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Uintah School District Statement on Alleged Hazing Incident

Jan 10, 2020 · Basin Now · News

Uintah School District has issued a statement on an alleged hazing incident involving members of the boys basketball team. The statement includes the following: “The administration conducted a thorough investigation and found that some individuals engaged in inappropriate conduct, but it did not constitute hazing and there was no malicious intent. Those who engaged in inappropriate conduct have been disciplined accordingly and the matter has been resolved at the school level."

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Craig Station and Colowyo Mine Closures by the Year 2030

Jan 10, 2020 · Basin Now · News

In a move that will greatly affect northwestern Colorado’s people and economy, Tri-State Generation and Transmission announced Thursday the retirement of their 3 remaining coal generation facilities. According to the press release, Craig Station and Colowyo Mine in northwestern Colorado will be closed by the year 2030 and their New Mexico coal-fired power plant by the end of 2020. This will impact approximately 600 power plant and mine employees. The decision to close all coal facilities is part of their ‘Responsible Energy Plan’ which they announced was in development last July and which is expected to be shared with the public next week.

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Innovation and Co-Working Center to Become a Reality in Vernal

Jan 10, 2020 · Basin Now · News

To be the first of its kind in rural Utah, the Innovation and Co-Working Center will be located in the old Vernal Police Department building. The Uin-Tech Committee was formed in 2018 with the goal of providing a space for entrepreneurs and start up businesses to have the technology they need to develop and grow. Co-working spaces have been popping up around the more populated areas of the state serving independent professionals, entrepreneurs and small companies all in the same office space.

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New Uintah High Ute Head Football Coach Announced

Jan 10, 2020 · Basin Now · News

Uintah High Athletic Director Bill Sivert announced the new Ute head football coach on Thursday. Justin DeCol will replace Mike Petersen, who retired after the 2019 season. DeCol graduated from Uintah High School in 1991 and has spent more than two decades coaching at the prep and junior college levels. He considers the chance to coach at his alma mater as a great opportunity. “I am humbled to be a football coach and a teacher," shares DeCol.

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UBAOG Calls For Community Volunteers

Jan 10, 2020 · Basin Now · News

Uintah Basin Association of Government representative Lauren Schwanz announced during Tuesday’s Chamber luncheon that they are always in need of volunteers from the community to help with their programs. Volunteers are currently needed to learn more about tax law and help people with tax preparations. Last year, they were able to help 400 people and they would like to increase that number this year. Other programs in need of volunteers include the Foster Grandparent Program and the Retired Senior Volunteer Program.

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Altamont High School’s 2019-2020 Sterling Scholars

Jan 10, 2020 · Basin Now · News

The Sterling Scholar program is meant to give recognition to students who show academic prowess. These outstanding students are judged not only on their GPA and class schedule, but also on their expertise in one of thirteen categories, their leadership experience, and their record of community service. Altamont’s Sterling Scholars for this year are Shalyce Gardner in Science, Ayla Myrin in Social Science, Hanna Myrin in Vocal Performance, Gracey Gardner in Agricultural Science, Kinly Panas in Dance, Shauri Thacker in English, Layla Jenson in Family and Consumer Sciences, and DeLanee Theener in Business and Marketing. Congratulations to these students.

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Furever Buddy's Dog Rescue Hoping For Help to Keep Location

Jan 9, 2020 · Basin Now · News

Furever Buddy’s Dog Rescue is doing amazing things for animals in need but are at risk of losing their location. The organization has been in their new facility for about 6 months and have been able to save hundreds more cats and dogs than they would have otherwise. Unfortunately for the organization, the building they have been leasing has several interested buyers and Furever Buddy’s director Melisa Stevenson is hoping they can find a way to purchase the building and stay there.

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Moon Lake Electric Outage Has Residual Effects Throughout Basin

Jan 9, 2020 · Basin Now · News

A Moon Lake Electric power outage affected businesses and neighborhoods on Wednesday. Downtown Roosevelt was without power for about 4 hours from 8am to noon. As a result of that outage, Strata Networks had services affected throughout the Uintah Basin including businesses throughout Duchesne and Uintah Counties that rely on Strata internet for running cards and other operations. At 12:15pm, Strata announced that services appeared to have been restored to their affected customers but unfortunately some customers continued experiencing issues.

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Ozone Alert Issued For Friday, January 10th

Jan 9, 2020 · Basin Now · News

The USU Uintah Basin Bingham Research Center has issued an ozone alert for this Friday. Ozone in the Uintah Basin is likely to exceed the National Ambient Air Quality Standard of 70 parts per billion on January 10th. “The Uintah Basin received significant snowfall during the Christmas Holiday week,” shares Research Center Director Dr. Seth Lyman. “ Since then, a persistent inversion layer has settled in and been fairly consistent, and the majority of the Basin is still covered with snow.

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Uintah County Sheriff’s K9 Team on Upcoming Episode of ‘America’s Top Dog’

Jan 9, 2020 · Basin Now · News

‘America’s Top Dog’ premiered last night on A&E and even if you missed it you’ll want to tune in to Episode 4 set to air later this month. Uintah County Sheriff’s K9 Riddick and his handler deputy Amy Leishman will make their television debut on January 29th. “In each episode, four teams of top police K9s and one civilian ‘underdog,’ along with their handlers, compete through a massive, three-round obstacle course that challenges their unique set of skills,” explains the Uintah County Sheriff’s Office.