STERLING—Local entrepreneur Amol Virdi and his family celebrated the grand opening of Sterling Mart on Sunday, Oct. 11, bringing a new gas station and convenience store to the community. Virdi, along with his father, Krishan Lal, and brothers, Mohit Paul and Munish Paul, is developing the 3,500-square-foot business to serve local residents and travelers passing…
GUNNISON—At their council meeting Sept. 16, the Gunnison City Council took up acquisition of easements for a pipeline connecting the Tarr Canyon well with water tanks closer to the city. City manager Dennis Marker reported that the drilling of the well is finished, but the well still has to be tested. The council approached Sanpete…
FAIRVIEW—CentraCom is working with the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) to install nearly 70 miles of fiber along highways such as SR-28, US-50, US-6 and US 89 as part of t
MANTI—The South Sanpete School District has secured a $13,135,910 grant to build new Apex/CTE facilities at both Manti and Gunnison Valley high schools, officials announced during a school board meeting Sept. 9 at Manti High School. Apex CTE refers to the Career and Technical Education courses and programs offered through Apex Learning, an online curriculum…
MORONI—Shortly after being named Utah Teacher of the Year, sixth grade Spanish Dual Language Immersion teacher Talia Casares died unexpectedly. On Sept. 4, the Utah State Board of Education named the Moroni Elementary educator as the 2027 Utah Teacher of the Year. On Monday, Sept. 15, the North Sanpete School District announced her passing on…
EPHRAIM—On Saturday, Sept. 12 the Snow College women’s college basketball team hosted a coed basketball camp for children in Grades K-8. Youngers enjoyed improving their skills, learning from the coaching staff and received an official camp T-shirt. Conducted by Head Coach Michael Shreeve, 22 youth attended, one from Salt Lake, and the rest were from…
EPHRAIM—At the South Sanpete Board meeting in Ephraim on March 11, a group of about 30 parents attended the board meeting to say they were unhappy and had long-standing grievances with Manti High School. Spokesperson Sandra Summers said, “We think no one is listening, and we are losing faith in the school leadership. We cannot…
EPHRAIM—The Sanpete Kindness Foundation received a warm reception at the recent Ephraim City Council meeting on Wednesday Sept. 7, as Linda Christiansen presented a couple of signs for the city to put up wherever they wanted to promote kindness in the city. Mayor John Scott said the city also wants to get some “kindness” stickers…
MANTI—On a blustery day last Thursday, the girl’s tennis teams of Manti and North Sanpete faced off, and North Sanpete came out ahead, winning four of six matches. Two of the Manti singles players won all three games, in No. 1 singles, Heidi Jorgensen defeated Abrianna Benson 6-1, 6-1. And No. 3 singles, Marianne Everett…
EPHRAIM—Helicopter rides will be just one of the at- tractions at the Sanpete County Fly-in on Saturday Sept. 10 (a week from this coming Saturday) from 7 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Ephraim-Manti Airport. Tom Herbert, flight instructor and chairman of the airport board, said most of the activities are “static” displays for educational purposes. But…
MANTI—The Manti Family Dental Clinic has a new dentist, Dr. Richard Carlile. He and his wife Rose (maiden name Fife) and their family recently moved to Manti from Port Angeles, Washington to assume ownership of clinic as Dr. Leonard Aste retires. Dr. Carlile grew up in Kaneohe, Hawaii. He received a bachelor of science degree…
MT. PLEASANT—The North Sanpete School District (NSSD) school board approved an approximate 8 percent increase in the certified tax rate at its monthly meeting last Tuesday, Aug 9. According to the published Truth in Taxation notice, the increase means the property tax the district levies on a $402,000 residence will increase from $1,040.28 to $1,140.21,…
EPHRAIM—Ephraim City has seen recent changes in three department head positions. With Leigh Ann Warnock retiring in July as Ephraim City recorder after 18 years, Candice Maudsley, who has worked for the city for 10 years in utility billing and finance, took over the position. Jon Knudsen replaced the now-retired Steve Widmer as head of…
EPHRAIM—The Ephraim City Council voted unanimously to impose a curfew in city parks at its meeting last Wednesday, Aug. 3. Effective immediately, a curfew will be in effect from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. for all parks. The action follows numerous complaints from neighboring residents of unruly activities running late into the early morning hours….
EPHRAIM—A new fran- chise opened its doors on Main St in Ephraim recently. Chat Chat Boba, located at 9 N. Main, is owned by Pam and Jared Nicolson of Spring City, who lived in Mt. Pleasant before that. Jared got the idea of getting a franchise when he got into running ultra-marathons and met Shane…