Boise State News February 23, 2021
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Families in need of food assistance often rely on free and reduced-cost school meals to meet their students’ nutritional needs, to keep their children focused in class and provide energy for their activities. Yet barriers persist in ensuring that all students who need free or reduced-cost meals at school get them. Studies have shown that requiring application paperwork from families and the social stigma associated with receiving free school meals can prevent qualifying families from participating altogether. One proposed solution that has been tested at high-need schools is providing universal free meals, where all students receive free breakfast and lunch regardless of income.
Health officials said they don’t know when the pandemic will end.
In the beginning of March 2020, Jeff Coombs, Tooele County Health Department director warned those living in Tooele County that the Novel Coronavirus, otherwise known as COVID-19 may eventually reach the county.
On Mar. 2, Coombs said that although no cases of the virus had been recorded in Utah, there may be those living with the virus who don’t know they have it.
“I expect Tooele County will eventually have confirmed cases and am confident we are prepared to handle those cases,” he said.
Coombs warned the public that the virus had already spread to Iran, Italy, Japan, and South Korea, among others.
One of Utah’s worst shootings occurred in January in Grantsville.
On the evening of Jan. 17, 2020 around 7:00 p.m., Grantsville police responded to a 911 call at 93 S. Eastmoor Drive in Grantsville.
Upon entering the residence, police found four deceased victims. Police cleared the home and secured it until the Utah Bureau of Forensic Services arrived to investigate the crime scene.
A third party, who went to visit the house unaware of the incident, drove the suspect, identified as Colin Jeffery, CJ, Haynie, 16, and a fifth victim, identified as Colin Haynie, 50, who is CJ Haynie’s father, to Mountain West Medical Center. The third party is also reported to have called 911 on the way to the hospital.
Local nurse working with schools to provide kits and training
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With proper training and supplies, a quick response can stop bleeding following a disaster or emergency and save lives.
STOP THE BLEED is a national movement that started after the December 2012 Sandy Elementary School shootings. Their goal is to improve the survival rate for people with severe bleeding.
Donna Enslen, Grantsville, a nurse at Mountain West Medical center, recently undertook a school project and raised money to create hemorrhage kits to place in classroom in Grantsville Junior High and High School..
“The idea is to have these kits available in the classroom to provide material for immediate use to stop bleeding in the case of an emergency or a mass casualty like a school shooting,” she said.