SPRING CITY—Spring City Fire Chief Clarke Christensen retired recently after five years of service as chief and after over 40 years of public service in Orem and Spring City. To celebrate his years of service his wife, Francine Christensen, organized a surprise dinner with family, friends and crew members. Almost 50 people were in attendance…
SPRING CITY— The Spring City Council took up the issues of long-term use of trailers as residences and unsightly storage containers at its meeting last Thursday, June 2. Council members said RV-style trailers are sometimes hooking up to city power and water. Some of the trailers are on property owned by the resident, but it…
MANTI—Manti Telecommunications Co. (MTCC) willagain host its Movies-in-thePark program this summer with support from local business sponsors. The movies will kick off with a showing of “Sing 2” at Manti City Park on June 17, sponsored by Mid-Utah Radio. C.O. Building Systems will sponsor the showing of “Luca” on June 24 at Canyon View Park…
EPHRAIM—The city of Ephraim will get a new park this summer. The park, which is specifically designed to accommodate individuals of all physical abilities, will be located where Heritage Park currently is at 15 S. Main Street in Ephraim, behind the library. Accessibility has become an important topic in the parks and recreation world. This…
MANTI—If you are not registered to vote and are willing to affiliate with the Republican Party, you can still register and participate in the primary election on June 28. The deadline to register is June 17. You can register online at vote.utah.gov or in person at the county clerk’s office in the county courthouse in…
EPHRAIM — Fifteen Ephraim Middle School students received a 4.0 grade point average for the entire duration of their middle school education. The students were asked about their experience and how it prepared them for high school. Danielle Alder said, “I think a strong work ethic is important because it keeps you from procrastinating or…
FOUNTAIN GREEN— Fourth grade students at Fountain Green Elementary participated in an outreach program sponsored by the Uintah Springs Camp of Daughters of Utah Pioneers on May 17. The program consisted of a day of activities to complement the Utah history curriculum the students were learning in class. The program was held in the Fountain…
SPRING CITY— A dog was rescued from an irrigation pipe on Sunday night in Spring City after a female veterinarian crawled into the pipe, got hold of the dog, and a paramedic pulled both the woman and the dog out of the pipe. Jeff Edmunds of Spring City was walking his dog, Sara, by the…
Last year, Jason Thomas Hager, aka Jason Thomas Bates, was charged with first degree felony murder and four other felony charges in connection with the death of Matthew Wayne Young of southern Utah. Hager was arrested on April 26, 2021 in Flagstaff, Arizona. He was then transferred and booked into the Kane County Jail on…
SANPETE COUNTY —In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic that upended the usual festivities for high school graduations the past two years, graduation ceremonies for Sanpete’s outgoing seniors are going both traditional and nontraditional in 2022. Manti High School Manti High School will be hosting a parade on Friday, May 27 in lieu of a…
STERLING- The Sterling City Council elected to raise the wages paid to city council members and staff last Tuesday in their monthly council meeting. The mayor, Keenan Pearson, was getting an annual salary of $500 per year while simultaneously working full time elsewhere and using his own personal phone for business. City council members Heather…
MT. PLEASANT—More than 100 people gathered in the North Sanpete High School auditorium to watch the crowning of the 68th Miss Mt. Pleasant on last Friday, May 13. Lights lit up the stage as Aubrie Stiglich, Hanna Nelson and Journey Toomey anxiously waited to see which one of them would be the titleholder. Ultimately, a…
SPRING CITY—Fundraising activities have been scheduled over the next month to raise money for Mike Black and his family. Black lost his right arm and sustained multiple broken bones when he was battered by a runaway tractor. He spent multiple weeks in the Intermountain Medical Center inMurray but is now out of the hospital. He…
MANTI—Sanpete County has received preliminary approval from Intermountain Health Care (IHC) for a three-year grant of about $300,000 that would fund a community health worker and help fund a programming coordinator in the Sanpete County Jail. The impetus for the grant was deaths from fentanyl in Sevier County. The original idea was to try to…