The Worth County Commission Monday awarded a combined total of $50,900 in CARES Act funding to eight businesses and organizations. Funding recipients for the first round include Main Street Cuts, Northwest Enterprise Facilitation, Rowen Barber Shop, Sheridan CBC, Tri-County Health Department, Worth County Circuit Court, Worth County School, and the Worth County Senior Center. Many other Worth County businesses took advantage of the Paycheck Protection Plan as well. There will be a second round of CARES funding; the deadline for that will be September 25th at 5 pm.
Circuit Clerk Jana Findley reported on the status of the courts. By order of 4th Circuit Judge Roger Prokes, the Courtroom is locked, travel is discouraged, and employees are encouraged to work from home if possible. Court is still being held.
Emergency Management Director Abby Hawk reported that there were 8,605 new cases for Missouri, for a total of 83,655 total cases. This was higher than last week; the rise is being fueled by positive cases among 20-24 year olds and 10-19 year olds. This is similar to Nodaway County’s trend. There were 82 deaths for last week, to bring the total to 1,508 statewide. The most affected age group is people 80 and older. There were two new cases for Worth County.
Personal Protective Equipment has been requested from SEMA; however, that order has not yet been filled. There are plenty of light masks available; however, there are no N95 masks available. Latex gloves are also backordered. The WCCC has adequate masks.
The county will conduct a routine siren test Wednesday.
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