On April 28th the Sanpete County Sheriff’s Office received a report of dead sheep near Axe Handle Canyon, which is located several miles northwest of Ephraim City. With the assistance of a DWR officer, a total of 11 sheep carcasses were located. Five of the sheep had been shot, most […]
Roughly two dozen sheep were found dead in Sanpete County earlier this week several miles northwest of Ephraim. Sanpete County Sheriff Detective, Derick Taysom, stated that “at this time we don’t know the cause of death as they are all in different stages of decay.” According to the rancher most […]
The first ever virtual Utah Republican state nominating convention was held over the weekend. Here are the people moving on in the race for the positions that effect central Utah. Utah’s second congressional district covers Salt Lake City as well as the rural western and southern portions of Utah. For […]
The Central Utah Public Health Department (CUPHD) has confirmed the first positive cases of COVID-19 in Sanpete County. Three cases have been confirmed in the county, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the Central Utah Health District to fifteen. Two of the individuals are between the ages of […]
A teenager from Sanpete County was killed in a motorcycle crash in Wayne County Easter weekend. On Saturday Apr. 11 at approximately 7:03 p.m., the Wayne County Sheriff’s office was dispatched to the Burro Wash area located south of Notom, Utah, for a 17 year old male that was involved […]
A fatal crash occurred on the morning of Apr. 6 on US 89 near mile post 297 near the Sanpete county border. In a press release from the Utah Highway patrol it was said “a Silver Ford passenger car was travelling northbound on US-89 at milepost 297. This area of […]
In the afternoon of Nov. 23 a ten year old boy was struck by a bullet while riding in a car on Highway 89. According to the Sanpete County Sheriff’s Office a group of people were target shooting while facing towards the highway. A stray bullet traveled through the vehicle’s […]
The Utah Department of Natural Resources has extended the closed fire season for parts of central Utah. In a proclamation released by the department they stated that wildfire danger is unseasonably high this year due to weather and dry fuel conditions in central Utah. They also discussed that “minimizing the […]
Sevier County Special Bond Election Against the Issuance of Bonds 3,013 For the Issuance of Bonds 2,408 Monroe 4 Year City Council Erica Sirrine 381 Michael […]
The Sanpete County Food Pantry may be forced to close at the end of the year. They reported in a Facebook post that they have lost their major funding streams with the loss of Drive4Food and Cardboard Collection. The Pantry still has plenty of food donations, but don’t have enough […]
