The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has announced the open house and dedication dates for the Ephraim Utah Temple. In an announcement on Apr. 20 it was shared, a media day will be held Aug. 31, followed by private tours for invited guests on […]
On Mar. 21, crews from Sevier and Sanpete Counties were dispatched to a fire along the Sevier River north of Redmond. According to a post on the Sevier County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page, “the fire started from a controlled burn that had been believed to have been out earlier in […]
A Sanpete County man is behind bars after attempting to meet up with an undercover officer posing as a 16-year-old girl. According to the arrest statement, an officer with the Lehi Police Department was undercover as a 16-year-old girl on an online chat platform on Feb. 8. A user, later […]
A new 20-year cooperative agreement between Utah and the U.S. Forest Service aims to restore forests damaged by bark beetles, including areas of the Manti-La Sal National Forest in Sanpete County. Gov. Spencer Cox and U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Schultz signed the agreement last Thursday at the State Capitol. […]
(Ephraim, UT) — A driver killed in a school bus crash near Ephraim has been identified. The collision occurred Friday when a pickup truck struck two buses on U.S. Highway 89. The Utah Highway Patrol says 43-year-old Melvin Beckstead was driving the pickup and was likely fatigued when he swerved […]
One person is dead and 18 were hospitalized after a crash involving two Wasatch Academy school buses and a pickup truck. The crash occurred Dec. 12 around 8:30 p.m. on US-89 between Ephraim and Mt. Pleasant. According to a press release from the Utah Highway Patrol, “the pickup truck was […]
US-89 was temporarily shut down after a crash in Sanpete County this morning. According to Utah Highway Patrol Lt. Jason Kelsey, the T-bone crash occurred near Mile Post 224 with only minor injuries reported. The road was closed and a detour was set up while crews cleared the scene, but […]
This story will continue to be updated as results are posted Beaver County Beaver Mayor Matthew N. Robinson 501 Alexia L White 383 Beaver City Council David Richard Albrecht 485 Hunter J. Holt 404 Randy M. Davis 378 Alison Yardley Webb 318 Milford Mayor Nolan Davis 233 […]
(Sanpete County, UT) — Sanpete County authorities say a man accused of kidnapping a 12-year-old girl is facing new charges. Twenty-year-old Aiden Larsen was allegedly driving a truck with the child inside last week, but sped off when deputies approached him. The vehicle was eventually stopped and Larsen taken into […]
(Sanpete County, UT) — A man from Davis County was killed Saturday in an off-highway vehicle rollover near Miller Flat Reservoir in Sanpete County. Officials with the Utah Department of Natural Resources say the 43-year-old man was not wearing a helmet. Authorities have not released his identity or the cause […]
