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US Attorney’s Office Files Suit Against Group Over Illegal Hunting Licenses

Oct 20, 2017 · Basin Now · News

The United States Attorney’s Office of the District of Utah filed a complaint Wednesday against the group that calls themselves the “Uinta Valley Shoshone Tribe” for selling hunting and fishing licenses on the Uintah and Ouray Reservation. According to the press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, the law allows the U.S. to seek a civil injunction to stop what they consider in this case to be wire fraud while they conduct a further investigation.

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3 Men Arrested in Grand Junction Area for Child Sex Trafficking

Oct 20, 2017 · Basin Now · News

Child sex trafficking is among the most heinous crimes imaginable and most often pictured as happening far away, somewhere overseas, which is why the arrest of three men for these crimes out of Grand Junction is particularly disturbing. According to the Grand Junction Police Department, multiple agencies including the FBI took part of the 11th annual ‘Operation Cross Country’ that targets criminals responsible for the sex trafficking of children.

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Proposition 5 Meeting Draws Arguments For and Against

Oct 20, 2017 · Basin Now · News

Nearly 50 people attended a meeting Thursday night aimed at educating Uintah County voters on the proposition they will find on their ballots for the upcoming election. Proposition 5 asks voters to decide if Uintah County shall be authorized to impose a quarter of one percent sales tax, which is the equivalent of 1 cent for every $4 dollars spent, for the purpose of transportation services locally.

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Team Uintah Recognizes Showalter Ford

Oct 19, 2017 · Basin Now · News

The Uintah School District is continuing its weekly tradition of recognizing a local entity for their support of local education. Team Uintah has now recognized Showalter Ford, stating that for more than 80 years, the Showalter family has been a strong supporter of the Uintah School District and Uintah County schoolchildren.

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Vernal City Council Public Hearing on Home Occupations and Business Licensing

Oct 19, 2017 · Basin Now · News

The Vernal City Council held a public hearing on Wednesday night dealing with changes the state legislature has made to how home occupation business licensing is handled in governing agencies. The amended state law does not allow cities and counties to require a business license of home occupation businesses that either only operate occasionally, are operated by an individual under 18 years-old, or do not have an off-site impact.

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Hiker Missing in the Trappers Lake Area Found Safe

Oct 18, 2017 · Basin Now · News

A hiker missing in Garfield County on Tuesday was found safe. According to the Rio Blanco County Sheriff’s Office, the Sheriff’s Office was contacted to assist in the search of the missing hiker on Tuesday afternoon. The hiker, listed as 51-year-old Evelyn Danz Shaffer, was reported to be in the area of Trappers Lake east of Meeker.

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Uintah School District Honors Students of the Month

Oct 18, 2017 · Basin Now · News

The Uintah School board honored the district’s latest Students of the Month during their October meeting. Five students were recognized: Briann Hazelbush from Davis Elementary, Kylee Clegg from Eagle View Elementary, Walter Littlegoerge from Lapoint Elementary, Alyssa Serrano from Ashley Valley Education Center, and Nadya Polendo from Uintah High School.

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Jones Hole Fishery Staff Helps Wyoming Neighbors

Oct 18, 2017 · Basin Now · News

The commitment of staff at Jones Hole National Fish Hatchery extends beyond the mission at their own location. Last week the crew traveled to the Saratoga National Fish Hatchery in Wyoming to help spawn Brown Trout and Lake Trout at the northern neighbor’s location.

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Safe Driving Campaign Features Vernal Young Man Lost in 2016

Oct 18, 2017 · Basin Now · News

Community members throughout the Basin and beyond were deeply affected in 2016 when a young Vernal man lost his life in a car accident and now his memory is being used as part of a state safe driving campaign aimed at teens. On May 27th, 2016, 19-year-old Sandon Rylee Marshall and a friend were on their way to McCoy Flats when they were hit from behind by an inattentive driver as they were waiting to make a left hand turn.