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Amanda Hunt poses for a photograph while visiting a permanent memorial for her niece, Brelynne “Breezy” Otteson, and Otteson’s boyfriend, Riley Powell, near the Tintic Standard Mine No. 2 near Eureka, Juab County, on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021. Otteson and Powell were brutally murdered and their bodies were found dumped in the mine shaft in 2018. Davis visited the memorial with Powell’s father, Bill Powell, and Bill Powell’s girlfriend, Debbie Rosenbaum.
Steve Griffin, Deseret News
SALT LAKE CITY On what would have been her niece’s 21st birthday, Amanda Hunt learned there’s no telling when a trial for the man accused of killing Brelynne “Breezy” Otteson and her boyfriend will take place.
Mana Academy offers vaccination clinic for Pacific Islander community
With Utahâs coronavirus vaccination effort underway, Pacific Islanders and Native Hawaiians are desperate to get access to it.
and last updated 2021-02-05 19:32:42-05
WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah â With Utahâs coronavirus vaccination effort underway, Pacific Islanders and Native Hawaiians are desperate to get access to it.
âThe statistics show that we are as Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders in the state of Utah, we have the highest infection rate. We also have the second highest hospitalization rate,â said Anapesi Kaili.
Kaili is the director and principal at Mana Academy Charter School in West Valley City. According to statistics, 85% of her student are Pacific Islanders, and many live with an elderly family member at high risk of contracting the virus.
Volunteers pitch in to help fellow Utahns get vaccinated
Volunteers pitch in to help fellow Utahns get vaccinated
and last updated 2021-02-03 23:07:14-05
SALT LAKE CITY â An army of volunteers has joined up to help vaccinate as many Utahns as possible.
The teams made up mostly of medical professionals assist the Salt Lake County Health Department to help distribute the COVID-19 vaccine.
âWe have over 1000 right now in our medical reserve corp. said Dorothy Adams, who assembles the teams. Weâve had a tremendous outpouring of interest in people participating in that which has been fantastic.â
Volunteers work six-hour shifts up to two days a week. Theyâre eligible to get vaccinated, but Adams says their motivation goes beyond that.