone.

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Dinah ‘SOAR’ Days to Brighten Our August Skies

Aug 13, 2020 · Basin Now · News

Uintah County Travel and Tourism is inviting all to keep an eye to the sky. The 3rd Annual Dinah SOAR Days Balloon Festival will have a few adjustments but all the fun and excitement of the first two years. “Due to COVID we had to move the date back a few months,” shares Uintah County Travel and Tourism.