MANTI—Manti High School may get a greenhouse next year, as part of the Career Technical Education (CTE) program for the South Sanpete School’s District, according to CTE director Mark Anderson, who reviewed district goals at their board meeting last Wednesday. Greenhouse The greenhouse will be approximately 30’ X 50’ and will be funded from federal…
Amid a year shrouded in adversity and change, the Snow College Women’s Soccer team was still able to come together for a history-making season. The Badgers, who received an at-large bid, advanced to the semifinal of the NJCAA DI Women’s Soccer Championship for the first time in program history. Despite a 4-0 loss to the…
(Left): Sanpete’s local cowboys qualify for the National High School Finals. They are (from left to right) Riley Oberg, Jake Tree and Cade Denton. (Right): State champion cow cutting contestant Jake Tree, worked hard to earn the top spot in the state and nail down his spot on the national stage. HEBER—When going up against…
EPHRAIM—The Ephraim City Council will hold a public hearing tonight (Wednesday) at 6 p.m. on an approximately $6 million general fund budget for the next fiscal year. Besides the general fund, the council will be addressing a budget for various utilities and special funds come to about $8.7 million, bringing the city’s total expected budget…
FAIRVIEW—To kick off Pioneer Days, the Fairview Museum is hosting its fourth annual “Utah’s Beauty and Heritage Artwalk.” According to Donna Seager, museum spokesperson, the event will begin with a reception and red carpet ribbon cutting on Friday, July 23 from 3-5 p.m. The Artwalk will be on exhibit until Saturday, Aug. 7. Artists are…
MT. PLEASANT—Mt. Pleasant City has selected a contractor to drill a pilot culinary well. Project Manager Devan Shields of Sunrise Engineering told the council on June 8 that the company was taking on High Plains Drilling (HPD) out of Rexburg, Idaho to drill the well. The bid is $448,258 on condition of HPD meeting USDA…
Gov. Spencer Cox met with Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) planners at Gunnison Station last week for a presentation on Sanpete County road projects. The presentation, led by UDOT Region Four Director Rick Torgerson, summarized plans that will safely connect the rural community to the rest of the state. “We know this area is growing,”…
Blaze builds between Skyline and Starvation Road As the dry season worsens, Utah is getting its first big fires this year, with one nasty one knocking right outside Sanpete’s door. The Bennion Creek Fire, which is burning in the rugged country northwest of Scofield Reservoir, has now consumed more than 7,000 acres between Skyline and…
WALES—Delays on the construction of a new water well in Wales are disconcerting to some citizens during the drought that Sanpete County is currently enduring. In 2010, a second well, also known as the Edmund Well, was drilled to help provide enough water for the town. Recently this pump inherited a problem of pulling in…
All the tumult arising out of the 2020 presidential election did not seem to deter the enthusiasm of Sanpete County residents for running for local offices this year. The list of candidates running for mayor and city council in Sanpete County’s 13 incorporated cities and towns was up substantially from the previous municipal election. While…
FOUNTAIN GREEN- Fountain Green opened its new city hall on May 11 and would like the citizens to use it and enjoy all it has to offer. An open house will be held on Friday, June 25 from 5-9 p.m. The fire department will serve hamburgers and hot dogs in the parking lot. “The city…
Watson Skylar Bogh was born to Skylar and Elizabeth Bogh of Centerfield on May 20, 2021. He weighed 5 pounds 9 ounces. Kori Leanne Rogers was born to Jayden and Krysta Rogers of Gunnison on May 23, 2021. She weighed 6 pounds 1 ounces. Rooney Burke Lyon was born to Laramy and Brittan Lyon of…
Ed and Sara Staker of Mt. Pleasant are pleased to announce the marriage of their daughter, Amy Louise, to Benjamin Tanner Johnson, son of Michael Johnson of Manti and Edie Fellows of Moroni, on Friday, June 18, 2021 in the Manti Temple. A reception will be held in their honor that evening from 6-8…
Meagan Dennis has been called to serve in the New York, New York City Mission, Spanish-speaking. Meagan is the daughter of Mike and Amy Dennis of Manti, and the granddaughter of Ruth and the late Galen Christiansen of Manti, and Caroline and Andrew Sokol of British Columbia, Canada. Meagan will give her farewell talk at…
Kade Cherry, son of Rob and Julie Cherry of Ephraim, has been called to serve in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He will speak in the Ephraim 5th Ward on Sunday, June 20 at 10:30 a.m. Kade will start his mission training at home on June 21…