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Plenty of Reasons to Register Now for the Gobbler Thanksgiving 5K

Oct 8, 2019 · Basin Now · News

Registration is now open for a favorite Thanksgiving tradition and this year event organizers are offering plenty of reasons to get registered right away for the Gobbler Thanksgiving 5K. This year there will be awesome finisher medals and organizers hint this is the first and likely the last of its kind. Also, this year there will be the option of purchasing coveted merchandise like t-shirts and hoodies whether or not you register to race.

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Blood Drive at the Uintah County Library

Oct 8, 2019 · Basin Now · News

The efforts of the American Red Cross are definitely not a mystery to the general public. They hold about 500 blood drives every day. Part of the effort is because less than 38 percent of the U.S. population is eligible to give blood or platelets while 6.8 million people are in need of blood in the United States alone.

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Uintah Fire District Awarded Grant From CIB

Oct 7, 2019 · Basin Now · News

In a press release issued Friday, the Uintah Fire District announced that they have received a grant that will enable the district to get three new fire trucks. The Fire District presented the project to the Community Impact Board last week in hopes of replacing outdated fire trucks throughout Uintah County. CIB Board Member Dean Baker made a motion to approve the project with 100 percent grant and Senator Ron Winterton seconded the motion.

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EPA Grant to Target Air Quality in the Uinta Basin and Salt Lake City

Oct 4, 2019 · Basin Now · News

The EPA announced this week that they have awarded a $9.7 million dollar grant to the Utah Department of Environmental Quality to improve air quality in two parts of the state: the Uinta Basin and Salt Lake City. “Utah DEQ has demonstrated consistent leadership in working with local interests to make progress on air quality challenges and enhance public health,” shares EPA Regional Administrator Gregory Sopkin.

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Daggett County Commission Update: Welfare Checks and Grant Funding

Oct 4, 2019 · Basin Now · News

Every month the Daggett County Commission shares the latest with the county, keeping citizens and those interested in Daggett County up to date. This month, the commissioners invite the community to offer names of solitary residents in Daggett County that could benefit from welfare checks. “Our close community wants to care for each other,” shares the commissioners.

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Vernal City Police Warn of Disturbing New Scam

Oct 4, 2019 · Basin Now · News

While most people are used to recognizing and shutting down phone scammers, a new scam is capable of rattling even the most hardened of call takers. Vernal Police shared on Thursday that there is a new scam area residents need to be aware of. “Calls are being made to citizens from a phone number coming from Mexico, and in the initial phase of the phone call a girl can be heard crying,” explains Vernal PD.

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Un-Haunted Tours This Weekend of Vernal Hotel Haunt

Oct 4, 2019 · Basin Now · News

The time of monsters and candy is fast approaching, as the excitement of Halloween builds. Locally there are many great spooky activities, perhaps most highly anticipated being the Hotel Vernal Haunt. This fundraiser for local non-profit charities has quickly become a crowd favorite for the Basin and is looking forward to dishing out scares for a good cause.

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