The Manti City Council has agreed to a contract with Ensign Engineering of Richfield to prepare a master plan for the city’s culinary water system. Part of the plan will involve a Geographic Information System. This upgrade will help the city as it continues to experience growth. The cost is […]
This Saturday, August 7, the 60th Miss Sanpete County and Outstanding Teen pageants will take place. The competition will be hosted at the Snow College Eccles Performing Arts Center in Ephraim. Last years Miss Sanpete County Lydia Madsen and Miss Sanpete County’s Most Outstanding Teen Noelle Condi are ready to […]
Brenda Bartholomew was recently named Chief Executive Officer of Gunnison Valley Hospital. She is the first women to hold the position, and has big plans for the future of the hospital. Bartholomew has been the Chief Nursing Officer since 1997. She began her nursing career in Ogden, before working at […]
Primary ballots should be arriving for residents this week throughout Sanpete County. The cities include Centerfield, Gunnison, Fairview, Mayfield, Mt. Pleasant, Moroni, Manti and Spring City. Those who have received ballots are still registered to vote, however if someone doesn’t receive a ballot they can register by calling the Sanpete […]
With record setting temperatures continuing to plague the state, two vehicles burst in to flames over the weekend. A brand new side-by-side and its trailer caught fire near Pigeon Hollow, and a pickup truck went up in flames on Main Street in Ephraim. No injuries were reported in the fires, […]
Two new hunting laws that were approved by the Utah State Legislature earlier this year took effect this past Thursday. The first House Bill 295 will restrict the baiting of big game animals when hunting in Utah. This includes deer and elk. The second law, H.B. 197 prevents the DWR […]
The Manti-La Sal National Forest is welcoming comments on a proposed Restoration and Fuels Reduction Prescribed Fire project. They are proposing to increase the pace and scale of prescribed burning on lands within the Manti-La Sal National Forest. This is to reduce the risk of uncharacteristic wildfire to key ecosystem […]
Snow College is now offering technical classes that will allow students to earn credit that can go towards a degree. The classes offered can help students obtain high paying jobs that don’t require a degree. Instead students can take the course and immediately go into the work force following the […]
A new water well in Wales facing delays is causing some concern for citizens. Due to issues with the Edmund Well, the town had planned for this new well to provide an additional water source. The new well was originally scheduled to be completed in October of 2020. A shortage […]
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 […]
