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RJHS Students Take Dress Code Concerns to Community Council

May 18, 2018 · Basin Now · News

A group of Roosevelt Junior High School students made an emotional presentation to their school’s Community Council this week, asking for changes to the school dress code. The group, made primarily of 8th graders, held a silent peaceful protest on Monday morning to bring attention to issues they see with the dress code after they say a student was not allowed to take the Sage Test because the pants she was wearing were the popular distressed style.

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ACLU Suing Daggett County Jailers and State Over Jail Abuse

May 18, 2018 · Basin Now · News

The American Civil Liberties Union of Utah announced this week that they have filed a lawsuit on behalf of two former Daggett County Jail inmates that were subject to abuse while incarcerated. The Plaintiffs are listed as Dustin Porter and Steven Drollette who are seeking, quote, “damages and injunctive relief for a pattern of severe cruelty against them while they were incarcerated at the Daggett County Jail.”

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Multiple Agencies Respond to “East Whiterocks” Fire

May 17, 2018 · Basin Now · News

Multiple agencies responded to the “East Whiterocks” fire on Wednesday afternoon. According to the BIA Wildland Fire-Uintah & Ouray Agency, the wildland fire started northeast of Whiterocks and units from LaPoint-Tridell and Neola Fire Departments as well as Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Land Management, and U.S. Forest Service all responded to the fire.

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Meet the Candidate: Jack Lytle for Daggett County Commissioner

May 17, 2018 · Basin Now · News

Jack Lytle visited the KVEL studio this week for an interview on the Meet the Candidate Forum. Lytle is running for reelection as Daggett County Commissioner. Lytle was elected as Daggett County Commissioner in the 2014 election and goes into the 2018 election as an incumbent Commissioner. He is listed on the county website as the current Commission Chair and he can be reached about his campaign through email at jlytle@daggettcounty.org.

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Meet the Candidate: Luke Stradinger for Duchesne County Sheriff

May 17, 2018 · Basin Now · News

Luke Stradinger visited the KVEL studio this week for an interview on the Meet the Candidate Forum. Stradinger is running for Duchesne County Sheriff. He has served as a state trooper for 19 years. Stradinger’s campaign information can be found on his Facebook page ‘Luke Stratinger for Duchesne County Sheriff’, which includes videos of his goals and vision.

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Gold Cross Ambulance Celebrates 50 Years

May 17, 2018 · Basin Now · News

A company that serves and saves lives in this community has plenty to celebrate. Gold Cross Ambulance was founded in 1968 by Gene and Julia Moffitt who responded to calls in the Salt Lake area with two Cadillac ambulances equipped with first-aid kits, resuscitation devices and stretchers.

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Give Em’ Health: National Bike to Work Month

May 16, 2018 · Basin Now · News

May is National Bike to Work Month and TriCounty Health is urging residents in the TriCounty area to give it a try! Whether you bike to work or school, ride to save money or time, pump those pedals to preserve your health or the environment, or simply to explore your community, TriCounty is promoting National Bike Month as an opportunity to celebrate the unique power of the bicycle and the many reasons to ride.

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California Men Rescued by Sweetwater County Search and Rescue

May 16, 2018 · Basin Now · News

A pair of California men stranded on a mountain during a rainstorm were rescued by Sweetwater County Search and Rescue on Friday. The men were on the south slope of Pine Mountain when they became stranded and had to hike to the Summit of Pine Mountain, the highest point in Sweetwater County, to get a cell phone signal to call for help.

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