Now booked to capacity on weekends MT. PLEASANT—Not even two full months have passed since the Track 89 North railroad car resort in Mt. Pleasant has opened in earnest and business is already going well. “We started taking our first serious booking about six weeks ago,” says David Grow, co-owner of Track 89 North and…
HUNTINGTON CANYON, Emery County—Flash flooding in the Hunting Canyon area on Sunday night took the life of a Sanpete County coal miner. The body of Gary Nelson of Fairview, a veteran of more than 10 years at the Emery County-based Gentry Mountain Mine, was recovered Monday during a search and rescue mission after he was…
MT. PLEASANT—The Cleone Peterson Eccles Equestrian Center, which includes the ConToy Arena, will be at the center of a project designed to improve and develop back-country horse trails from Maple Canyon to the Skyline Drive, project participants announced last week. Eventually, the Mt. Pleasant Trail System and Amenities Project could boost local tourism by drawing…
CENTERFIELD—A Colorado parolee was involved in a high speed chase, a crash and a carjacking before finally being apprehended on Tuesday, July 13. Parker Chase Avondet, 21, was arrested and charged with aggravated robbery, fleeing the scene of an accident, failing to stop for police, speeding, multiple counts of drug and paraphernalia possession, and using…
MANTI—The secret is out. Treasure has been found in the mountains above the Sanpete Valley. The treasure is the Arapeen Trail System, where people from all over are now coming to recreate with their UTVs, ATVs and other recreational vehicles. Nowhere is that more obvious than during the Manti Mountain ATV-UTV Run, an organized trail…
Sanpete County has the most total COVID cases recorded, most active COVID cases and most deaths attributed to COVID among all the counties in Central Utah. According to data released by the Central Utah Public Health Department (CUPHD), which manages COVID related matters for Sanpete, Sevier, Millard, Juab, Wayne and Piute counties, Sanpete has maintained…
Mechanical, electrical issues common on hot summer days By Steve Clark andRobert Stevens In the heat of summer, vehicles are susceptible to mechanical or electrical failures that can culminate in fires. Apparently, that’s what happened over the weekend when a brand new side-by-side and its trailer went up in flames in the Pigeon Hollow area,…
(Left): PHOTO COURTESY UTAH FIRE INFO Ground fire crews work on mop up efforts with the Willow Creek Fire, which is nearing 100 percent containment after being held from further growth at just under 50 acres. (Right): PHOTO COURTESY JOHN ANDEWS This photo of the Willow Creek Fire, which was located in the hills southeast…
EPHRAIM—The Ephraim City Council had a fun, serious and short meeting without Mayor John Scott last Wednesday. The fun part was meeting the newest member of the police force, a 9-week old German shorthair puppy who be trained by officer Kent Hatch as a detection dog, for finding drugs. He will not be on patrols,…
MANTI—John and Barbara Wintch are proud ranchers who will be handing off their legacy of raising cattle in the Sanpete Valley to their children. They are extremely proud to have raised six wonderful children; and they couldn’t happier to say that all of them help run the Wintch Livestock Company, said Barbara. John, who is…
SPRING CITY— Leaders of Spring City have responded to pleas from a former mayor and councilman to do something to mitigate drought and the associated fire and flood danger. Mayor Cynthia DeGrey, along with leaders of the Horseshoe Irrigation Company, have scheduled a public meeting tonight (Thursday) at 7 p.m. at the Spring City Community…
MANTI—Following three public hearings on the budget, the Manti City Council approved adjusted budgets for the past and coming year and approved a $2,416,725 general fund budget for 2021-22. Last year’s budget was unusual because it included revenues received from the government for COVID. In 2019-20, Manti’s total general fund budget was $2,074,247, and the…
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced that 83 temples, including the Manti Temple, are moving from Phase 2 or 2-B to Phase 3, beginning Monday, June 21. There are still 68 temples in Phase 2, which means ordinances are limited to live ordinances. Since May 2020, LDS Temples have been…
SALINA—For pilots and crews who fly hot air balloons, events like the Salina Eyes to the Sky Balloon Festival are about flying, family and fun. Although problem weather prevented free-flight of hot air balloons on both Friday and Saturday, the festival was still abuzz with members of the hot air balloon community who chose to…
As larger fires burned elsewhere in the state last week, Sanpete County grappled with three serious fires right here at home. On Tuesday, June 15, a fire east of Spring City, dubbed the Spring Fire by fire officials, and a fire east of Mt. Pleasant, near Parley’s Pond, were extinguished only after quick work from…