Construction on the new Sixth District Courthouse in Manti is scheduled to begin this summer. Chris Talbot, State Court Facilities Director, met with the Manti City Council and said bids for the construction of the building will go out in April with a groundbreaking scheduled for late June or early […]
Six young ladies will compete on Saturday, February 25, for the opportunity to represent Fairview City for the coming year. “Confident” is the theme for this year’s pageant being held at the Peterson Dance Hall. The contestants include Sophia Johnson, Alyssa Cox, Brecklyn Thompson, BrexAnn Belt, Courtney Sorenson and Kayly […]
A Gunnison Prison inmate pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of manslaughter in the death of another prisoner in 6th District Court in Manti on Wednesday. Ringo Rudy Duran, 63, admitted he engaged in an altercation with William Fowers, 60, on August 4, 2021. During the fight, Duran stabbed Fowers […]
The couple from Moroni who has been accused in the death of a 2-year old girl will be held without bail for at least a week. Anyi Nicol Canales Cruz, 22, and Juan Castillo, 51, the girl’s mother and step-father, had an initial appearance before Judge Marvin Bagley on Wednesday. […]
The groundbreaking ceremony for the Ephraim Utah Temple will be held on Saturday, August 27, 2022. Elder Walter F. Gonzalez of the Quorum of the Seventy will preside at the event. The Ephraim Utah Temple will be built on a 9.16-acre site located at the intersection of 200 North and 400 East […]
Taylorsville, UT —The Utah Department of Agriculture and Food (UDAF) officials have confirmed a case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) on a turkey farm in Sanpete County, affecting several thousand turkeys that were being raised for food. “While we have seen a decrease in cases as we have gone […]
Jerrod Baum, who was convicted of the aggravated kidnapping and murders of Riley Powell and Brelynne Otteson in 2017, will spend the rest of his life in prison. Judge Derek Pullan sentenced Baum on Thursday to four terms of life in prison without parole for the brutal murders. The judge […]
An arraignment hearing was held on Monday, May 2, for Brent Neil Brown, the man accused of kidnapping and sexually assaulting a Snow College student in December 2021 at his parent’s home in Loa. Brown met the girl online and picked her up near her residence hall in Ephraim. He […]
The Miss Lamb Days pageant will return this year with five contestants participating. They include Kenna Cook, Hallie Probst, Ali Anau, Jiana Smith and Madolyn Mangum. Miss Lamb Day 2021, Alexis Bradley will hand over her title this Saturday, March 19 at the Fountain Green Elementary at 7 p.m.
UPDATE– After hearing from a mitigation specialist and family members, Judge Wallace Lee sentenced Julio Cesar Garza to life in prison without the possibility of parole. While Judge Lee said the mitigating factors were compelling, they did not outweigh the aggravating factors and the brutality of the murder. After a […]
