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Sufco Mine taking measures to slow the spread of coronavirus

Sufco Mine taking measures to slow the spread of coronavirus

Sufco is doing its part to try and help stop the spread of the coronavirus. In a statement from Wayne Squire, Sufco’s driector of human resources, it was shared that they are following government guidelines by following the flattening the curve and social distancing directives. It was said in the […]

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Ballooning jobless claims flood system during COVID crisis

Ballooning jobless claims flood system during COVID crisis

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Jobless claims in Utah ballooned again last week as tens of thousands of people forced out of work during the coronavirus crisis flooded a system that had been staffed to handle a trickle during a time of historically low unemployment. Numbers released Thursday show 28,560 […]

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Survey: Athletic directors bracing for financial crisis

Survey: Athletic directors bracing for financial crisis

Athletic directors across the U.S. are bracing for a potential financial crisis related to the coronavirus pandemic. A survey was conducted by an association of ADs from 130 major college football schools. It found 63% forecast a worst-case scenario in which revenue for their departments falls by at least 20% […]

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Biologists wade through Utah ponds in search of frog eggs

Biologists wade through Utah ponds in search of frog eggs

PROVO, Utah (AP) — Utah wildlife biologists are monitoring a sensitive species by wading through ponds in search of their eggs. The Daily Herald reports Division of Wildlife Resources officials were near Diamond Fork Canyon on Monday searching for eggs belonging to the Columbia spotted frog to monitor their population […]

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After midnight, Utah Governor Gary Herbert thanks the Representatives for their work as the Legidlators ended the 2012 session in the Utah House of Representatives, Thursday, March 8, 2012.

Rent payments can be postponed, gov says as COVID toll rises

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — As the number of coronavirus cases and deaths grew in Utah, authorities announced a freeze on evictions Wednesday and advocates demanded the release of more inmates. Epidemiologist Angela Dunn says seven people have died, and more than 1,000 people have been infected. Meanwhile, Utah Gov. […]

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Central Utah health district has second confirmed case of Coronavirus

Central Utah health district has second confirmed case of Coronavirus

The Central Utah Public Health Department has announced the second confirmed case of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) in a resident of the Central Utah Health District (Juab, Millard, Piute, Sanpete, Sevier and Wayne counties). CUPHD Health Officer Nate Selin Shared on Morning talk on Apr. 2 that the individual was […]

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Utah’s Gobert Back In Gym

Utah’s Gobert Back In Gym

(Salt Lake City, UT) — Jazz center Rudy Gobert is already back in the gym after being cleared of coronavirus. Gobert posted videos on social media of him on the basketball court and doing boxing drills. Gobert was the NBA’s first player to test positive for COVID-19, but has since […]

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Salt Lake City to turn ‘Hobbitville’ into public art park

Salt Lake City to turn ‘Hobbitville’ into public art park

SALT LAKE CITY (The Salt Lake Tribune) — Salt Lake City officials have announced plans to turn an eclectic community known as Hobbitville into a public art park amid efforts to protect the property from development. The Salt Lake Tribune reported Tuesday that the Salt Lake City Council approved a […]

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Coronavirus takes life of 5th person as it spreads in Utah

Coronavirus takes life of 5th person as it spreads in Utah

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Health officials say a woman who was in hospice care in a long-term facility became the fifth person to die in Utah after contracting the coronavirus,  State epidemiologist Angela Dunn said Tuesday the woman died in the Weber-Morgan County area and no one else has […]

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Central Utah health district has first confirmed case of COVID-19

The Central Utah Public Health Department has announced the first confirmed case of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) in a resident of the Central Utah Health District (Juab, Millard, Piute, Sanpete, Sevier and Wayne counties). According to the CUPHD, the confirmed case is a male, over 60 years of age, and […]

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