Author: Mariah Wheeler

OGDEN, Utah – Sodexo, which runs the campus dining services, has seen an 80% reduction of revenue and a 60% reduction of work force. Dining services on campus have been consolidated to the union building and all services are closed by 3:00 p.m. with the exception of Starbucks, which is open until 5:00 p.m. Jessica Alford, general manager of dining services, said she and her team have been working hard to sustain dining while still providing great service to the 500 students living on campus. “The global pandemic has affected us in just about every way you can imagine,” Alford…

OGDEN, Utah – Since COVID-19 testing began, 37,505 tests have been administered throughout Carbon, Emery and Grand counties with 2,445 positive results and 16 deaths. The average testing cycle in the last seven days, which is the average time between date of test conducted and test result issued, is .6 days. On Thursday, the Southeast Utah Health Department announced 291 active cases within the region, up from 268 the day prior. Of these patients, 10 are hospitalized due to complications from the virus. With high case count, Carbon, Emery and Grand counties remain in the High Transmission Level. In Carbon…