DRAPER, Utah (AP) — Officials say nearly 200 of the 540 positions at Utah State Prison are vacant. KUTV reports the staffing shortage has forced Utah Department of Corrections officials to bus eight corrections officer more than 100 miles from the prison in Gunnison to the state prison in Draper […]
Results will not be final until August 27th. Unofficial results are as follows: For Monroe City Council: The top six candidates continue to the November General Election. Three council seats are open. Joseph Anderson 153 […]
The Central Utah Correction Facility in Gunnison is closed to visitors Thursday after reports of an inmate attacking a guard. Corrections officials say the attack happened Wednesday and prompted a lockdown at the prison. No details about the attack have been released, but the guard is expected to recover.
A high school football player accused of several violent sexual assaults of twelve of his school mates, is being ordered to complete community service, therapy, and to move out of his town. After striking a deal, the 16-year-old Gunnison student pleaded guilty to eight counts of forcible sexual abuse of […]
Region 20 Tournament @ Canyon View H.S. CEDAR CITY, Utah-Gavin Hoyt’s 12 points led the way and the Valley Buffaloes downed Panguitch 47-40 Saturday to win the Region 20 boys championship at Canyon View High School. Acey Orton had a game-high 16 points in defeat for the Bobcats. 3-A Boys Play-in Tournament @ Orem H.S. OREM, Utah-Kaetz King […]
Boys Basketball Region 18 SALINA, Utah-Parx Bartholomew posted 13 points and 9 rebounds as the Gunnison Bulldogs outlasted North Sevier 51-48 in overtime in Region 18 boys basketball action Wednesday. Janzen Keisel added 12 points and 8 rebounds in the win for the Bulldogs, as they improved to 10-10 and drew to […]
The case of a Gunnison Valley High School sophomore accused of sexually assaulting multiple students has been settled. The 16-year-old boy, a football player at the school, was charged with object rape and forcible sexual abuse. On Tuesday, he admitted to eight counts of forcible sexual abuse as a part […]
Prosecutors in Sanpete County are charging five people with trying to smuggle drugs into a state prison facility in Gunnison. Talon Hamann, Kelcy Roberts, Patrick Sullivan, Colton Olsen and Brian Olsen were all charged with attempted drug distribution Tuesday. Investigators say the five created a plan to place drugs in […]
Boys Basketball Non-Region GUNNISON, Utah-Mason Thompson’s 16 points on 6 of 9 shooting from the field led the Manti Templars to a 70-39 rout of Gunnison in non-region boys basketball action Tuesday. Travis Thomson added 13 points on 5 of 8 shooting for the Templars in the win as they […]
A mother of a Gunnison High School student will file a lawsuit against the South Sanpete School District over an ongoing sexual assault case. Misty Cox accuses the district and school administrators of fostering an environment that allowed three boys to allegedly assault several others, including her son. The lawsuit […]
