A Sanpete County man is in custody after he was accused of trying to kill his step-father and brother. Oscar Manuel Garcia was allegedly involved in an altercation with the two in July at which time they both received stab wounds. Deputies wernt to a trailer in Chester on Monday, […]
Beginning on Thursday, August 22, construction crews will start paving the Ephraim Canyon road. The project began in May and has included rehabilitation and paving of almost five miles of the road from the end of the existing pavement to the Lake Hill Campground turn-off. Work also included drainage improvements […]
Fourteen young ladies will compete this evening for the opportunity to represent Sanpete County as Miss Sanpete County and Sanpete’s Outstanding Teen. Contestants competing for the title of Miss Sanpete include Nikki Evans, Aubree Jensen, Ally Brotherson, Cari Jo Carmody, Ashtyn Childs, Dallas Taylor, Jillane Olsen, Keyera Braithwaite, Bailey Simons, […]
A Mt. Pleasant man already facing a murder charge was back in court on Wednesday for an assault by a prisoner charge stemming from an alleged incident that occurred at the Sanpete County Jail on July 10. Anthony Jeffrey Christensen had an initial appearance on the 3rd degree felony charge […]
A Mt. Pleasant teen who earlier pleaded guilty to robbery, kidnapping, felony discharge of a firearm and two other felonies was sentenced to additional jail time on Wednesday, August 7. Alex Balderrama Hernandez, 18, could have been sentenced to prison, but a pre-sentence investigation recommended additional jail time in lieu […]
Utah Lawmakers created the Tax Restructuring and Equalization Task Force after scrapping HB441, a bill that not only would have extended sales taxes to everything from haircuts to lawn care, but also cut sales and income tax rates. The goal was to come up with an alternative tax fix that […]
A teen who took a vehicle from three other teens in January, then shot at and abandoned the vehicle, pleaded guilty to robbery, kidnapping, aggravated assault and other charges in Sixth District Court on Wednesday, June 26. Alex Balderrama Hernandez, 18, kidnapped the teens when they stopped to talk with […]
After 53 years, the lights have gone out on the Manti pageant for the last time. Saturday’s performance ended the pageant’s yearly run, and record crowds turned out to watch the final season. Over 30,000 viewed the pageant Friday night and over 20,000 made it to the Saturday night performance, […]
Rainy conditions didn’t deter the crowds from attending the Manti Mormon Miracle Pageant on Thursday. Despite a continuous drizzle, 14,500 people braved the rain to view the pageant. Friday and Saturday are the final nights for the pageant as it will be discontinued following this season. This is the 53rd […]
The final week of the Manti Mormon Miracle Pageant has begun with perfect weather and larger than usual crowds. 14,000 patrons viewed the pageant Tuesday evening under clear skies. The final four days of the pageant are ahead with above average crowds expected each evening. The pageant is in its […]
