The historic Manti Tabernacle was vandalized some time between the night of January 23 and the morning of January 24. The letters “FTS” were spray painted several places on the west and south sides of the building. According to Facilities Manager Matt Christensen, the Sanpete County Sheriff’s Office has concluded […]
Almost three years after her death, Kammy Mae Edmunds killer has pleaded guilty. Anthony Jeffery Christensen was set to go to trial on February 4, but instead has pleaded guilty to first-degree murder. He admitted that on March 31, 2017, he and Kammy had been drinking, got into an argument, […]
A Fairview man was sentenced to prison on Wednesday on one count of 3rd– degree felony forcible sexual abuse. David Jackson Pemberton, 53, was sentenced to 0 to 5 years in the Utah State Prison for abuse of two 14-year old boys he hired to help him build a cabin […]
Ephraim Middle School held its 69th candlelight service on Thursday night and awarded candles to Barbara Wintch of Manti and Charlie Alder of Ephraim. Barbara was raised in Orem and moved to Manti in 1967 when she married John Wintch. She is a former schoolteacher, Manti City Council member and also […]
Much of Sanpete County is currently experiencing a power outage. According to Rocky Mountain Power, there was an interruption in the power at the Moroni and Spring City substations about noon. Approximately 1,550 customers are without power at this time. Crews are on the way to investigate the outage and restore […]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and other agencies are investigating 40 confirmed cases of E. coli linked to romaine lettuce harvested from Salinas, California. There have been no confirmed cases in Utah yet, but illnesses have been reported in all other Western states except Utah and Oregon. […]
Here is the updated information from Snow College about today’s incident. Ephraim, UT — At 3:13 PM Sanpete County Dispatch received a call of a person waving a handgun inside the Greenwood Student Center on the Snow College Ephraim Campus. Officers responded from Snow College Police Department and surrounding agencies […]
It was a full house at a Manti City Council public hearing on Wednesday as the Mayor and City Council heard concerns from Manti citizens about a proposed zoning ordinance. While many in the audience agreed something needs to be done, the majority of the residents and business owners spoke […]
UPDATE: Fire crews report 100 percent containment of the Goat Canyon Fire on Tuesday. The fire burned 1,594 acres after starting Sunday. The Meadow Creek Fire is estimated burned 4,321 as of Wednesday morning with 45 percent containment. According to Utah Fire Info, cooler temperatures and rain on the fire […]
The Salina Police Department is seeking the public’s help in identifying person of interest in a vehicle burglary. According to Salina City Police Chief Al Taylor, the man is believed to be from the Sanpete County area. He has balding hair and was in a black newer Ford Fusion. The […]
