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.
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 […]
Recently there has been a string of thefts from unlocked vehicles in Monroe. According to Sevier County Sheriff Nathan Curtis, four or five vehicles were broken into, but two of the vehicles had nothing taken. One vehicle had some sunglasses stolen and another vehicle had a rifle and some binoculars […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
After taking off last year due to COVID, Snow College will be hosting events for homecoming during the week. Many of the events taking place this week will be held outdoors with social distancing to keep students and faculty safe. The culmination of the weeklong festivities will take place on […]
Just after 6:00 a.m. on Apr. 12, the Monroe Fire Department responded to a call about a structure fire near the corner of 100 South and 100 West in Monroe. Sevier County Sheriff Nathan Curtis stated that when he arrived “the house had visible smoke rolling out of every opening, […]
The Central Utah Food Bank exceeded their goal in their most recent food drive held the weekend of Mar. 19-20. For central Utah, the goal was to collect 35,000 pounds of food. That goal was far exceeded with Sevier County alone donating 31,000 pounds, and in total just under 56,500 […]
Sevier County is joining in on the solar energy movement. A 600 acre 80-megawatt grid solar panel farm west of Sigurd has been completed and is expected to begin harvesting energy from sun rays soon. This is the first farm of its kind in Sevier County. Iron, Emery, Millard and […]
