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Residents of the Uintah Basin are being urged to complete the 2020 Census which only takes a few minutes to do online. The Census is conducted every ten years by mandate of the United States Constitution and is a crucial tool used by demographers, historians, and is used to allocate funding.
The FBI is warning that scammers are taking advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, the FBI is warning the healthcare industry of increased fraudulent activity with COVID-19 related medical equipment. “Based on the current stress on the supply chain, scammers may promise equipment they do not have access to in order to capitalize on the medical community’s urgent needs,” shares the FBI.
While students have already had a few weeks at home, hopefully the official arrival of spring break will provide local youth with something to smile about. Uintah School District Superintendent Rick Woodford provided a District update last week reminding all in the District that Spring Break officially begins on Monday, April 6th, and school will not resume again in Uintah School District until Tuesday, April 14th.
The Executive Vice President and CEO of Walmart U.S., Dacona Smith, announced on Friday that Walmart will be limiting the number of customers allowed in the store at a time.
Innovative solutions are helping meet the demand for personal protective equipment during the COVID-19 pandemic. As a great example of this, the Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Office in Wyoming is using their 3-D printer to manufacture respiratory personal protective equipment(PPE) for its employees and other first responders.
The Uintah County community has been blessed for many years with a local recycling program run by the Uintah School District Can Do Crew. Due to current circumstances, the District announced on Thursday that the recycling program is temporarily being closed for the safety of the program staff.
Governor Gary Herbert made several announcements on Wednesday, one of which had to do with recreation. The recommendation that residents only visit state parks in their own county was upgraded to an Order. This means state parks will be enforcing this with the backing of health departments, explained the Governor.
The community has had COVID-19 on its mind and how could it not. However we might not be thinking about how different organizations have been adjusting to the current condition. Scott W. Adams, the Director of Operations for Gold Cross Ambulance, has shared what the local EMT service is doing to stay ahead of COVID-19.
With businesses having to close their doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic it is no surprise there is a growing number of unemployment insurance claims coming into the state. In an Unemployment Insurance Claims Report shared on Thursday, the Department of Workforce Services reported that last week alone there was 28,560 new claims filed in the state and a total of nearly $4 million dollars paid out in benefits.
Small businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in Utah with 50 or less employees need to act fast on a new bridge loan program offered by the Governor’s Office of Economic Development. The Utah Leads Together Small Business Bridge Loan program has repurposed $8 million dollars in state economic development funds to offer small business loans ranging from $5,000 to $20,000 dollars with 0% interest for up to 60 months. The applications are due Friday by noon and if funds remain the application period will reopen the following Monday through Friday.
There has been a lot of public discussion and opinions shared on social media about the handling of those in Uintah County needing to be isolated due to possible exposure to COVID-19 or in one case, having a positive test result.
A grass fire in Uintah County resulted in exterior fire to a home on Wednesday afternoon. According to Uintah County Fire Marshal Jeremy Raymond, a person driving by called the fire in at around 2:30pm. The fire was burning on the exterior of the home and burning in the front yard, grass, leaves, trees, and some combustible items.