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 […]
The Utah Legislature has formed a bipartisan Redistricting committee to gather information and public input in order to recommend new district boundaries. These boundaries determine state legislative and congressional districts and are required to be looked at every ten years. Rep. Carl Albrect, who is on the committee stated that […]
Due to widespread fire danger and record breaking dry-hot conditions. The Bureau of Land Management, Richfield Field Office, and Henry Mountain Field Station, within the Color Country District will increase their fire restrictions to Stage 2 beginning Wednesday, June 30 at 12:01 a.m. in the following counties: Sanpete, Sevier, Wayne, […]
Due to current and forecasted weather conditions coupled with the extremely dry vegetation conditions in Sanpete County, the State Forester has determined that measures must be taken to prevent the ignition of forest and rangeland fires. Therefore, Sanpete County has enacted stage two fire restrictions. Those restrictions are as follows. […]
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 […]
Just before 10:30 a.m. on June 17 authorities in Sanpete County responded to a structure fire just northeast of Ephraim. Early reports state that the structure used to be a lived in home but was just being used for storage. When authorities arrived, the home was fully engulfed in flames […]
In an email sent to members on June 16, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints announced that the Manti Temple has been moved into phase three of the reopening process. Phase three includes everything allowed in phases one and two with the addition of temple work on […]
Due to increasing potential for human-caused wildfire activity and extreme fire danger, Central Utah Interagency Fire Managers are implementing stage 1 fire restrictions beginning Wednesday, June 16 on all federally administered public lands in Juab, Millard, Beaver, Piute, Wayne, Garfield, Sevier and Sanpete counties. Fire restrictions apply to federally administered […]
Around 4:00 p.m. on May 19, authorities responded to a structure fire near 200 North and 200 East in Ephraim. Due to the fire, a propane tank inside a shed exploded, destroying the shed and damaging a nearby house. The cause of the fire in not yet known, and fortunately […]
In a special online meeting held by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints on May 1, president of the Church Russel M. Nelson announced that a new temple was to be built in the city of Ephraim. In the meeting the prophet shared that the pioneers sacrificed […]
