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President Barack Obama holds up a proposed mortgage application form as he speaks at the James Lee Community Center in Falls Church, Va., Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012. Obama outlined a proposal he proposed in his State of the Union address to allow homeowners with privately held mortgages to take advantage of record low rates, for an annual savings of about $3,000 for the average borrower. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Obama declares disaster in Utah wind storms, OKs aid

Last updated Wednesday, February 1, 2012 - 5:23pm

SALT LAKE CITY -- President Barack Obama has declared a major disaster in Utah following a Dec. 1 wind storm and is ordering federal aid to help recovery efforts.

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Utah National Guard members, including Staff Sgt. Kristi Rivera and Staff Sgt. Ryan Lewis, prepare to guide a Blackhawk helicopter in lowering sandbags to be placed at a break in a levee that separated the Weber River and a small canal in Plain City in June. Weber County is receiving $13 million in federal aid to remove debris and repair damage to riverbanks, levees and a diversion channel. (ANTHONY SOUFFLE/Standard-Examiner)

Weber snags $13M in federal flooding aid

Charles F. Trentelman Standard-Examiner

Last updated Thursday, January 19, 2012 - 12:19am

OGDEN -- Weber County is getting $13 million -- the largest amount of any county in Utah -- to repair flood damage from last year's record runoff.

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Utah National Guard members, including Staff Sgt. Kristi Rivera and Staff Sgt. Ryan Lewis, get ready to guide a Blackhawk helicopter in lowering sandbags to be placed at a break in a levee that separated the Weber River and a small canal June 10 in Plain City. (ANTHONY SOUFFLE/Standard-Examiner)

Weber gets $13 million to deal with flood damage

Jesus Lopez Jr. The Associated Press

Last updated Thursday, January 19, 2012 - 12:16am

OGDEN — Weber County has received $13 million in federal funds to help repair damage from last spring’s heavy runoff and flooding.

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Utah to get $60 million for flood relief from USDA

Bill Draper The Associated Press

Last updated Wednesday, January 18, 2012 - 2:25pm

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The nation's top agriculture official on Wednesday announced more than $300 million in emergency assistance to 33 states and Puerto Rico to help them recover from an unusually intense year for natural disasters across the U.S.

Utah and Missouri will receive the most disaster aid, together taking in $109 million, or more than one-third of the $308 million in aid from Department of Agriculture watershed and conservation emergency funds, USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack told The Associated Press ahead of Wednesday's formal announcement.

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