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Eggleston Charged With Felony Automobile Homicide in 8th District Court

May 16, 2019 · Basin Now · News

A Vernal man arrested over the weekend after a fatal boating accident on Flaming Gorge has officially been charged in 8th District Court. 24-year-old Corey Dale Eggleston is facing charges of 3rd Degree Felony Automobile Homicide – Causing Death With an Alcohol Content Greater Than .05 and Class B Misdemeanor DUI. According to Court Documents, a Daggett County Sheriff’s deputy responded to a possible drowning on Flaming Gorge Reservoir at approximately 1:30pm on May 11th.

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Lt. Gov. Cox Speaking at 70th Annual Vernal Chamber of Commerce Dinner

May 15, 2019 · Basin Now · News

Just days after announcing his run for Utah Governor 2020, Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox will be visiting the Uintah Basin. Cox announced his run for Governor on Tuesday morning. He began his public service as a city councilman in 2004 and has since served in Utah as a Mayor, County Commissioner, State Representative and now as Lieutenant Governor since 2013.

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Union Senior and Skilled Welder Receives Scholarship from Leading Manufacturer

May 15, 2019 · Basin Now · News

Union High Senior Dalton Van is already a skilled welder thanks to his training at UBTech and is also the recipient of a special scholarship from a leading worldwide manufacturer of welding equipment. Miller Electric Manufacturing LLC announced on Tuesday that Dalton Van is the $5,000 dollar scholarship winner of their Weld-Mask Scholarship Sweepstakes to be used towards his welding education.

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Give’m Health: Teen Outreach Program Helping with Teen Pregnancy

May 15, 2019 · Basin Now · News

A very real issue that modern America is dealing with is Teen Pregnancy and TriCounty Health is working to educate the community. In this week’s Give’m Health segment, TriCounty shares that teen pregnancy is fraught with many negative consequences. Though not directly focused on teen pregnancy or other teen related public health issues, TriCounty Health Department offers a program aimed at providing youth with the tools they need to better understand the decision making process as well as the consequences associated with their decisions.

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Runners for a Cause Completing 186 Mile Segment in Vernal

May 14, 2019 · Basin Now · News

186 miles. That is how many miles Kristina “Fireball” Myint and Courtney James Kruse are running as part of the MS Run the US, Incorporated ultra relay. It is a run dedicated to raising awareness and support of multiple sclerosis (MS) research. The funds will also aid those that are living with disabilities caused by MS.

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Roosevelt City Testing Fire Hydrants

May 14, 2019 · Basin Now · News

All residents of Roosevelt need to be aware that over the next few days the Roosevelt Fire Department will be testing the fire hydrants. As a result of the testing sediment might start showing up in culinary water. In order to test the hydrants, water is run through the system at very high pressure. The pressure stirs up small sediment that then makes it to your water. Please note that sediment does not indicate contamination.

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Utah’s Motorcycle Lane Filtering Law In Effect As Of Today

May 14, 2019 · Basin Now · News

It is always important to watch for motorcycles on Utah’s roads and with a new law in effect as of today it is especially important. Utah Legislature passed a bill this year that allows lane filtering by motorcycles. For those that are unfamiliar, lane filtering is when a motorcyclist travels between lanes of stopped traffic, moving to the front of the line. In the rural Uintah Basin, this mostly means that lane filtering can occur while traffic is stopped at lights on Highway 40 in Vernal, Roosevelt, and Duchesne.

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Two Weeks Left For Open Burn Window

May 14, 2019 · Basin Now · News

Time to take advantage of the spring burn window before it is over on May 30th. In Uintah County, burning instructions include the following: refuse cleared away from buildings and structures, burn away from power and utility lines, have a water supply available, tend the fire at all times, fires must be out by dusk, no piles larger than 4 foot by 5 foot or greater than 3 feet high, and burn during light or NO wind conditions.

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Seven County Infrastructure Coalition Partners With Drexel Hamilton on Rail Project

May 13, 2019 · Basin Now · News

Though there is still a ways to go, supporters of rail in the Uintah Basin are feeling encouraged. In a press release issued Friday, the Seven County Infrastructure Coalition announced that they have selected private partner, Drexel Hamilton Infrastructure Partners, to finance and build the Uinta Basin Railway. The rail project aims to connect the Uinta Basin with the national rail network as a cost-effective solution for adding transportation infrastructure in the Basin. “Drexel Hamilton brings a wealth of industry experience and valuable resources and we are excited to partner with them to advance the Uinta Basin Railway,” shares Mike McKee, executive director of the Seven County Infrastructure Coalition.

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Dinah SOAR Days Taken to New Heights

May 13, 2019 · Basin Now · News

The excitement for Dinah SOAR Days has been building for two years. Last year hit a bit of a bump as the weather made it so that none of the balloons were launched. Though the weather affected one launch day this year, the other two launches were a resounding success. It is estimated by Uintah County Travel and Tourism that each launch had close to a thousand people in attendance with Friday’s Night Glow having somewhere close to 3,000 people.