UPDATE – Because of the quick work of ground and air resources, the Spring Fire has been extinguished, and evacuees have returned home and to the Scout camp. –A new fire has been reported north of Spring City in Sanpete County and is currently estimated to be about 10 acres. […]
Following a Coronavirus guideline update by Governor Spencer Cox last week, the South Sanpete School District has announced it will be terminating the use of masks in all schools as of Monday, May 24. According to Superintendent Ralph Squire, masks will no longer be needed on buses, at activities, classrooms […]
Six young ladies from Ephraim will be competing to represent the city at the Miss Ephraim Scholarship pageant on Saturday. Participants include Madison Worthington, Karlie Strickland, Cali Alder, Peyton Tapp, Romney Andreasen and Maitlyn Mathews. Each of the girls has developed a platform and will present a talent. The pageant […]
Four young ladies will be participating in the Miss Manti pageant this Saturday. The event is scheduled to take place in person this year after being canceled last year because of COVID. The contestants are Bethany Christensen, Alexis Christensen, Hope Marsing and Keyera Braithwaite. Each girl has developed a platform […]
Two animal activists may be on their way to resolving a case in 6th District Court in Sanpete County that began more than four years ago. On January 1, 2017, Paul Pickleseimer and Wayne Hsiung were among a group of six members of Direct Action Everywhere who allegedly broke into […]
Sanpete Search and Rescue had another successful fundraiser as they took over the airwaves at KMTI Radio on April Fools Day as they have done for the past 44 years. At the end of the day, the sponsored ads, auctions and swag sales netted the Posse over $35,000. The money […]
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has released information on the upcoming renovation and restoration of the historic Manti Temple. Beginning later this year, the temple will begin a multi-year renovation that will include changes like those being made in the Salt Lake Temple, including transitioning to a […]
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has announced a new temple president. Called to serve as president of the Manti, Utah temple is Richard William Wheeler, 66, of Ephraim. His wife, Linda Nielson Wheeler, will serve as temple matron. The Wheelers are currently serving as temple ordinance workers […]
An incident Thursday morning has resulted in an Ephraim man being taken into custody. Officers were dispatched to a home in Ephraim after receiving a report of a man threatening to ignite the home with gas from a stove. When officers arrived on the scene, they discovered the man had […]
A number of concerned citizens virtually attended a public hearing held by the Sanpete County Planning and Zoning Commission on Wednesday, January 13 to accept comments on a draft ordinance dealing with storage containers. The Planning Commission had been instructed by the Sanpete County Commissioners to draft the ordinance dealing […]
