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Several incumbent mayors not seeking reelection

Several incumbent mayors not seeking reelection

Five of Sanpete County’s incumbent mayors have decided not to run for reelection this year. Jed Bartholomew form Fayette; Cynthia DeGrey from Spring City; Korey Soper from Manti; Cliff Wheeler from Fairview; and Randall Cox from Sterling will not be running. Incumbent mayors John Scott from Ephraim, Steve Anderson from […]

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Fountain Green opens new city hall

Fountain Green is holding an open house for its new city hall. The open house will take place on Friday June 25 from 5-9 p.m. The fire department will serve hamburgers and hot dogs in the buildings parking lot. The building has been open since May 11 and contains city […]

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Ephraim City Council votes to significantly raise impact fees

Ephraim City Council votes to significantly raise impact fees

Ephraim’s City Council voted to increase the cities impact fees from $6,269 to $14,440. Impact fees are used as a way for municipalities to deal with growth. The four categories that will be raised include wastewater, culinary water, roads and parks and recreation. Wastewater has been raised from $1,107 to […]

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New Miss Manti crowned

Keyera Braithwaite was crowned the new Miss Manti over the weekend. She is the daughter of Brian and Misty Braithwaite. Her platform was “Kindess is Key” and her talent was a dance solo. First attendant was won by Alexis Christensen, who also won miss congeniality. Bethany Christensen and Hope Marsing […]

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New Miss Gunnison crowned

New Miss Gunnison crowned

Leticia Rodriguez is the newest Miss Gunnison. She is the daughter of Gelascio and Destainy Rodriguez. Her platform focused on helping remove the stigma of talking about suicide. For her talent she performed a self-choreographed jazz solo to “Uptown Funk.” Whitney Christensen and Brendee Ellett were both named attendants. Christensen […]

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Zoning administrated hired by Sanpete County

Zoning administrated hired by Sanpete County

Sanpete County announced the hiring of Tim Wilson as a full-time zoning administrator. The Sanpete County Commission approved the appointment on April 6. Wilson grew up in Ephraim and was recently driving for Barney Trucking. He currently resides in Manti with his wife and two children.

New city hall opens in Centerfield

New city hall opens in Centerfield

Last Friday Centerfield’s new city hall building opened to the public. This marked the first time the city has had it’s own building since November 2019. City council and other meetings had been taking place in the Gunnison Irrigation Company building. In addition to the city council chambers, the building […]

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New Miss Spring City royalty crowned

This past Saturday Spring City crowned their new royalty in the Miss Spring City pageant. Morgan Drew, daughter of Scott and Jessica Drew, was selected as the 2021 Miss Spring City. Chelsea Haveron was chosen to be Drew’s attendant. She is the daughter of Luke and Melinda Haveron.

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Ephraim-Manti Airport to receive upgrades

The Ephraim-Manti Airport will be receiving some significant upgrades thanks to the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Projects include adding a turnaround on the end of the runway, and cracking seal and seal coating the pavement. Thanks to the FAA Ephraim and Manti will not have to match any costs. […]

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Construction on U.S. 89 begins from Manti to Gunnison

Construction on U.S. 89 begins from Manti to Gunnison

This summer you can expect a delay between Manti and Gunnison due to road construction. The project began this week and is expected to last through most of the summer. The construction will take place from the south point of Manti to the north end of Gunnison. Some areas are […]

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