Keeping the melon alive
Last year, the city of Green River canceled its annual Melon Days Festival for the first time in over 100 years. This year, organizers are hoping that the COVID-19 pandemic will lessen enough…
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Rent relief: Housing assistance program offsets COVID impact
Families struggling to pay their rent and utility bills due to the COVID-19 pandemic can reach out for help to the Utah Housing Assistance program but need to be quick: the program is…
School sports and extracurriculars canceled due to COVID-19
Due to a new statewide public health order, no school extracurricular activities will be held through Nov. 23, including sports practices and competitions. The Grand County School District issued a statement affirming that…
Governor declares pandemic state of emergency
An emergency alert buzzed many Utahns’ cellular phones on Sunday night (Nov. 8) with a message from Utah Governor Gary Herbert: “Hospitalizations and case growth due to COVID-19 are unsustainable,” it read. “Tune…
Blanding officials object to risk level
After Utah Gov. Gary Herbert and state public health officials debuted a new COVID-19 Transmission Index on Oct. 13, restrictions in various counties throughout the state were changed to reflect a new way…